[The first French fall prevention day for elderly people].

Abstract

The First French Fall Prevention Day for Elderly People took place in Montpellier on October 1, 2024. This event highlighted the elderly people's interest in: i) public conference providing information on fall risk factors and general preventive measures; ii) workshops across the metropolitan area offering individual fall risk assessments, personalized advice based on identified risk levels and factors. It also highlighted healthcare professionals and training institutes interest in: i) information on the roles of various field actors in the care pathway for older individuals at moderate or high fall risk; ii) new organizational models and technologies developed to implement national and global fall prevention recommendations. This inaugural event will lead to the creation of a fall and fracture prevention group within the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, establishing a specific connection with the European Geriatric Medicine Society Falls and Fracture Prevention Group, whose missions will be: i) the development of training and informational materials to support the implementation of the world recommendations and the French fall prevention plan; and ii) the support an organization of an annual National Fall Prevention Day throughout France by the National Academy of Medicine and Regional Health Agencies.