Dennee Frey, CHAMP Pharmacy Expert: Let’s Talk About Fall Prevention
July 28, 2010
Dennee discusses several resources that are helpful in preventing falls. Click on the play arrow to watch her video.
Here are a few links to helpful tools. For more fall prevention tools, visit the tools page and select ‘physical function’ in the drop down menu.
Timed Up and Go Test
Home Care Fall Reduction Initiative Risk Assessment Screening Tool
HHQI Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) – Falls Prevention
Abstract: Tinetti, ME; Kumar, C. The patient who falls: It's always a tradeoff. JAMA. 2010; ...
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