The main subjects and lectures on the conference were Geriatric patient - characteristics, problems and physiotherapeutic procedures; falls and fall training for elderly patients and fitness training in response to the needs of older people.

Additionally, there was a special workshop organized for the attending physiotherapists, covering the topics of the functional training for people over 60 years as well as special exercises to practice how to fall and how to get up after the fall.

4Family Group has presented FallSkip device and methodology as the most precise way of functional diagnostics of elder people. There were several tests made on the workshop with the use of FallSkip application that has proven that this is much better and more effective way to make the accurate diagnostic than the regular (more subjective) tests that are usually made by physiotherapists before starting the treatment.

FallSkip device has been perceived as much more objective tool and the test itself have been seen as much more convincing to elderly people as the results are shown “in black and white”, so there is no way to have any doubts about the test accuracy. Therefore, it may  positively affect further engagement of the patient into the physio treatment, especially when the progress can also be checked and evaluated thanks to FallSkip methodology.

On the conference, there was a conclusion made that the fall risk is one of the main problems of the geriatric nowadays and falls are one of the most traumatic experiences for the elder people. Therefore, there is a strong need to use all available methods and arguments to make the proper diagnostics first and to select the right treatment afterwords to reduce the fall risk to minimum.