One in four Americans over 65 fall each year and the cost for this is over 31 billion dollars. A powerful way to educate the public and physicians about the benefits of physical therapy and fall prevention is to go to community groups and offices and give a succinct but effective talk. This course will teach you and show you how to do this. The first half of the course is a detailed explanation of how to give an effective educational talk. The second part is Dr. Carole Lewis doing the talk with a question and answer session after the talk. You can also download the PowerPoint slides and individualize them to you so that you can use them for your own talks on Fall Prevention.
What participants are saying . . .“A no-nonsense course on giving a simple but effective community talk on preventing falls.”
“I would encourage anyone interested in advancing fall prevention or fall risk awareness to take the course! It’s very motivating and inspiring for those who may not consider themselves to be a public speaker.”
“A great course to highlight an engaging way to get “buy-in” from whatever audience you are speaking to regarding the value of physical therapy.”
“By all means take the course, more tools for your toolbox.”
- Effective communication strategies for falls prevention – 30 min
- Demonstration of effective community presentation on the topic of falls prevention – 30 min
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- Approach various organizations with a plan for education on falls prevention
- Design an effective introduction
- Present an effective 20-30 minute talk on falls prevention
- Demonstrate confidence in answering questions
- Describe potential examination and interventions for falls prevention
Upon completion of the course, a certificate of completion for 1 contact hours of educational credit will be awarded.
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Great Seminars Online (GSO) is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in CA, IL, NM, NY, OK, TX.
This course has received CE approval from the following state licensure boards or associations: none
This course meets the guidelines for CE approval in: CO, CT, ID, IA, KS, ME, NH, NE, SD.
This course has been accepted for CE credit by these states because it has been approved by another state’s board or association: AK, AL, AZ, DE, GA, HA, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.
INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS
If you do not see your state listed, please visit your state board or association’s website and request information for an individual application.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Great Seminars Online courses meet occupational therapy state licensure renewal requirements including but not necessarily limited to these states: AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, GA, ID, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY
1 Contact Hours - $39.00
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Unlimited access: Once you have purchased a course, you have unlimited access. You may stop and start and rewind as often as you wish. The course will remain in your cart and you are free to review the content at any time. However, continuing education credit is only available for the year in which you purchase a course.
Accessing this course: Click on “Enroll Now.” Once you have submitted the registration information, click “Order Now”. You will then see a “Thank You” message. You will be emailed a username, password and information on how to log in to our learning management system (LMS).
Educational Level:Intermediate
Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.