Event Details
FREE for NEAHQ members, $15 for non-members
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According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), fall events continue to be the most common adverse event that is reported in the hospital setting. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) adds that falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries for older Americans, threatening their safety and independence in multiple settings.
Is your organization struggling with patient falls? Are your mitigation strategies failing to improve your outcomes? This program will share data and best practices and tools that can help reduce falls in various settings.
About the Speaker:
Linda Weirauch, MSN, RN, CPHQ
Linda has been in the healthcare industry for over 25 years. She is the Market Director of Quality, Risk and Infection Control for Select Specialty Hospitals in Flint and Saginaw, Michigan, two of over 100 Critical Illness Recovery Hospitals across the United States. Her passion focuses on reducing patient harm in the areas of Infection Control, Performance Improvement, Quality Reporting and Risk Management Programs. She also directs activities for accreditation preparedness and Medical Staff OPPE. Linda is active in National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), is a CPHQ review Course Instructor and is the current Education Chairperson for the Michigan Association for Healthcare Quality (MAHQ).
Learning Objectives:
1.Understand the scope of the issue and examine own organization
2.Learn & analyze contributing factors that increase patient risk of harm
3.Evaluate factors for patterns that increase risk of events
4.Learn about tools used to assess patient risk for falls
5.Analyze assessments to determine best interventions
6.Utilize tools and assessments to develop recommendations and action plans for own organization
This activity/program is approved by NAHQ® 1.5 hours of CPHQ CE credit
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