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Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Assessing and Intervening in Fall Risk in Older Adults

Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Assessing and Intervening in Fall Risk in Older Adults

University of Arizona College of Medicine
Author(s):  
Jane Mohler, PhD, MSN, NP-c, Ruth Taylor-Piliae PhD RN FAHA
Sponsor: 
Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Geriatric Education Center (GEC)
Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP)
POGOe Id: 
20368
Date Posted: 
08/02/2018
Date Reviewed/Updated for Clinical Accuracy: 
05/21/2018
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Abstract: 

"Falls in Elders" is one of a continuing series of practical, evidence based, Provider Fact Sheets which summarize key geriatric topics and provide clinically useful assessments and interventions. Initially developed for remote, rural clinical sites,  they are useful for students and health care professionals from many fields and across a very broad range of health care settings.

Educational objectives: 

Objectives:
1. List four common risk factors for falls by older adults
2. Perform a “Get Up-and-Go” test
3. Recommend three interventions designed to reduce the risk of falls
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

Subscribers to POGOe are free to reprint Elder Care on their own stationery or in other publications without obtaining specific permission, so long as
(1) content is not changed, 
(2) no one is charged a fee to use or read the publication, 
(3) authors and their affiliated institutions are noted without change, and 
(4) the reprint includes the following statement: “Reprinted courtesy of the Arizona Reynolds Program of Applied Geriatrics and the Arizona Geriatric Education Center."
Content Categories: 
Geriatric Syndromes
Intended learner audience: 
Caregiver
Fellow
Medical Student Clinical
RN
Practicing Physician/CME
Resident
Geriatric Competencies: 
12 FBG: Ask about falls and intrepret tests
13 FBG: Construct diagnosis and evaluation plan for fallen patient
Discipline/specialty: 
Emergency Medicine
Family Medicine
Internal Medicine
Intro to Clinical Medicine/Clinical Skills/Doctoring
Physical Diagnosis
Preventive Medicine
Estimated time to complete: 
30 minutes
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: 
No, I (we) have nothing to disclose.
Already Expired Email Date: 
Saturday, May 22, 2021 - 1:40am
Already Expired Email 1 month date: 
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 2:57pm
Expires 6mos Email Date: 
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 1:39pm
Expires 3mos Email Date: 
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 1:40pm
Expired Email Date: 
Wednesday, September 1, 2021 - 4:47pm
Contact Person/Corresponding Author:
Lisa O'Neill [email protected]


Suggested Citation:
Jane Mohler, NP-C, MPH and PhD; Ruth Taylor-Piliae PhD RN FAHA. Elder Care: A Resource for Interprofessional Providers: Assessing and Intervening in Fall Risk in Older Adults. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2018 Available from: https://pogoe.org/productid/20368