Falls in Older Adults: Assessments and Interventions as a Team Approach
The Duke Population Health Management Office (PHMO) supports Duke Connected Care (DCC), the physician led clinically-integrated network (CIN), with "results-driven care management, evidence-based practice support, and actionable data analytics" to improve health outcomes. The goal of PHMO Health Optimization Program for Elders (HOPE) in Primary Care (PC) program is to bring focus to the medical complexities of the geriatric population. HOPE in PC offers staff education and professional development activities, such as Teambuilding and Quality Improvement workshops, these practices. This webinar, in partnership with Kerr Tar Area Agency on Aging, focuses on falls in older adults. We provide statistics about the scope of the problem, provide guidance on assessment tools, and interventions, within primary care, but also within the health system and community.
Learning Objectives
Describe the impact of falls in older adults
Identify valid tools to assess falls risk
Describe the benefits of a multifactorial intervention
Discuss various community programs aimed at reducing falls risk
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
- 1.00 ANCC
- 1.00 Attendance
- 1.00 JA Credit - AH
- 1.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™