This Ausmed Course will look at what a fall is, why identifying falls risk is important and what healthcare professionals need to be aware of to appropriately identify fall risk.
Be confident in your knowledge of falls to better care for at-risk people and those who have experienced a fall.
Immediately identify intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors for falling in a variety of settings to better implement preventative strategies.
Use validated and supported risk screening and assessment tools to determine an individual's degree of risk or harm from falls.
All healthcare professionals working in both inpatient and community health settings.
In inpatient settings, fall injuries have steadily increased and the impacts of falls on individuals are far-reaching.
Prevention strategies should emphasise education, training, creating safer environments, prioritising fall-related research and establishing effective policies to reduce risk.
Enable healthcare professionals to appropriately identify patients/residents who are at risk of falling through an understanding of what a fall is, why falling is an issue of concern and how to identify environmental and personal risk factors for falling.
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