PPT-Falls in older people

Learning objectives Gain organised knowledge in the subject area falls in older people Be able to perform a basic falls assessment Know and apply the relevant evidence andor guidelines Be aware of common cognitive biases in the diagnosis and management of . A static data structure only answers queries a dynamic data structure also allows us to modify the data set by inserting or deleting individual items A search problem is decomposable if for any pair of disjoint data sets and the answer to a query o Rachel Crozier. SHSCT Falls Co-ordinator. Incidence. 1 in 3 women over 65 fall each year. 1 in 5 men over 65 fall each year. Over 85 years old - 1 in 2 people will fall each year. 70% of falls cause injury. Jessica L. Colburn, MD. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. April 15, 2015. Discuss prevalence of falls in older adults. Develop an approach for fall risk screening and post-fall assessment in older adults. Memory Problems, Depression, Falls, and Urine Leakage. Functional Assessment of the Older Adult II. Myriam Edwards MD . Geriatrician, Assistant Professor, and. Geriatric Medicine Fellowship Program Director. Head, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science,. Curtin University. . – Keith.Hill@urtin.edu.au. Falls prevention for people living with dementia:. Education session for home care workers. Gippsland (Victoria): September 2014. Head, School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science,. Curtin University. . – Keith.Hill@urtin.edu.au. Falls prevention for people living with dementia:. Education session for HACC Assessment Officers . Erik E. Stone and Marjorie . Skubic. IEEE JOURNAL of biomedical and health informatics, VOL. 19, NO. 1, . january. 2015. 1. Outline. Introduction. System Overview. Fall Detection Methodology. Evaluation. 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 . Jessica L. Colburn, MD. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology. April 15, 2015. Discuss prevalence of falls in older adults. Develop an approach for fall risk screening and post-fall assessment in older adults. SLIPS:. . Floors do not usually pose much hazard to their users unless conditions such as rain or snow create wet or icy surfaces. To prevent slips, watch where you are stepping. If the floor is wet, find a way to lessen the hazard. Post “Wet Floor” signs in the area until you mop up the excess water and place a mat in the entranceway. . Kelly Llewellyn, BSN, RN. Injury Prevention/EMS Specialist. Master Trainer and Leader of the Stepping On Program. March 16, 2018. The ever famous…Objectives slide. The attendee will be able to identify 3 characteristics of a successful falls prevention educator. . PREVENTION. AWARENESS. . WEEK. FACTS ABOUT FALLS. Each year, millions of older people age 65 and older fall. In fact, more than one out of four older people falls each year, less than half tell their doctor. Falling once doubles your chances of falling again.. This is an example of a Falls Prevention Collaboration Power Point Presentation. Consider adding your own logo, presenter/organization contact information, agency background/mission statement, local resources & photos!. Reducing falls. Carrie Tyler. Falls Improvement Specialist Practitioner. Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Falls Prevention has a specific NICE guidance which tells us to undertake the multifactorial .