WFC 2026 – 3rd World Falls Congress

BGS is proud to be hosting the WFC in Manchester

24 – 26 June 2026, Manchester UK

This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people who have undergone a fall, or are at risk of falling. Building upon the past conferences in Malaysia and Australia the two days will include keynote presentations from experts in the field, workshops and plenary sessions demonstrating best practice approaches available. We hope you will make contacts and start collaborations which will continue on from this meeting.

Flexible attendance options & registration fees for 2026: In person or online
There is no difference in registration fees for in person and online meeting attendance. The registration fee provides access to the conference or online platform for the days you are registered. On demand viewing post event will be limited to the days for which you have registered and paid.

There is a flexible transfer from in person to online attendance as clinical service and life balance require. Please check our FAQs first for any queries you may have about attendance or on demand watching.

Programme themes:

This conference will cover core areas of interest to all specialists responsible for the healthcare of older people with a particular focus on:

• Falls Prevention
• Treatment of older people who have undergone a Fall
• Rehabilitation – in hospital and the community

The conference themes are:

• Analogue to digital
• Hospital to community
• Prehabilitation & Rehabilitation
• Falls in LMIC
• Bone Health
• Falls Prevention
• Research to Reality

Who should attend:

• All consultants, nurses and allied healthcare professionals with an interest in healthcare of older people
• Especially those working in
  • geriatric medicine
  • acute/general medicine
  • frailty
• Community and intermediate healthcare professionals
  • GPs with an extended role in older people and GP trainees
• Nurses and Allied Health Professionals
  • Advanced and specialist practitioners
  • Consultant practitioners/consultant nurses
• Pharmacists and Pharmacy professionals
• Physician associates
• Medical, nursing, allied health professional students
• Researchers into ageing and age-related conditions
• Falls prevention and treatment industry professionals
• Health economists

The Venue: University Place, University of Manchester