Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice: an overview of a new National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant

Stephen R Lord; Kim Delbaere; Anne Tiedemann; Stuart T Smith; Daina L Sturnieks

doi:10.1071/NB10058

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Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice: an overview of a new National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant

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Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice: an overview of a new National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant

Stephen R Lord, Kim Delbaere, Anne Tiedemann, Stuart T Smith and Daina L Sturnieks

New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, Vol.22(3-4), pp.84-87

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/NB10058

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Public Health and Health Services

Nursing

falls prevention

fall-related injuries

older people

Preventing falls and fall-related injuries among older people is an urgent public health challenge. This paper provides an overview of the background to and research planned for a 5-year National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant on implementing falls prevention research findings into policy and practice. This program represents a partnership between key Australian falls prevention researchers, policy makers and information technology companies which aims to: (1) fill gaps in evidence relating to the prevention of falls in older people, involving new research studies of risk factor assessment and interventions for falls prevention; (2) translate evidence into policy and practice, examining the usefulness of new risk-identification tools in clinical practice; and (3) disseminate evidence to health professionals working with older people, via presentations, new evidencebased guidelines, improved resources and learning tools, to improve the workforce capacity to prevent falls and associated injuries in the future.

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Title: Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice: an overview of a new National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant
Authors: Stephen R Lord (Author) - University of New South Wales
Kim Delbaere (Author) - University of New South Wales
Anne Tiedemann (Author) - George Institute for International Health
Stuart T Smith (Author) - University of New South Wales
Daina L Sturnieks (Author) - University of New South Wales
Publication details: New South Wales Public Health Bulletin, Vol.22(3-4), pp.84-87
Publisher: C S I R O Publishing
Date published: 2011
DOI: 10.1071/NB10058
ISSN: 1034-7674
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449552602621
Output Type: Journal article

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