Description

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Fall Prevention Programming 2nd edition presents a unique approach to fall prevention for health care professionals and community support providers who work with older persons in community, residential and acute care settings. The content focuses on the practical application of current research on fall and fall-related injury prevention. This book a valuable resource for all who work with older adults and is the required text for the Canadian Fall Prevention Curriculum course on how to design, implement and evaluate a fall prevention program - available at: continuingstudies.uvic.ca/CFPC The learning objectives for this book are: - To increase your understanding of the scope and nature of the problem of falls among older persons in your region and work setting - To build on your knowledge of fall risk identification and assessment and the application of this knowledge to select appropriate interventions - To build on your knowledge of fall prevention interventions to reflect the practical application of evidence-based strategies - To increase your understanding of how to implement a successful and sustainable program and how to apply a program planning model for the design and implementation of a fall prevention program - To increase your ability to evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention program.

About the Author

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Dr. Vicky Scott is a Clinical Professor with the School of Population and Public Health in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She was the Senior Advisor on Fall and Injury Prevention for the province of British Columbia with the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit and the Ministry of Health. She has published numerous journal articles, government reports and clinical guidelines on the topic of falls and injury prevention for older adults. Dr. Scott has consulted as an advisor and co-authored a number of reports on fall and injury prevention for the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and the Public Health Agency of Canada. She is the recipient of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Translation Award. When not preventing falls, Vicky is an avid bird-watcher.