About Course
This 4-hour training is aimed at professionals supporting elderly individuals in all types of facilities (medicalized residence, home, SSIAD, day care). It allows participants to gain a comprehensive understanding of the risk factors for falls in the elderly, to implement concrete preventive actions in daily routines, and to reorganize the physical environment to reduce risky situations. The training also addresses the appropriate actions to take after a fall, managing the fear of falling, and working in a multidisciplinary team. At the end of the training, each participant will be able to identify the residents or patients most at risk and to implement appropriate and traceable responses.
Course Content
Module 1 – Understanding Falls — Epidemiology and Risk Factors
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Lesson 1 – Falls in the Elderly — Reality and Consequences
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Lesson 2 – Intrinsic risk factors
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Lesson 3 – Extrinsic and medication factors
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Lesson 4 – Assessing Fall Risk — Tools and Clinical Approach
Module 2 – Preventing on a daily basis — professional gestures and monitoring
Module 3 – Reorganizing the environment — home and facility adjustments
Module 4 – After the fall — management and prevention of recurrence
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