This calendar provides a list of upcoming injury prevention events and training running worldwide.

Event	Date	Location	Organisation	Description	Website
World Conference on Drowning Prevention	8 – 10 October	South Africa	International Life Saving Federations	This biennial conference brings together the world’s foremost experts, research, systems and information on drowning prevention, rescue, lifesaving and water safety. The exchange, debate and development are designed to find ways to reduce death and injury in all aquatic environments worldwide.	Link to site
6th Global Conference on Violence Against Women	21-25 October 2019	South Africa	SVRI	The world’s key research conference on violence against women and other forms of violence that are driven by gender inequality in low and middle-income countries.	Link to site
SMA Conference	23 – 26 October 2019	Sunshine Coast	Sports Medicine Australia	The SMA Conference is a platform for the world’s most celebrated researchers and practitioners to network and exchange ideas.	Link to site
The 5th International Conference on Youth Mental Health	26 – 28 October 2019	Brisbane	International Association for Youth Mental Health	IAYMH2019 will connect young people, their families, proactitioners, researchers and policymakers from across the globe who are passionate about creating lasting change in youth mental health.	Link to site
Active Ageing and Reducing Falls in your Community for Local Government	11 November 2019	Webinar	Injury Matters	Join Injury Matters for the “Active Ageing and Reducing Falls in your Community for Local Governments” webinar to hear about case studies from local governments who have successfully developed projects which combat falls in older adults.	Link to site
International Cycling Safety Conference 2019	18 – 20 November 2019	Brisbane	International Cycling Safety Community	Researchers and experts in the field of cycling safety will come together to share their knowledge and explore new research topics and safety solutions.	Link to site
Strength and Blance Workshop for Allied Health Professionals	19 November 2019	Perth	Injury Matters	Join Injury Matters as we learn about the concepts behind effective strength and balance training for falls prevention, which programs are most effective for individual target audiences and modifications to suit an individual’s needs. This Stay on Your Feet® workshop and will be a practical focus on strategies for preventing falls in older adults will be tailored to meet the needs of Allied Health Professionals (physiotherapists and OT’s).	Link to site
AIPN Conference 2019	25-27 November 2019	Brisbane	Australasian Injury Prevention Network	The biannual Australasian Injury Prevention conference.	Link to site
1st World Congress on Falls and Postural Stability 2019	4-7 December 2019	Kuala Lumpur	British Geriatric Society and Malaysian Society of Geriatric Medicines	The conference will help push forward the agenda of falls in older persons globally, and will certainly bring to the forefront both falls prevention and well as healthcare and social care issues associated with population ageing in Malaysia and Southeast Asia.	Link to site
IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury and Illness in Sport	12 – 14 March 2020	Monaco	International Olympic Committee	As the triennial conference for those interested in the clinical aspects of the prevention of injury in sport, this conference will bring together the global sport and exercise medicine community.	Link to site
7th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium	25 – 26 May 2020	Alice Springs	National Rural Health Alliance	With a theme of “shaping the future” this conference will bring together the rural and remote health research sector with poliy makers to shape the future of rural and remote health research.	Link to site
The 21st International Mental Health Conference	29-31 July 2020	Gold Coast	Mental Health Australia	Further details to come.	Link to site
16th World Congress on Public Health 2020	12 – 17 October 2020	Rome, Italy	World Federation of Public Health Associations	The theme of the 2020 Congress is “Public health for the future of humanity: analysis, advocacy, and action”.	Link to site
World Trauma 2020	26 – 30 October 2020	Brisbane	Australasian Trauma Society	Further details to come.	Link to site
World Safety 2020	8-11 November 2020	Adelaide	Public Health Association of Australia	World Safety 2020 aims to bring together the global injury prevention community to continue the successful world conferences highlighting the important research, work and advocacy in injury prevention and safety promotion.	Link to site