São Paulo University

Monica Perracini, PT, PhD is an Associate Professor at the Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Physical Therapy at City of São Paulo University and a Research Fellow in Gerontology at the University of Campinas in São Paulo. She has been working as a physiotherapist in the care of older people for more than twenty years in Brazil. She was sponsored by the British Council to attend a Short Course in Public Health Implications of Aging at the London School in early nineties and, from that time on, she has been leading many studies regarding falls and fractures, frailty, balance and mobility problems in older people.
She is the leader of a research network investigating trajectories of life-space mobility in older adults during COVID-19 pandemic (Remobilize) and a co-leader in a network studying fall prevention and implementation strategies (PrevQuedas Brazil). She is a consultant for the Ageing and Health Unit at WHO on Long-term Care.
She is in the board of the Fragility Fracture Network Brazil and engaged with the regionalization process of FFN in Latin America.

University Teaching

Caitriona Cunningham is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science at University College Dublin (UCD). Educated at UCD and University College London, Caitriona is driven to positively influence clinical practice and health services through research, health professional education and engagement with professional and healthcare networks nationally and internationally. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal health with current projects regarding: Integrated MSK health services, Outcome Measurement post hip fracture, Advanced practice physiotherapy and Promotion of physical activity and exercise in health and disease.  She has been an active member of the FFN Physiotherapy SIG for several years, co-leading  the  first FFN Physiotherapy pre conference day in Rome in 2016 and subsequently in Dublin in 2018.  She is a member of the Irish Hip Fracture Database Physiotherapy working group and brings over 10 years international clinical Physiotherapy experience, coupled with professional  and academic leadership experience to the FFN Physiotherapy SIG.

Profile and publications available:

https://people.ucd.ie/caitriona.g.cunningham

New York

received her entry level degree in physical therapy from the University of Delaware and a master’s degree in gerontology and PhD from New York University. Kate’s clinical career has focused on working with older adults; she has practiced in acute care, adult inpatient rehabilitation, sub-acute and nursing home settings, and home health care. Likewise, Dr. Mangione’s research is focused on older adults. She was the site principal investigator on an NIH. multicenter trial examining exercise for older adults after hip fracture; a co-investigator on NIH and VA grants examining interventions for frail older adults after hospital discharge; and a consultant on a PCORI grant investigating the effects of a home-based care management approach for older adults with dementia, depression, or delirium. Dr. Mangione has served on several Data Safety and Monitoring Boards. She is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America and a member of the Fragility Fracture Network. She has held numerous appointed and volunteer positions at the APTA; most recently she served on the task force that developed the Clinical Practice Guideline for patients with hip fracture, the movement system task force, and Choose Wisely campaign. Dr. Mangione has presented her work at national and international conferences on topics of exercise and the older adult, hip fracture, and frailty.

Copenhagen, Denmark

Morten is a Physical Therapy Professor at the Department of Physical and Occupational Therapy, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Morten’s clinical career has focused on working with older adults with Orthopedic conditions (especially patients with hip fracture and lower limb amputations) in acute care settings. Likewise, Dr. Kristensen’s research within the last 15 years include acute care, but also some municipality-based exercise studies, on patients with hip fracture in addition to the development/validation of outcome measures within the same patient group. All research is available from: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Morten-Kristensen

Morten is the developer of the Basic Amputee Mobility Score, and co-developer and responsible for the Cumulated Ambulation Score, which is translated into more than 15 languages, included in 2 national hip fracture databases, and recommended in the APTA, Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for older patients with hip fracture: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33522384/Morten served on the task force that developed this CPG, and he is a board member of the Multidisciplinary Danish Hip Fracture Database. He is also the Co-lead of the FFN, Physiotherapy Special Interest Group (SIG), an advisory bord member of the Hip Fracture Recovery Research SIG and member of the scientific committee of the FFN. Morten is also the recipient of the Danish Physiotherapy Associations “Special Research Award”.

University of Sydney

Prof Sherrington FAHMS, FACP, PhD, MPH, BAppSc (Physio) is Professor, School of Public Health, University of Sydney. Prof Sherrington leads the 28-person Physical Activity, Ageing and Disability Research Stream within the Institute for Musculoskeletal Health (a partnership between University of Sydney and Sydney Local Health District) and is Deputy Director of the Institute.

Prof Sherrington’s research focusses on interventions to prevent falls and promote physical activity. Prof Sherrington’s300journal articles include reports of 47 clinical trialsand 26 systematic reviews. Prof Sherrington has been invited to present her work at 17 international conferences. Prof Sherrington has been Chief Investigator on Australian National Heath and Medical Research Council /Medical Research Future Fund grants totalling $26 million, including clinical trials of physiotherapy interventions and a Centre of Research Excellence in the Prevention of Fall-related Injuries.

Prof Sherrington plays a leading role in a number of professional organisations including the global Fragility Fracture Network, the Cerebral Palsy International Sport and Recreation Association and the Australia and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society and was one of the founders of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro).

Prof Sherrington also has ten years clinical physiotherapy experience in aged care and rehabilitation settings.

United Kingdom

David Keene, BSc(Hons), MSc, DPhil, MCSP, MMACP is a clinical academic physiotherapist specialising in the development and evaluation of complex interventions to improve the management of musculoskeletal injuries. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and an Advanced Practice Physiotherapist in Trauma and Orthopaedics at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust. He has held a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Postdoctoral Fellowship and a Developing Skills Enhancement Award. He is currently lead or co-investigator on several NIHR-funded multicentre clinical trials. Dr Keene’s research has been published in high-impact general medical journals (Lancet, JAMA and BMJ) and in leading speciality journals. He is on the board for the Fragility Fracture Network UK and scientific committee for the Association of Trauma and Orthopaedic Chartered Physiotherapists in the UK.