Canadian Fall Prevention Course

Are you and your colleagues certified in fall prevention?

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 to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to apply an evidence-based approach to the prevention of falls and fall-related injuries. Through online, instructor-facilitated learning modules you will learn to design, implement, and evaluate a fall-prevention program. 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

Dates: Jan. 20 to Feb. 24, 2023

Fee: $310 + $15.50 GST

Code: HPCF215 2023S D01

Instructor: Bobbi Symes

Textbook: Fall Prevention Programming (2nd edition), by Vicky Scott, PhD, RN, (required reading) order at Amazon.ca or lulu.com.

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Canadian Fall Prevention Course Handout

Student feedback: “I would like to inform you that I successfully completed CFPC. It was a great experience for me. Even though it was online, the teacher led it very well from the beginning with weekly explanation and discussions. Moreover, the book helped me to understanding better. Because I have a lot of experience in this field, l could share my experience with others also l learned new content. I hope l can have other courses with you in the future.”