Fall Risk Evaluation & Management

Publish date:
August 16, 2021
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AETC Source
Mountain West AETC

Objectives:

  • Understand the prevalence and financial burden of falls and fall-related injuries.
  • Appreciate the comorbidities and factors that raise the fall risk among those aging with HIV.
  • Learn how fall risk is assessed and managed in a Fall Prevention Clinic and how to apply those elements to your practice.
  • Drop the idea that a "mechanical ground-level fall" is "non-medical" or not worthy of further evaluation or preventative efforts.
  • Identify the common extrinsic and intrinsic factors that cause falls and how to address those that are modifiable.

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