In this episode, Prof Kim Delbaere joins host Dr Marita Long to discuss why falls should be viewed as preventable, not inevitable, and how GPs can rapidly identify and stratify falls risk in routine care. This conversation offers realistic ways to support older patients to stay independent for longer and reduce their risk of falls:

• Why falls are not an inevitable part of ageing and how to shift this mindset in patients
• Three screening questions that GPs can use to rapidly identify patients at risk
• How balance-focused exercise offers evidence-based intervention
• Explore key modifiable risk factors and regular health checks to systematically address them
• Practical ways to integrate fall prevention advice into everyday consultations

Expert: Prof Kim Delbaere, Discipline Lead of Physiotherapy, University of New South Wales

Host: Dr Marita Long, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 32 mins

Recommended resources

• Falls prevention guidelines | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
• World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative | The International Clinical Geriatrics Journal
• Falls prevention app | Standing Tall
• Falls Prevention Alliance Australia
• NSW Fall Prevention and Healthy Ageing Network