Call in number 919-962-2718

Call In Number: 919-962-2718

It takes a Village

• Texas Fall Prevention Coalition

• Texas Physical Therapy Association

• Carolina Geriatric Education Consortium

– Content

– Webinar Platform

• Centers for Disease Control

– Funding for Project

• Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

– Otago Outcomes Database Platform

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Strong Today, Falls Free Tomorrow!

• Raise awareness about how to prevent fall-related injuries among older adults!

• The National Council On Aging and the Falls Free Coalition (over 100 members!)

• Why

– Everyone plays a role in fall prevention

– The majority of falls experienced are preventable!

• Room 244

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Impact on Practice

• Physical therapists are being recognized as “fall risk managers”

• Clinical guideline - all older adults be screened and assessed for fall risk annually

• The minimum dose of balance and strength exercise required is 50 hours!

• Are you ready? It’s time to partner!

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Texas Falls Prevention Coalition (TFPC)

• Vision Texans working together for a Falls Free Tomorrow!

• Mission Reduce falls and fall-related injuries and costs in older adults through public education, clinical intervention, community partnerships and public policy

• More information on TFPC as well as general fall prevention resources can be found at our website fallsfreetexas.org

• Currently housed within the Texas A&M Health Science Center Program on Healthy Aging. Visit the PHA website for information on evidence-based fall prevention program efforts at programonhealthyaging.org.

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TFPC Steering Committee• Marcia Ory – Texas A&M Health Sciences Center School of Rural Public Health (TAMHSC

SRPH)

• Doris Howell – Texas A&M Health Sciences Center School of Rural Public Health (TAMHSC SRPH)

• Cindy Quinn – Texas A&M Health Sciences Center School of Rural Public Health (TAMHSC SRPH)

• Catherine Zernial – WellMed Medical Management

• Deborah Billa – WellMed Charitable Foundation

• Collette Pientok – Texas Physical Therapy Association

• Don Smith - Area Agency on Aging United Way of Tarrant County

• Linda Taylor – Texas Department of State Health Services

• Millie DeAnda-Dallas Area Agency on Aging

• Patricia Bordie – Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)

• Holly Riley - Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS)

• Catherine Wakeman- Baylor Scott & White

• Elizabeth Sjoberg-Texas Hospital Association

• Nicole Volek – Texas Physical Therapy caucus representative

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Why is this important?New Opportunities – Better Outcomes

• Clinical Initiatives

• New Programs

– Evidence-based fall prevention programs

• New (& Motivated) Partners

– Typically delivered in community settings (YMCA, Senior Centers)

– Senior centers receive extra funding to offer evidence-based programs

STEADI Tool

Objective Measures which can link to G-Codes

Otago Exercise Program

The only recognized evidence-based fall prevention program delivered by physical therapists in the clinical setting!

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Otago Community Resources

• Access online training, videos, tools for your practice and patients at:

http://www.med.unc.edu/aging/cgec/exercise-program

• Access online database to track patients and demonstrate value at:

http://www.OtagoExerciseUSA.com/

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Evidence-Based Fall Prevention Programs

• PROGRAM – NOT Evidence-Based Medicine

• Intervention translated into a “real world” setting

• Tested in a RCT; if proven effective then …

• Packaged into a standardized program

• Typically highly scripted

• Designed to be replicated with fidelity– Stick with the program to get the outcomes!

• Delivered by a certified leader (NOT a PT!)– Lay leader or trained provider

– Certification unique to each program

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Evidence-Base Fall Prevention in Texas

Matter of BalanceEnhanced FitnessTexerciseTai Chi

More Resources

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Thank You!

• What are your goals in fall prevention?

• Who do you want to partner with?

• What are your next steps?

• Keep in touch!

Tiffany Shubert

tshubert@med.unc.edu