Conducting Fall Risk Assessments in the COVID-19 Era

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Submitted by Minnesota North... on May 25, 2022 - 2:44pm CDT

Resource Type: 
Presentation

This presentation (22:30 minutes) given by Elizabeth A. Phelan discusses assessing risk falls during the age of COVID-19 through telemedicine. The presentation starts with the epidemiology and impact of falls. It then goes through how to conduct a screening for falls and check for risk of falls with an emphasis on how to do it on telemedicine. Lastly, the presentation discusses how to manage falls and prevent them.

Author(s): 
Elizabeth A. Phelan
Subject: 
Assessment & Evaluation
Education & Learning
Collections: 
Age-Friendly Care and Education Collection
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