Falls Research Centres

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Purpose of the Injury Prevention Research Centre Report:

This information has been compiled as a starting point for people attempting to locate research or researchers who have completed work in injury prevention or related fields. This is by no means a full and exhaustive list of research centres and it does not include Canada, USA, South America, Africa and Asia. This report is not intended to recommend any particular research unit or imply that it is being endorsed by the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy. The information is current as at June 2005.

New Zealand Australia United Kingdom Europe

New Zealand

Injury Prevention Research Centre (IPRC), University of Auckland
  • Injury Prevention Research Centre University of Auckland
  • Private Bag 92019
  • Auckland
  • Phone: +64 9 373 7599, extn 84640
  • Fax: +64 9 373 7503
  • Web: www.health.auckland.ac.nz/ipc/
  • Areas of research include: Falls in children, falls in older adults, fractures, falls in the home, falls in institutions, mortality, prevention.
Injury Prevention Research Unit (IPRU), University of Otago
  • Injury Prevention Research Unit
  • PO Box 913
  • Dunedin
  • Phone: +64 3 479 8342
  • Fax: +64 3 479 8337
  • Email: iprunz@otago.ac.nz
  • Web: www.otago.ac.nz/ipru/
  • Areas of research include: Falls in children, falls in older adults, fractures, falls in the home, mortality, prevention.
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Australia

Falls and Balance Research Group, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
  • Falls and Balance Research Group
  • Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute
  • Barker Street
  • Randwick
  • New South Wales 2031
  • Ph: +61 2 93991061
  • Fax number: +61 2 9399 1005
  • Email: s.lord@unsw.edu.au
  • Web: www.powmri.edu.au/FBRG/
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults, fractures, falls in the home, falls in institutions, prevention.
Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government
  • Department of Health and Ageing
  • GPO Box 9848
  • Canberra ACT 2601
  • Phone: +61 2 6289 1555
  • Fax: +61 2 6281 6946
  • Email: enquiries@health.gov.au
  • Web: www.health.gov.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
The Joanna Briggs Institute
  • The Joanna Briggs Institute
  • Level 4, Margaret Graham Building
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital
  • North Terrace
  • Adelaide SA 5000
  • Phone: +61 8 8303 4880
  • Fax: +61 8 8303 4881
  • Web: www.joannabriggs.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults, falls in institutions, prevention.
Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd
  • Injury Prevention and Control (Australia) Ltd
  • Mayne Medical School
  • Herston Road
  • Herston
  • Queensland 4006
  • Phone: +61 7 3365 5513
  • Fax: +61 7 3365 5012
  • Email: contact@ipca.com.au
  • Web: www.ipca.com.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
Injury Research Centre, School of Population Health, University of Western Australia
  • Injury Research Centre
  • School of Population Health
  • The University of Western Australia
  • 35 Stirling Highway
  • CRAWLEY WA 6009
  • Phone: +61 8 6488 1302
  • Fax: +61 8 6488 1199
  • Email: irc@dph.uwa.edu.au
  • Web: www.irc.uwa.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in children
Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC)
National Ageing Research Institute
  • National Ageing Research Institute Incorporated
  • PO Box 31
  • Parkville VIC 3052
  • Phone : +61 3 83872148
  • Fax: +61 3 9387 4030
  • Email: info@nari.unimelb.edu.au
  • Web: www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults, falls in institutions, prevention.
NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre (IRMRC),University of New South Wales
  • NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre
  • Building B10
  • University of New South Wales
  • Sydney NSW 2052
  • Phone: +61 2 9385 4207
  • Fax: +61 2 9385 6040
  • Email: irmrc@unsw.edu.au
  • Web: www.irmrc.unsw.edu.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
Stay on Your Feet WA
  • Stay on Your Feet WA
  • Injury Prevention Branch
  • Department of Health
  • Ground Floor, C Block
  • 189 Royal Street
  • East Perth WA 6004
  • Phone: +61 (08) 9222 2135
  • Email: IPB@health.wa.gov.au
  • Web: www.stayonyourfeet.com.au
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
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United Kingdom

Centre for Applied Biomedical Research, Kings College
ProFaNE, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, University of Manchester
  • ProFaNE
  • School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work
  • Coupland III
  • University of Manchester
  • Oxford Road
  • Manchester, M13 9PL
  • Tel: +44 161 275 8225
  • Web: www.profane.eu.org
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
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Europe

European Consumer Safety Association (ECOSA)
  • European Consumer Safety Association
  • Rijswijkstraat 2
  • 1059 GK Amsterdam
  • The Netherlands
  • Phone: +31 20 511 4513
  • Fax: + 31 20 511 4510
  • Email: secretariat@ecosa.org
  • Web: www.ecosa.org
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu
  • Swiss Council for Accident Prevention bfu
  • Laupenstrasse 11
  • CH-3008 Berne
  • Phone: +41 31 390 22 22
  • Fax: +41 31 390 22 30
  • Email: info@bfu.ch
  • Web: www.bfu.ch
  • Areas of research include: Falls in older adults.
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