Making Fall Prevention Part of Primary Care: Implementing CDC’s STEADI Tool Kit in a New York State County Health System

Presenters:

Frank Floyd, MD, FACP, Associate Medical Director & STEADI Champion United Health Services Member, New York State Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYSACP)
Harrison Moss, MPH, CPT, DTR, CHES, Program Manager – NYS Older Adult Fall Prevention Program Bureau of Occupational Health & Injury Prevention NYS Department of Health

At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants will be able to:

Describe the burden of falls in older adults in New York State.
List three resources in the CDC STEADI Toolkit.
Identify three challenges of incorporating fall prevention into clinical care.
Describe three tips for incorporating fall prevention into clinical care.

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“Falls among older New Yorkers (age 65 and over) are the leading cause of injury deaths, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits. To reduce falls, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed the STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, & Injuries) Tool Kit. The STEADI Tool Kit is a comprehensive resource designed to help healthcare providers incorporate fall risk assessment and proven interventions into clinical practice. In 2012, United Health Services (UHS), a large health system in Broome County, began integrating STEADI into its practices. This webcast will cover how UHS incorporated clinical fall risk assessments and referral into clinical practice. It will also discuss how to enhance clinical and community linkages to evidence-based community fall prevention programs.”

Objectives/Learner's achievement of each objective
As a result of this educational activity, I am able to:

Describe the burden of falls in older adults in New York State. *

List three resources in the CDC STEADI Toolkit. *

Identify three challenges of incorporating fall prevention into clinical care. *

Describe three tips for incorporating fall prevention into clinical care. *

Presenters

Presenter 1
Frank Floyd, MD, FACP, Associate Medical Director & STEADI Champion United Health Services Member, New York State Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYSACP)

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Presenter 2
Harrison Moss, MPH, CPT, DTR, CHES, Program Manager – NYS Older Adult Fall Prevention Program Bureau of Occupational Health & Injury Prevention NYS Department of Health

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Teaching strategies were appropriate for topic *

Teaching by this presenter was effective *

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