Session date: 
08/29/2016 - 12:15pm to 1:00pm

"STEP UP to continue STEPPING ON: A falls prevention program overview"
Presented by: Kimberly J. Lombard

 

Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the need for evidence-based falls prevention programs.
2. Summarize the main components of the Stepping On fall prevention program.
3. Examine ways that the Physical Therapist can aid in the prevention of falls for the older adult.
 
"Preventing Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit Falls: Balancing Safety and Independence"
Presented by: Wendy Worden, APRN, CNS

 

Learning Objectives:
1. Identify risk factors/causes of falls.
2. Describe current state of fall incidence and prevention activities in an Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.
3. Discuss interventions and startegies that the interdisciplinary team can implement to reduce falls.
 
Location: Mayo Clinic - Gonda 14-102 Lecture Hall

Credit (if available) is announced on the Group Home page.  All sessions are reviewed individually and credit is pulled for any that do not meet the criteria.

Presenter: 
Kimberly J. Lombard
Co-presenter: 
Wendy Worden, APRN, CNS
Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Minnesota
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Where did the idea for the course originate?: 
Minnesota