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PATIENT INFORMATION Patient Referred to Sex Male Female Address Address TYPE OF REFERRAL Type of specialist Exercise or fall prevention program Additional recommendations REASON FOR REFERRAL Gait. …. Preventing . Falls. Improving Lives. Fall Risk Assessment. 2014 Fall Prevention . Education . Series brought . to you by the Washington State Hospital . Association. Why . focus . on preventing falls?. Essential Hospitals Engagement Network. November 19, 2013. Our new Name. We’ve rebranded! The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems is now . America’s Essential Hospitals. .. Fall Reduction Program. Purpose:. . To decrease the occurrence of patient related falls and related injuries through . accurate . assessment, identification of patients at risk, and implementation of effective . Fall Reduction Program. Purpose:. . To decrease the occurrence of patient related falls and related injuries through . accurate . assessment, identification of patients at risk, and implementation of effective . …. Preventing . Falls. Improving Lives. Fall Risk Assessment. 2014 Fall Prevention . Education . Series brought . to you by the Washington State Hospital . Association. Why . focus . on preventing falls?. Strategies program must be completed by inpatient SLUHN staff including: . Nurses, . . PCAs, UCs, Case Managers, Respiratory, Rehab, & OT, Central Transport, and others as determined by managers. and Fall Prevention Practices. ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 5. Basic Quality Improvement Principle. If . you can’t measure it, . you can’t improve it.. Basic Quality Improvement Principles. Fall rates and fall prevention practices must be tracked. . ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 4. What We Have Done Thus Far. Up to this point, you have:. Examined compelling reasons for implementing a Fall Prevention Program and strategies for sustaining effective practices (Module 1).. 1. So what do we do?. Fall risk documentation using the . John Hopkins Fall Risk Assessment Tool. , . Fall Injury Screen and Fall Risk Interventions. . on admission and every shift.. *. Implement appropriate interventions especially for patients with a Fall Risk Score of 13 and higher i.e.. Used with permission. [Insert facility name here.]. Learning Objectives. Identify the impact of falls on patients and the organization. Recall federal regulations and accrediting standards for falls prevention. April 15, 2015. Sponsored by. The Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program, University of Maryland, Baltimore . The Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center Consortium. The Center for Injury and Sexual Assault Prevention, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene . ADD Hospital Name Here. Module 3. Best Practices. Best practices are those care processes—based on literature and expert opinion—that represent the best ways we currently know of preventing falls in the hospital.. Cheyenne . McCravey. , M.Ed.. Secondary Falls Prevention Coordinator. Adult Falls Prevention Program. Epidemiology and Response Division. New Mexico Department of Health. Disclosure Statement. Cheyenne McCravey does not have any relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests that creates a conflict of interest to affect CME content about products or services. Add name of center. Goals. Learn about:. Universal fall precautions in use. Assessment of fall risk factors. How risk factors are incorporated into care of the patient. How to assess and manage patients after a fall.