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Falls prevention in practice: Keeping older adults safe and steady

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Type: On-demand
Recorded: 22 Oct 2025

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Email: NSW/ACT faculty
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Falls prevention in practice: Keeping older adults safe and steady

On-demand recorded 22 Oct 2025

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related hospital presentations in older adults, costing the health system more than any other single cause—including road trauma. This webinar discusses identifying fall risk factors, reviewing medications, and integrating evidence-based prevention strategies into routine care, general practitioners can significantly reduce fall-related harm. Collaborating with allied health teams and promoting regular balance-focused exercise—shown to prevent up to 42% of falls—are key to keeping older adults safe and independent. The Get Healthy Service offers valuable support to help older adults stay active and reduce their fall risk.

Learning outcomes

Identify and screen for fall risk factors effectively
Apply evidence-based falls prevention processes
Demonstrate how to collaborate with allied health professional
Describe how medications may increase the risk of falling
Discuss fall prevention processes in your medical practice
Implement referral pathways, including to Get Healthy Service support for older adults

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Facilitator

Dr Natasha Feingold
General Practitioner

Dr Natasha Feingold is a GP from Sydney who has recently moved to the Gold Coast, QLD and works for a specialised women’s health clinic where she has a speciality interest in chronic disease management. She is committed to the quality medical education of junior doctors and worked for many years as a lecturer at the University of Notre Dame School of Medicine. Additionally, Dr Feingold is an examiner for RACGP fellowship exams to ensure the next generation of GPs are providing a high standard of care. She also previously held a position on the RACGP faculty for NSW/ACT where she advocated for recently fellowed GPs and organised wellbeing conferences for doctors and their families. Finally, Dr Feingold is also a wife and mother of two young boys which helps keeps her balanced outside of her clinic.

Speaker

Prof. Anne Tiedemann
Professor of Physical Activity and Health

Anne Tiedemann, PhD, is Professor of Physical Activity and Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney. Over the past 20 years Professor Tiedemann has led research exploring the design and evaluation of low cost, sustainable strategies for preventing falls and increasing physical activity for people aged 50+. Professor Tiedemann has authored over 185 research publications that are cited over 34,000 times, and was a member of the development committee for the 2020 World Health Organization Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour Guidelines. She is committed to conducting impactful research that improves the lives of older people across the world.

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