A Spotlight on Falling to the Ground
Lecture Overview
Brief
Falls are a major cause of catastrophic injury for older people and can often result in hospitalisation and extended stays, putting them at further risk of falls. This engaging session gives a thorough overview of the standards relating to falls in older people as well as risk factors and evidence-based approaches to prevention.
Educators
Stephanie Gettens
Stephanie is a registered nurse and has a background in general medicine and trauma orthopaedics. Her interest in falls prevention resulted in a position as a falls resource nurse providing support and education to the staff and patients on falls prevention initiatives. This lead to a position as a Principal Project Officer where she is responsible for supporting and coordinating National Standard 8 - Preventing and Managing Pressure Injuries and Standard 10 – Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls for Queensland Hospital and Health Services. Stephanie has recently completed a Masters of Philosophy researching the impact falling has on patients’ in an acute care facility.
Reviews
Great information
Junhui Gu
Great content delivered in a clear, concise manner.
Travis Simms
Interesting stats, worth a listen.
Kate Ayling
very good
Stephen Dunk
Excellent
Jennifer Francis
Very practical
Kerry Flude
Well presented talk about falls and all key points covered thoroughly.
Jennifer Margaret Polglase
Very clearly presented- thank-you
Nanette HAYNES
Easy listening
Sarah Ashby
Good information
Shilpi katiyar
Very interesting and I am able to take some of the information and put it into my nursing practise. Stephanie a very good presenter.
Wendy Nicol
Informative
Lesley Lepp
Excellent. Gives a lot of practical applications to prevent falls and improve nursing care.
Michele Selby
Very informative and practical. Lots of great statistical evidence and life experience tips. Excellent educator with sincere enthusiasm.
Steven Walker
Fabulous presenter - used the slides as prompts, not a script
Jude Lowe
I recommend this education to other health professionals
Ingrid Slattery
Extremely practical and easy suggestions to implement. It has created and reinforced a greater awareness on falls, times and places they occur, and those patients at higher risk
Tracy Halliburton
Learned new ideas to prevent fall of people especially aged peoples.This session was good.well explained with relevant examples that’s make this topic more cleared.
Renu Renu
Excellent speaker.Valuble VLA
Hemaltha piyaratna
Engaging speaker,excellent lecture with simple strategies for preventing falls
Marie Parker
Great revision and also I needed information on the National Standards for Accrediation
Fiona Le Cren
Informative
Riza Magnaye
Staffing levels must be a factor in falls.
Angela Faulkner
Great session. Very informative, practical and gives simple yet effective strategies to provide better patient care and reduce falls.
Shananne Emma Field
I found the speaker enthusiastic and engaging. Very passionate and will take back some ideas to my organisation to change and improve how we reduce and manage falls in our hospital
4.9
19 Total Rating(s)