BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:747627407b7cd19a35b3df74381ba15e444 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY:Winning the Fall Prevention Battle: 8 Week Series DESCRIPTION:
Winni
ng the Fall Prevention Battle
Every Wednesday beginning February 2nd
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Target Audience: Administrator, Admissions, Nursing, Therapy, Restorative Staff, QA/Risk Management Staff, Social Services and S taff Development
This 8-week series, running February-March 2022, gui des the interdisciplinary team through the elements of an effective falls p revention program. Sessions focus on assessment strategies that guide targe ted risk-based interventions, responding to a fall event, and promoting a f all prevention environment. Presented by a team of nurse and therapist expe rts, this series aims to provide the insights and tools needed to implement improved falls prevention programs in the SNF/LTC/AL setting.
Sessio ns will address integrating nursing and therapy assessments to determine in dividual fall risk factors, addressing risks using evidence-based practice, person centered care planning and applying targeted interventions to addre ss risk factors such as dementia, low vision, balance impairment, incontine nce as well as improving safety through interventions that consider residen t preferences, and application of root-cause analysis when falls occur.
The Series
This session will review best practic es for fall risk assessment with an emphasis on identifying those risk fact ors that may be proactively addressed with appropriate, preventative interv entions. Key elements of the nursing fall risk assessment, medication revie w process, as well as therapy’s role in testing and providing objective mea sures of potential impairments in areas such as mobility, balance, cognitio n, vision, sensory perception, and fear of falls will be reviewed. Recommen ded resources for evidence- based testing protocols will be discussed with an introduction to applications of the fall risk assessment into actionable care plan strategies for reduced incidents and improved safety.
1. Identify key risk factors fo r geriatric falls and assessment processes to objectively measure individua l risk.
2. Understand methods for applying evidence-based practice to falls prevention and management efforts using an interdisciplinary team ap proach.
3. Introduce key approaches to managing common fall risk vari ables
Registration deadline for the series is the January 28th
8 week series pricing:
- LeadingAge Connect
icut members and subscribers Series Package $600
- Non-members Series
Package $1000
- Individual Sessions members and subscribers $75
- Individual Sessions non-members $125
Registration is for on e computer login access per webinar.
1.0 CT NHA CEU's will b e available to attendees for each webinar attended.
Please co ntact LeadingAge Connecticut at 203-678-4477 or leadingagect@leadingagect.o rg with any questions.
Cl ick on the dates above for individual session registrations
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