ANZSSFR 6th Annual Scientific Meeting

Wednesday 22 May- Friday 24 May 2024- Deakin Downtown- Melbourne

The 6th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society for Sarcopenia and Frailty Research (ANZSSFR) will take place from 22 - 24 May 2024 at Deakin Downtown in Melbourne, Australia.

We welcome you to join our multi-disciplinary meeting that will bring together clinicians including Geriatricians, Rehabilitation Physicians, Endocrinologists, Rheumatologists, General Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals (Physiotherapists, Dietitians, Exercise Physiologists, Nurses, etc.) and scientists with a research interest in all aspects of sarcopenia and frailty and the role of exercise, nutrition, and pharmaceutical approaches to address these conditions.

Sarcopenia and frailty are potentially devastating conditions that affect many people globally and present a major challenge to the functional independence and quality of life of our older population. The theme of this year’s meeting is ‘From Lab to Life: Bridging the Research to Practice Gap for Sarcopenia and Frailty’. Our innovative and dynamic program will showcase new knowledge on preventative and treatment strategies for sarcopenia and frailty, and how these approaches may be translated into clinical settings. 

Speakers will include local and international experts, emerging researchers and participants from across the research and practice spectrum. Our scientific program includes ample opportunities for delegates to network in-person, attend a pre-conference workshop and submit abstracts for oral and poster in-person presentations.

ANZSSFR Early and Mid Career Researchers and Clinicians (EMCR) Free Online Symposium

Thursday 23 november 2023- online

A free virtual symposium showcasing work conducted by HDR students and EMCRs, with a keynote presentation from Dr Ben Kirk.

Ben is a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and is on the steering committee for the Global Leadership Initiative in Sarcopenia (GLIS). GLIS is an international initiative aiming to produce the first global definition of sarcopenia for both research and clinical practice. Ben will present findings from the recent Delphi Consensus, which involved all major sarcopenia societies worldwide.  

Please feel free to share this information with your colleagues, and encourage your students to submit an abstract. If you have any questions, please contact Jack Dalla Via (j.dallavia@ecu.edu.au).

If you are a current HDR student (i.e. Honours, Masters or PhD) or an EMCR (within 12 years of finishing your highest obtained degree, including researchers/clinicians/allied health specialists), you can submit an abstract here.  

Abstracts are to be structured (background, methods, results, conclusion) and 300 words maximum. The abstract submission deadline is Friday 13 October 2023 11:59PM AEDT.