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OT and Falls Prevention with Pooja Patel

Tracking # 20-930877

$13.00

4.4 (18 ratings)
Educator OT POTENTIAL
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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. You will be able to identify acute care fall prevention strategies that are lacking in evidence.
  2. You will be able to recognize acute care fall prevention strategies that have the most research to support them.

Course overview

Falls are a complex problem. This makes preventing them a perfect target for our OT skillset. This week we are looking at an article that explores "the state of the science" on preventing falls in hospitalized patients. The authors walk us through: The scope of the problem The science (or lack thereof) supporting different interventions While many of the interventions sound simple (like gripper socks and alarms), the article we review in this 1-hour course reminds us that nothing is simple in creating truly effective fall prevention initiatives. To discuss what this research looks like in practice, we are excited to welcome to the podcast Pooja A. Patel, DrOT, OTR/L, CDP, CFPS. In addition to being a certified fall prevention specialist, Pooja served as a fall champion at her hospital, and has a wealth of knowledge and experience about being involved in hospital wide quality initiative. Whether you are looking to up your game as an individual therapist or as part of a quality team at your facility, this is a great conversation for you!

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Alabama State Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h Patient Related

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Patient Related

Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners

Occupational Therapist

1h Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy

Arkansas State Medical Board - Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h General CE

Occupational Therapist Assistant

1h General CE

Florida Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h General

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h General

Georgia State Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h General Continuing Education

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h General Continuing Education

Kansas Board of Healing Arts - Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h Class I CE

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Class I CE

Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners - Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Related to the Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy

MSDOH Bureau of Professional Licensure - Occupational Therapists

Occupational Therapist

1h Continuing education directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Continuing education directly related to the clinical practice of occupational therapy

Michigan Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h General

Occupational Therapist Special Volunteer

1h General

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h General

Occupational Therapy Assistant Special Volunteer

1h General

National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Continuing education relevant to occupational therapy

Occupational Therapist Registered

1h Continuing education relevant to occupational therapy

New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Governing Board

Occupational Therapist

1h Clinical Application of Occupational Therapy Skills

Occupational Therapist Assistant

1h Clinical Application of Occupational Therapy Skills

North Dakota State Board of Occupational Practice

Occupational Therapist

1h General

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h General

Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision - Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h General

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h General

South Carolina Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Direct client/patient services in occupational therapy

Tennessee Board of Occupational Therapy

Occupational Therapist

1h Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services

Occupational Therapy Assistant

1h Continuing education directly related to the delivery of occupational therapy services

Disclosure statements

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, the learner will be able to:

  1. You will be able to identify acute care fall prevention strategies that are lacking in evidence.
  2. You will be able to recognize acute care fall prevention strategies that have the most research to support them. 

It is the policy of OT Potential to disclose any financial and non-financial interest the provider or instructor may have in a product or service mentioned during an activity. This is to ensure that the audience is made aware of any bias of the speaker.

We here at OT Potential have no financial stake in this topic. Our guest, Pooja Patel also has no financial disclosures.

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