Recorded Webinar: Screening Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk

Screening Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk Webinar

Recorded Webinar: Screening Strategies to Reduce Fall Risk

The CE Contact Hour is no longer available for this webinar.

For medically complex and/or older adults, falling can lead to far more serious consequences, including long-term hospitalization, disability or death. Yet with adequate screening and preparation, many falls are preventable. In this training, we explore screening and assessment techniques to help reduce fall risk.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the magnitude of the problem
Develop an understanding of the risk factors related to falls
Investigate different Risk Assessment Tools
Learn the three key risk factors for falling
Community and educational resources

Presented by Kelly Sparks, RN, BSN, CWOCN with Capital Nursing Education

Kelly Sparks has been a CWOCN for over 25 years, and a nurse for over 30. She has worked in wound, ostomy and continence care for most of her career. She has been on the board of directors of the Pacific Coast Region several times in the past as well as being on multiple projects for the WOCN Certification Board. She is active with the local Sacramento WOC nurse group and serves as Secretary. She is recently retired from Dignity Health, but continues with her private practice. She has been a speaker for many different conferences and classes. She enjoys speaking for Shield webinars and working with the Capitol Nursing Education to help promote education necessary for the care of patients.

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