The Only National Forum to Help Prevent Falls in the Elderly & At Risk Population
Annually, falls among older adults are responsible for more than 20,000 deaths, 2.4 million emergency department visits, and more than $30 billion in direct medical costs. Furthermore, each year somewhere between 700,000 & 1,000,000 people in the U.S. fall in the hospital setting.
By attending the National
Falls Prevention Conference you'll join the leaders in this field helping to the tackle the challenges of
Falls Prevention. This nationally collaborative program is designed to provide a platform for building on best practices across all sectors of the health care system, to prevent falls and fall related injuries in hospitals, home health, and long term care organizations nation wide.
You've asked; we listened!
After a highly successful event in September of 2015, we looked further into your feedback and suggestions to expand our topic focus and lengthen our sessions at our 4th Annual event this year. We will also include more break out sessions and interactive round tables throughout our main conference days.
New Highlights for 2016 include:
- Preventing Falls in Acute Inpatient Psych Units
- Fall Harm Risk Scales/Scores
- Long Term Care
- Future of Fall Prevention
- Falls Prevention Technology
- Learning about resources in the community and how to access them
- Data supporting fall improvement
- Acute care should be more connected to community fall prevention efforts
- The amount of technology associated with detecting fall risks
- What to ask when a fall occurs
- Learning about transportation dilemmas and getting participants into community programs
- Cons of hourly rounding
- Funding opportunities from the NCOA
- The dichotomy of the two approaches to in-patient falls prevention
- The tree branch approach
- Home Meds Plus program
- The impact of malnutrition
Meet the Speakers
Advisory Board
- Patti League RN, Program Manager, A Matter of Balance
- Brenda Belbot MSN, MHA, RN-BC, Geriatric Nurse Consultant, NICHE Coordinator, Ascension Health
- Matthew Lee Smith PhD, MPH, CHES, FAAHB, Institute of Gerontology, Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
- Dr. Frank Floyd, Associate Medical Director, United Health Services
2016 Speakers include:
- Dr. Patricia Quigley PhD, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP, PhD, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP, Nurse Consultant
- Dr. Sasha Speer, Doctor of Physical Therapy, SMS Physical Therapy, P.C.
- Barbara Mayer PhD, RN, Director of Nursing Quality, Stanford Health Care
- Eric Roedel M.D., Director of Medical Services, Fairfax Behavioral Health System
- Darcy M Allen RN, BSN, MBA, Director of Nursing Services, Critical Care / DOU / Dialysis / Telemetry, Kaiser San Diego Medical Center
- Kevin Rix MPH, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Trauma Services, University Medical Center Brackenridge
- Sara Kyle Ph.D, Director of Resident Wellness, Nicoya Healthy and Lifestyle
- Jennifer Morris Slayton MSN, RN, Executive Director for Quality Improvement, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Susan Brooks, Director of Nursing, Catholic Health System
- Cassandra Vonnes MS, ARNP, GNP-BC. AOCNP, FAHA, NICHE Coordinator, Advancer Practitioner Gerontology, Moffitt Cancer Center
- Mark Brimer Ph.D., Owner, Florida Falls Prevention and Rehabilitation
- Eileen Miller, Senior Program Associate, National Aging and Disability Transportation Center, National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Sonya Moore RN, MSN, CPPS, Manager, Nursing Quality, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Sandy Atkins, VP, Strategic Initiatives, Partners in Care Foundation
- Lisa Robinson, Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, The Medical Center of Plano- HCA Healthcare
- Nicholas Mannering, Trauma Program Manager, Mission Hospital Medical Center
- Kim Linville, RN, MSN, Nurse Manager, 8th Floor Inpatient Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Please fill in your name and email to receive the conference agenda of this event.
Pre Conference Workshop Day - Wednesday, November 9, 2016
- WORKSHOP A: The Importance of Motivation and Support Messages for Falls Prevention
- WORKSHOP B: Keys to Successful Engagement in Acute Care Units
- WORKSHOP C: Blending Technology to into Traditional Fall Prevention Strategies for In-Patient Care
Main Conference Day One - Thursday, November 10, 2016
- Including: Roundtable Rally Refreshment Break, Q&A Lunch and Learn Break, Afternoon Coffee Break
Main Conference Day Two - Friday, November 11, 2016
- Including: Demo Drive Break, Networking Lunch and Learn Break, Afternoon Coffee Break
The agenda is available as PDF under dwonloads at the right side of the page.
Venue
The venue is not yet available for this event.
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Who Should Attend?
- Injury Prevention Specialist
- Patient Safety Director/Officer
- Occupational Therapist
- Physical Therapist
- Quality and Safety Director/Officer
- Fall Prevention Team Lead
- Risk Management
- Geriatric Nurse Practitioner
- Director of Nursing
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Fall Prevention Coordinator
Venue
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Los Angeles Downtown120 South Los Angeles Street
Los Angeles, California, 90012
The special room rate of $209 for a single room, has been established to make your reservation process easy. Simply call 1.800.445.8667 and give the group name National Falls Prevention no later than October 18, 2016. In addition the special rate has been extended to three days before and after the conference, based upon availability.
