Webinar: Identifying Fall Risks in the Elderly Population--a Live Webinar

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Falls are a life threatening problem for the elderly. It is a problem which requires a multidisciplinary approach. This seminar for health professionals, takes an indepth view of risk factors. Extrinsic risk factors as well as intrinsic factors will be covered including various disease processes such as decreased vision, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, orthostatic hypotension, nutrition, incontinence, drugs, drop attacks, and other balance and mobility impairments. Each participant will have a fall risk assessment form that pulls together todays information to be able to use tomorrow in the clinic which we will review. This is a live interactive webinar.

Objectives:

By class discussion and/or post test, participants will show
1. Knowledge of the impact falls have on the elderly population
2. Ability to identify extrinsic and intrinsic fall risk factors.
3. Knowledge of the effect that various disease processes have on the risk of falls.
4. Participants will have a fall risk assessment form they can put to use tomorrow at work.

Schedule:

8:00-8:35 Introduction and pretest; facts and stats about Falls in the Elderly
8:35-8:45 concerns about falls in the elderly
8:45-9:30 Overview of extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors including video walk through of home to determine risk factors
9:30-9:35 mini break
9:35-10:05 continued overview of extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors
10:05-10:15 break
10:15-11:15 Begin the detailed look at intrinsic risk factors including vision, osteoporosis, sarcopenia, orthostatic hypotension, incontinence, drugs, drop attacks, balance and mobility impairments
11:15-12:15 lunch
12:15-2:00 continued detailed look into risk factors
2:00-2:10 break
2:10-3:25 complete risk factor overview
3:25-3:30 stretch break
3:30-4:00 introduce fall risk form, review, case study, post test and evaluation instructions.

Prior Approvals

Mississippi:	Approved in MS for PT/PTA 6.5 hours; Approved in MS for OT/OTA for webinar6.5 hr
Louisiana:	Approved by LA Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for PT/ PTA 6.5; Approved by LSBME for OT/OTA
Arkansas:	Approved by AR State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners for PT/PTA as Live Interactive Webinar 6.5 hr
Alabama:	PT/PTA: Board says,"pre approval for courses offered is not required. We will honor any coursework relevant to the practice of physical Therapy"To licensees they say," It is your professional judgement , to determine if the continuing education activities completed are applicable, appropriate and meet the requirements of the Board. All continuing education offerings, regardless of source will be accepted provided that it is directly related to the licensee's practice of physical therapy and meets the GENERAL GUIDELINES" 6.5 hours OT/OTA: Board states;" Please be advised you do not have to have pre-approval for courses offered. We will honor any coursework relevant to the practice of occupational therapy and any coursework approved by another health profession, board or organization"6.5 hours This webinar is registered in CEBroker for OT/OTA 6.5 hr
Oklahoma:	Approved for OT/OTA 6.5 hr(202200045) ; Approved in OK for PT/PTA #202112164
Georgia:	This webinar isapproved & registered on CEBroker for GA OT/OTA for 6.5 hr.
Florida:	Lagniappe Seminars is an approved provider for OT/OTA in FL. This webinar is approved and registered on CEBroker for FL OT/OTA for 7.5 hr Approved for PT/PTA in FL 1/1/2021-12/31/2021, 7.5 hr Approval #CE21-700157
North Carolina:	NC PT/PTA: 6.5 hr approved for PT via rule of NC Competency Board. "This activity is approved by NCBPT by virtue of approval by AR, FL, LA,MS, .
Tennessee:	PT/PTA : Approved &Registered CEBroker, no restrictions 6.5 hr for PT/PTA; TN Occupational Therapy Board offers no approval mechanism. This webinar does meet approval through rule of OT Practice for TN #1150-02-.12 #10 and 11
Arizona:	Board of Occupational Therapy--7.0 hr.approved & registered on CEBroker, related to clinical practice of OT, CEtracking #20-770-157, effective date 7/25/2020
North Dakota:	Approved for PT/PTA in ND because they accept approvals from other PT Boards (LA, MS, AR)
Oregon:	Approved form PT/PTA in Oregon because they accept approvals by other PT Boards (LA, MS, AR)
Hawaii:	PT/PTA: Approved due to approval by another state board (AR, LA, MS)
Alaska:	PT/PTA approved because they accept approval of another state PT Board or Asso ( AR, LA, MS) OT/OTA approved because they accept approval of another state OT Board or Asso ( FL)

Upcoming Locations

October

Wednesday

1 day seminar

Live, Online, Interactive, Webinar

Webinar-Identifying Fall Risks in the Elderly Population-a Live Webinar

$185.00

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November

Thursday

1 day seminar

Live, Online, Interactive, Webinar

Webinar-Identifying Fall Risks in the Elderly Population--a Live Webinar

$185.00

November

Tuesday

1 day seminar

Live, Online, Interactive, Webinar

Webinar-Identifying Fall Risks in the Elderly Population--a Live Webinar

$185.00

December

Friday

1 day seminar

Live, Online, Interactive, Webinar

Webinar-Identifying Fall Risks in the Elderly Population--a Live Webinar

$185.00

Testimonials

I enjoyed learning new information that will assist me while caring for my patients.:
G.T., COTA/L, Fayette, MS
Transitioned to web easily. More people should attend.:
E.T., PT, Collierville, TN
Anne did a good job of keeping us engaged.:
J.C.M., OTR/L , Oxford, MS
I really appreciated seeing exampes of what things look like with different vision problems. Anne is incredibly knowledgeable in the treatment and management of geriatric patients. Her experience and life examples are very relavent to today's practic of physical and occupational therapy in various settings. Well worth the time and resources.:
P.K, , PT, The Villages, FL
I was able to share stories and was able to relate what I see daily.:
D.M., PTA, Madisonville, LA
"The information was clearly presented, and there were many areas regarding contributing factors to falls that I had not considered before. It was also great to be able to review and analyze the different patient homes and what was right and what was wrong about the fall precautions already in place.":
E.S.,RN, Colorodo Springs, CO

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