The World Falls Prevention Society has recently launched its official webpage. You can now join the society as a member to gain exclusive benefits, including high-quality resources, networking opportunities, and webinars on fall prevention. JOIN NOW! worldfallssociety.org

Who would have thought I would have a chance to have dinner with Prof Dawn Skelton? Thanks for the team from Mahidol University for arranging this wonderful conference. Special thanks to Shawn for asking me to join this activity! I’m truly inspired by the research outputs there!

Choice stepping performance is significantly correlated with global cognition, walking speed, lower limb muscle strength, and functional independence in older adults with #dementia. Choice stepping may be a good indicator of physical and cognitive health. buff.ly/hsWX5Yy

Had so much fun talking to Shawn from SIT and Rumpa and her team from SWU about our latest research in fall prevention and development in physiotherapy. Thanks to the SWU team for showing us around the campus and also the physiotherapy clinic!

A big thanks to the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation for the invitation to their in-house training for the physiotherapists. Had a great time sharing my perspectives about how we can enhance our skills in assessing and improving physical performance in #dementia population.

📣 New Position Statement from the Fragility Fracture Network Fragility Fracture Network (FFN) The FFN has released a global position paper endorsing unrestricted weight-bearing after hip fracture surgery in older adults. This recommendation addresses the wide variation in clinical practice

The next Asian Falls Network webinar will be on 31 July (THU). Experts from Cambodia and Singapore will share their experience in managing the challenges of ageing populations and fall prevention in their countries. Join the webinar now!

Dr. Euson Yeung shared practical tips on managing GenAI use in student assessments and enhancing learning through well-designed evaluations. Focus on real-world applications and practice-ready skills is key for physiotherapy students’ core subject assessments.

Implementation of fall prevention interventions in health services faces challenges, including poor uptake, adoption, and sustainability. Although the adherence levels were higher than in other exercise studies, they remained lower than in RCTs. academic.oup.com/ageing/article…

Arrived in Toronto to attend the #AAIC25 conference. Looking forward to hearing experts in the field to share their latest innovations, research, and development to improve the care for people living with #dementia.

Kicking off the #AAIC25 Welcome and Awards Plenary with a high energy performance from the Oh, Canada Crew! 🇨🇦

The CEO and chief scientific officer addressed an important issues in dementia care - the funding cuts in #dementia research. We need to continue to advocate the needs of funding and research to nurture the future development of dementia care. #AAIC25

Music museum sessions combining with verbal instructions of composition and history may improve mood and satisfaction of people with #dementia and their partners. Further exploration is needed to fully understand the benefits emotional and cognitive outcomes. #AAIC25

Great to see Ms Jingyi Wu, the PhD student who I’m co-supervising, presenting her work at the #AAIC25. She brings in new perspective about the potential association between cognitive intraindividual variability and brain connectivity in people with cognitive frailty.

Today is the day to present my work! Our study shows that #cueing can help older adults with #dementia to complete physical performance tests. Cueing can also improve the reliability of these tests in this population. Come and visit my poster today! #AAIC25

🎉 New Study: You might not need 10,000 steps a day after all! 🚶‍♀️ Forget the 10,000-step rule? New research from the University of Sydney shows that 7,000 steps a day delivers most of the health benefits—like lower risk of early death, dementia, and heart disease. This comprehensive

Physiotherapists in Hong Kong are celebrating after the Legislative Council passed a Bill, enabling people to access physiotherapy services without a prior referral. More: ow.ly/o3eL50Wxhi7 #GlobalPT Africa region of World Physiotherapy WorldPhysioAWP Europe Region of World Physiotherapy 🇪🇺 World Physiotherapy NAC World Physiotherapy SAR

Job done! Time to celebrate. Thanks for the Alzheimer’s association for organising such an amazing event. My pleasure to be here to share my research findings with all the people who are dedicated to the care for this population. Great to meet old and new friends too. #AAIC25

Australasian Journal on Ageing is now looking for experts in geriatrics, frailty and sarcopenia, physiotherapy, exercise science, nutrition, nursing, and cognitive health from Aotearoa New Zealand and China to join the Associate Editor team. Contact us for more information.

Physiotherapists play a key role in helping older adults live independently and age well. Download the World Physiotherapy toolkit and join us in celebrating World Physiotherapy Day 2025 #WorldPTDay world.physio/wptday/toolkit…