BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7cfbe02e75d2cef72e0c7a64aab82d1315 CATEGORIES:Events SUMMARY: Evidence - Based Fall Prevention for Community Dwelling Older Adults - December 2017 DESCRIPTION:
Agenda:
5:45 Registration6:00-7:00 Topic 1: Risk Factors Topic 2: Perspectives and Experiences o
f Older Adults
7:00-7:15 Break
7:15-8:15 Topic 3: Assess
ments Topic 4: Interventions
Speaker Bios: Presenters are current students in the first year of the MAOT curricul
um at St. Catherine University. Their course has been guided by Dr. Julie B
ass this semester.
Learnin g Objectives:
1. Describe the Evidence-Based Practice proces
s
2. Summarize current research and levels of evidence for fall preven
tion for community dwelling older adults related to risk factors, older adu
lts’ perspectives and experiences, assessments and interventions.
3. Identify evidence-based recommendations to guide practice related to f
all prevention.
4. Discuss how governmental and professional resources
related to fall prevention.
Target Audience: OTR, OTA, OTS, all.
Course Level: Introductory
Event Location: St. Catherine University, 2004 Randolph Ave,
St. Paul, Mendal Hall Room 106
**Mend al Hall is the large building at the intersection of Randolph and Prior ave nues near Gate 3 (Park on the south side of Randolph avenue).
Continuing Education Credits: 2 .0 CEU
This course fulfills the AOTA Classification Code for Continu ing Education Activities: Category 1: Domain of OT and Category 2: Occupati onal Therapy Processes