Jennifer Cellar & William Barry Inman – Aging Patients: Fall Prevention and Infection Control Challenges

Jennifer Cellar & William Barry Inman – Aging Patients: Fall Prevention and Infection Control Challenges

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Two of your biggest fears…

It’s no secret that as we age our bodies become more fragile and the ability to heal is prolonged. That’s why falls and infections cause great concerns. One event can have significant effects that lead to rapidly declined health, extended hospital stays, and extreme financial and emotional implications for patients and their families.

But that’s not all… assumptions tied to high reports of infections and falls can be detrimental to a care facility — economically and psychologically.

In this self–paced online course, sought–after presenter Jennifer Cellar, MSN, APRN, CPN, and award winning expert William Inman, BA-BS, CIC, will guide you step-by-step through evidence-based interventions and prevention strategies you can implement into your practice TODAY!

Walk away with realistic, efficient, and effective algorithms to address falls, understand when to use an influenza vaccine, overuse of antibiotics and its implications, and practical solutions to a variety of “what if” infectious disease scenarios.

Here’s what you will learn in this comprehensive online course:

Part 1:

Fall Prevention Challenges

• Which fall prevention interventions are effective – and which are not?
• Tips to effectively manage your high risk & challenging patients
• The must-have tools for an effective multidisciplinary fall prevention program
• Identify risk: The latest guidelines for fall risk assessments
• New technology available to prevent falls and limit injury
• Comprehensive patient evaluations following a fall

Part 2:

Infection Control Challenges

• Strategies to control, reduce and eliminate infections
• Latest multi-drug resistant microorganism guidelines
• When and when not to treat influenza
• Vaccination recommendations
• Emerging infectious diseases
• Must-knows for bloodborne pathogens and tuberculosis

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