“Ageism prevents prevention” the #CFPC2025 panel on ageism.

#CFPC2025 wraps with powerful closing panel on aging & advocacy. @drvivians.bsky.social @drfarles.bsky.social & Danielle Cowen from Ontario Caregivers Assoc. share what’s urgently needed to support aging in place, break down barriers, & create a future where aging is healthy, happy & full of choice.

Injury prevention has some great terminology: this is the first time I have seen “Rate of splat” used related to injury risk from a fall. From Dr. Amy Nester, who is presenting on padded floor mats as a means of reducing fall injury in care facilities. #CFPC2025.

My colleague @stephcowle.bsky.social moderates a workshop on Older Adults, Falls and Concussion at the Canadian Fall Prevention Conference: an intersection of two key focus areas for @parachute.ca injury prevention work. #CFPC2025 #ConcussionEd

At KITE labs @uhntoronto.bsky.social. This spaceship-looking thing is in KITE’s Challenging Environment Assessment Laboratory. The base can move a module (this one's the stairs lab) through any combination of 3 translational degrees & 3 rotational degrees. i.e., it rocks in any direction. #CFPC2025

Next up: Digital Poster Presentation Session – a rapid-fire review of 18 research projects, with presenters sharing key insights in just 3 minutes each. Moderated by
me! VP of Marketing & Communications at
@parachutecanada . For abstracts, visit site.pheedloop.com/event/FALLCO... #CFPC2025

My office for the next two days. Toronto Public Library. Canadian Fall Prevention Conference. #CFPC2025 @pfuselli.bsky.social @parachute.ca

Day 2 Canadian Fall Prevention Conference panel on Two-Eyed Seeing: Insights into Indigenizing Evidence-informed Fall Prevention Exercise Programming. Nicole Lee, lecturer, Lakehead University; Heather O'Watch, USaskatchewan; Kim Wheatley, Anishinaabe Ancestral Knowledge Keeper. #CFPC2025 #Migwetch

Our attitudes about aging, and our biases against older people, affect so much, including efforts to prevent falls. Next up at #CFPC2025 is the panel Of a Certain Age: Ageism Awareness for a Brighter Tomorrow. "Ageism prevents prevention," says Jenna Wickens, CFS Counselling and Wellbeing (at left).

Looking forward to hearing from all the speakers and panelists over the next two days! #CFPC2025

Thanks for the boost! Also noting that we've confirmed our keynote speaker, Dr. Alan Lord from Australia, and the full program is now available to view on the conference website. #FallPreventionCA #CFPC2025