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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!

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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 Balance Enhanced Fitness Texercise Tai 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