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Gain a new perspective on preventing falls and injuries...PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH PRACTITIONERS

Preventing fall-related injuries and the need for hospital care has never been more crucial. If you are a health professional who works with older adults, this five-week online course will help you acquire the knowledge and skills needed to apply an evidence-based approach to the prevention of falls and fall-related injuries. You will learn to design, implement, and evaluate a fall-prevention program through online, instructor-facilitated learning modules. You will be able to:

• define the scope and nature of the problem of falls
• provide fall risk identification and assessment
• assess and select prevention interventions using evidence-based strategies
• understand social policy and context
• apply a program planning model
• evaluate the effectiveness of a fall-prevention program

Delivery style: Online Asynchronous

Date: Sept. 22 to Oct. 27, 2023

Fee: $350 Code: HPCF215 2023F D01

Instructor: Bobbi Symes

Textbook: Fall Prevention Programming (2nd ed.), by Dr. Vicky Scott (required)

Through the StrongerBC future skills grant, students may be eligible to receive funding for this program from Sept. 1 to Dec. 31, 2023.