This session will provide insight into identification of potential patient fall risk factors throughout the continuum of care. As falls have been identified by the CDC as a public health challenge, costing aging individuals their independence and quality of life, and related healthcare costs upwards of $50 billion dollars for non-fatal falls, fall prevention has become a nationally recognized initiative. Participants will learn how to integrate approaches to facilitate prevention of falls through appropriate patient management including screening, intervention and referral.
This self-study program consists of 2.0 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary by country and local regulatory bodies. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from the activity and contact your local regulatory organization to determine specific eligibility and requirements.
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| Transcript (132.7 KB) | 25 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Keeping Patients Off the Floor (6.3 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Keeping Patients Off the Floor - French (6.3 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Keeping Patients Off the Floor - Italian (6.3 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Keeping Patients Off the Floor - German (6.3 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase | |
| Manual - Keeping Patients Off the Floor - Spanish (6.3 MB) | 43 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Debra Stern, PT, DPT, DBA, CLT, CEEAA, CFPS, is a full-time professor in the level Physical Therapy program at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Ft. Lauderdale. Her clinical experience has focused on geriatric rehab with an emphasis on balance integrity and fall prevention. Formerly the Director of Clinical Education, she is now actively engaged in community outreach that includes screening aging adults for balance integrity and fall risk. Dr. Stern initiated and serves as a faculty Clinical Instructor in a unique interprofessional clinical experience in the NSU Diabetes Optometry Clinic in a collaborative model. She served as the Physical Therapy representative in the Geriatric Education Center at NSU and is now the physical therapy representative in the HRSA funded South Florida Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) grant. In her role in the GWEP, Dr. Stern provides education on balance and fall risk screening to medical residents, fellows and attending physicians as well as other health professionals. She also provides education to medical and pharmacy students and other health professionals including occupational therapists, physical therapists, and nurses. Most recently, she recorded a presentation for physicians and other healthcare professionals for a national hospital corporation on prevention of falls in inpatient settings. As a long-time expert in risk management, Dr. Stern provides required Florida education on Prevention of Medical Errors, in which fall prevention is included. Dr. Stern is actively involved in ongoing research involving clinical education, interprofessional education, aging adults, diabetes and fall prevention and has shared her expertise nationally and internationally.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Debra Stern has an employment relationship with Nova Southeastern University and is the principal investigator for Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Debra Stern is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Florida Physical Therapy. She serves as a faculty mentor for the Diabetes Empowerment.
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