“Falls”

The goal of this program is to increase knowledge of best practices in care management of the older adult population for interdisciplinary primary care team members

Faculty

Willbert Garcia, CHE

Melany Genao, MA

Faculty Disclosure
None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services .

Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:

1. Describe the roles of the members of the health care team in their respective responsibilities for quality care.
2. Discuss the epidemiology of falls in the elderly.
3. Discuss falls interventions.
4. Describe risk factors for falls.

Faculty Disclosure
None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services .