Retraction

Notice of Retraction: Predicting falls among older persons using machine learning [abstract]

Original Citation: Rhea C, Duque G, Faust A, Bouhabel S, Sales M, Kirk B. Predicting falls among older persons using machine learning [abstract]. Can Geriatr J. 2024;27(3):386. doi:10.5770/cgj.27.786

This abstract has been retracted at the request of the authors. The authors noted that the abstract is in breach of the following ethical principles:

• Ethical approval was not obtained for the published conference abstract. This occurred due to a misinterpretation by the following authors — Carter Rhea, Gustavo Duque, Andrea Faust and Salam Bouhabel — who believed the project was already covered under a prior ethics approval number.
• Ben Kirk and Myrla Sales were erroneously listed as co-authors on the abstract. They were not informed of the submission, did not provide consent to be included as senior or co-authors, and received no correspondence from the co-authors or the scientific conference.
• Ben Kirk was first made aware of the published abstract on 21 July 2025, approximately 10 months after its publication in September 2024, via communication from the Director of the Western Health Office for Research—Ethics & Governance.

The authors deeply regret that this situation has occurred and offer a sincere apology to the Journal, the Western Health Office for Research, and the broader research community.

The Editor supports this retraction and regrets any inconvenience caused to the readers.

The original abstract remains online to maintain the scholarly record but has been watermarked as retracted.

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Canadian Geriatrics Journal, Vol. 28, No. 4, DECEMBER 2025