Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
2 Contact Hours
Author:
Jacqueline Wynter, OTD, OTR/L
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Athletic Trainer (AT/AL), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Occupational Therapist (OT), Occupational Therapist Assistant (OTA), Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), Board of Certification for Athletic Trainers (BOC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Florida Physical Therapy Association Approval: CE26-1224474; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses the fact that falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among adults 65 and older. The purpose of this course is to review the research on fall prevention interventions for community-dwelling older adults, including the gaps in research on single-intervention and multifactorial fall intervention programs.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know the factors related to falls in community-dwelling older adults and interventions that can support them as part of a fall prevention program.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participants will be able to meet the following objectives:
- Determine factors that contribute to and address the fear of falling among community-dwelling older adults.
- Define falls and explain the impact of falls among older adults on their quality of life, hospitalization rates, morbidity, and healthcare costs in the United States.
- Assess factors that can contribute to falls in older adults.
- Differentiate between no-tech, low-tech, mid-tech, and high-tech assistive technology strategies/solutions used when addressing fall prevention/aging among community-dwelling older adults.
- Examine the intrinsic and extrinsic factors of falls in older adults.
- Evaluate the gap in research between single-focus and multifactorial fall prevention programs for older adults.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.