The Falls Prevention Health Network

The Falls Prevention Health Network consists of: health professionals, staff from hospitals, other government agencies, health related services (e.g. community home care providers and aged day centres), residential care facilities, non-government organisations and consumers from across WA.

The Falls Prevention Health Network is led by Dr Nick Waldron. The Network’s advisory group includes representatives from across the continuum of care. The group comes together every two months to progress policy and priority works of the Network.

Executive Advisory Group Members

Name	Area
Dr Nick Waldron	Network Lead; Geriatrician, Armadale Hospital
Mrs Ann Banks	Consumer Representative
Ms Sylvia Griffiths	Senior Policy Officer, Public Health Division, Department of Health (DoH) WA
Dr Katherine Ingram	Geriatrician, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital (SCGH)
Ms Kim Lewis	Pharmacist, Pharmaceutical Council of Western Australia
Ms Gloria Markey	Coordinator, Australian Better Health Initiative, Falls Linkage Independence Program (FLIP)
Ms Bronwyn Middleton	Coordinator, Community Physiotherapy Services
Ms Barbara Miller	Clinical Nurse Manager, Aged Care Swan, Kalamunda Health
Mr Graeme Pascoe	Nurse Director, Medical Specialties, Royal Perth Hospital (RPH)
Ms Tammy Page	Project Officer, Falls Prevention, Injury Control Council of WA (ICCWA)
Mr Tony Petta	Senior Physiotherapist and Community Falls Specialist, SCGH
Ms Tamala Ranson	Senior Occupational Therapist, SCGH
Ms Anne Riordan	Senior Planning Officer, Aged Care Policy Unit, DoH WA
Dr Hannah Seymour	Consultant Geriatrician, RPH; Clinical Advisor, Aged Care Policy Directorate, DoH WA
Mr Luke Slawormirski	A/Senior Policy Officer, Office of Safety and Quality in Health Care, Innovation & Health System Reform, DoH WA
Ms Jenny Stevens	Area Director Aged Care, WA Country Health Service
Ms Michelle Taylor	Falls Prevention Project Manager, ICCWA
Mr Nathan Trengove	Living Longer Living Stronger Project Manager, Council on the Ageing WA
Ms Carol Watson	Assistant Superintendent, Physiotherapist, RPH
Ms Judy Wenban	Chronic Disease Service Project, North Metropolitan Area Health Service
Ms Carol Wing	Project Implementation Leader, Aged Care, Baptistcare, Aged & Community Services WA

The EAG gratefully acknowledges the contribution of past members to the Falls Prevention Health Network.