Description

Details:

Course Name: The Role of the Physical and Occupational Therapist in Fall Prevention Across the Continuum of Care
Presenter: Anne Harrison, PT, PhD
Price: $130.00
Number of CCU’s / Contact Hours: 15
Target Audience: PT’s, PTA’s, OT’s, OTA’s
Included: One Link to Access the Entire Set of Videos, A Course Manual (e-mailed), Sign-in Sheet, Evaluation and Summary Sheet

Course Description:

This course is designed to give physical and occupational therapists and assistants an overview of the latest evidence on examination of risk factors for falling and interventions to reduce risk of falling. The course will provide information for therapists working in various practice settings, including acute care, home health, long term care, and outpatient care. The course is designed to provide laboratory practice of both examination and evidence based interventions in order to facilitate practical implementation in a variety of practice settings.

Topics:

Introduction of Falls: Epidemiology, Demographics, Cost of The Continuum of Care, Motor Control and Aging, Aging of the Somatosensory System, Functional and Clinical Implications, Examination of Fall Risk Factors Across the Continuum of Care, Measures of Participation
Falls Reduction Across the Continuum of Care: Summary of the Evidence for Interventions, Injury Prevention: Bone Fragility
Evidence Based Programs for Falls Reduction: Centers for Disease Control (CDC), National Coalition for Aging (NCOA), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), National Institute of Aging (NIA), Evidence Based Exercise Programs for Falls Reduction, Marketing your own No Falls Program, Issues Related to Motivation and Adherence, Putting it All Together/Creating Safe Communities

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion the participant will be able to demonstrate and have an understanding of:
Describe the personal and societal costs related to falls
Identify through examination intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falls, in settings across the continuum of care
Describe and demonstrate evidence based exercise and multidimensional programs that reduce falls in a variety of settings
Synthesize this information to describe integration of falls reduction strategies in various settings of PT practice
Discuss health promotion strategies that contribute to safe communities.

Presenter: Anne Harrison, PT, PhD

Anne is an associate professor at the University of Kentucky Division of Physical Therapy. She teaches gerontology in the DPT curriculum, and has been an invited speaker on the topic of falls reduction for audiences including physicians, hospitals, home health agencies, long term care organizations, and outpatient care companies, and has completed research in the area of motor control and aging.   She has developed and produced multimedia educational venues for both patients and professionals to address issues related to falls and safety.