Falls, Joints, Bone Health

These resources have been developed to help keep older people safe at home by reducing deconditioning and falls hazards, supporting people with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson's, and improving overall wellbeing to help to keep their minds and bodies active.

The 20th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability was held on 20 September 2019 in London.

This standard has been jointly produced by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and other organisations.

These articles have been selected by the Editor of Age and Ageing for inclusion in this special collection of the Journal's best articles on falls.

This briefing examines evidence on falls prevention from the Cochrane Library.

A global 'Call to Action' has been issued for better care for people suffering from fractures that result from increased fragility

Two separate Cochrane reviews published in 2018 looked at multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community, and care facilities and hospitals

Roger Jay argues that there is a plethora of guidelines governing hip fracture, but very little evidence. He contrasts this with stroke where evidence has been the focus, to good effect. Stroke has led the way - we need evidence for managing the hip fracture patient.  

This curriculum is based on the specialty training curriculum for geriatric medicine, formulated in August 2010 (amended in 2016).