This “project in a box” contains everything needed to provide in-service training of healthcare providers serving the community and institutional-dwelling geriatric population. The program focuses on why medications are a contributing factor to falls and reviews some of the implicated drug classes. 

This includes a short, easy-to-follow PowerPoint® presentation that reviews the following topics:

• Health and economic impact of falls
• Factors that increase risk of falls in older adults
• Medications as a contributing factor to falls
• Properties of specific medication classes
• Evaluation of patients for fall risk
• General Interventions to prevent falls
• Interventions specific to medications

This self-contained program also includes A Presenter’s Guide, Prevention of Falls Handouts, Presenter’s Notes, and Evaluation Forms that can be customized for your event.

To access the presentation and other materials, open the zip file: Prevention of Falls: Medications