— Offered by College of Education and Health Professions and Eleanor Mann School of Nursing —

One in four adults aged 65 and older report falling each year (CDC, 2020), resulting in approximately 36 million falls in the United States in 2018. Florence et al. (2018) estimated US medical costs attributable to fatal and nonfatal falls in 2015 to be $US 49.5 billion.

Injuries from falls lead to the following:

• Fear of falling
• Sedentary behavior
• Impaired function 
• Lower quality of life

This class explores fall prevention tools and strategies, including risk screening, assessment, and management, as well as successful interventions to prevent falls.

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the significance of falls in older adults. 
• Identify risk factors (extrinsic and intrinsic) for falls in older community-dwelling adults.
• Conduct a fall focused assessment.
• Develop a treatment plan that minimizes the risk of future falls and morbidity from falls.

^$10

Free for University of Arkansas faculty with current UARK email address.

Online Self-paced

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3 Months

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