EU Falls Festival 2021 is postponed to April 4 & 5, 2022
Falls prevention: Getting things done in practice
The Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders wishes to update you on the decision to postpone the EU Falls Festival with one year. After careful consideration the organizing committee decided that an online alternative could not meet the quality standards we aim for the EU Falls Festival.
The EU Falls Festival brings together leading academics, researchers, health care practitioners, clinicians, industry representatives and key stakeholders from across the globe to celebrate best practice research and innovation in the multidisciplinary study and implementation of falls prevention in older people.
The overall theme of the 2022 conference will be “Falls prevention: Getting things done in practice”. We will reflect on how we get effective falls prevention strategies implemented into the daily routine. During the conference, the following keynote themes will be presented: “Technology and falls”, “Cognitive decline and falls” and “Medication related fall risk”. In addition, eminent speakers on topics such as “Sarcopenia and falling” will give plenary lectures. The EU Falls Festival also wants to encourage participation and advancement of young researchers through for example reduced entrance rates and prizes for best oral and poster presentations.
We are also happy to announce that networking will be encouraged through our social program.
Important Dates
Extended deadline for abstract submission
tbc, 2021
Notification of acceptance
tbc, 2021
Deadline early bird registration
tbc, 2021
Deadline for author registration
tbc, 2021
Final registration deadline
tbc, 2021
EU Falls Festival
April 4-5, 2022
Organising committee
- Ivan Bautmans, Free University of Brussels, Belgium
- Clemens Becker, Robert-Bosch Krankenhaus, Germany
- Dirk Cambier, Ghent University, Belgium
- Lorenzo Chiari, University of Bologna, Italy
- Amanda Clifford, University of Limerick, Ireland
- Kim Delbaere, University of New South Wales, Australia
- Evelien Gielen, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
- Lynette Mackenzie, University of Sydney, Australia
- Jane McDermott, University of Manchester, UK
- Julie Meurrens, University of Leuven, Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders, Belgium
- Koen Milisen (co-chair), University of Leuven, Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders, Belgium
- Mirko Petrovic, Ghent University, Belgium
- Joris Poels, University of Leuven, Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders, Belgium
- Dawn Skelton, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
- Chris Todd, University of Manchester, UK
- Nathalie van der Velde, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
- Sara Vandervelde, University of Leuven, Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders, Belgium
- Ellen Vlaeyen (co-chair), University of Leuven, Centre of Expertise for Fall and Fracture Prevention Flanders, Belgium