“I Fell and Broke My Hip – Now What?” Mitigating Falls and Fractures in Older Adults

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Target Audience

Pharmacists, Nurses, Nurse Practioners, Social Workers, Physical Therapists

Description

This knowledge-based CPE activity will describe screening for falls in older adults including risk assessment after the fall and management options for osteoporosis.

Live Webinar Information
This webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event. Please go to our live webinar requirements page for more information and to test the computer/device and network prior to the event.


Continuing Education Credit For Pharmacists:
The University Of North Carolina Eshelman School Of Pharmacy is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. The program ACPE#0046-9999-22-062-L01-P (Pharmacist) provides 2.0 contact hours of continuing pharmacy education credit. To receive CE credit, you must complete the CE attendance form and the evaluation of the program. Statement of credit can be viewed and printed in CPE Monitor. Statements of CE Credit will be processed in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. **No partial credit will be available**

2.0 Nursing Contact Hours
The Charlotte Area Health Education Center is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

NCBPTE Contact Hours
Charlotte AHEC, NC AHEC system, is an approved provider by the North Carolina Board of Physical Therapy Examiners with regard to activities directly related to physical therapy for continued competence.

This project is/was supported by funds from the Bureau of Health Professions (BHPr), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) under grant number U1QHP28734, Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by the BHPr, HRSA, DHHS or the U.S. Government.”

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Objectives

  • Describe a process for screening for falls in community-dwelling older adults
  • List components of a multifactorial risk assessment in someone who has fallen.
  • Summarize management options for osteoporosis

Contact

Sarah Ashcraft BA

Sessions

Status
Open
Presenter(s)
Tasha Woodall PharmD, BCGP, CPP
Date(s)
Sep 27, 2022
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Check-In Time
6:30 PM
Credit
2.00 - CEU
2.00 - ACPE
2.00 - NCBPTE Contact Hours
2.00 - Nursing Contact Hours
Location
Live Webinar
Room
Zoom
Description
This webinar will be broadcast with Zoom. Instructions to join the webinar will be emailed prior to the event.
Details
Status
Closed
Date(s)
Sep 27, 2022
Time
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
Live Webinar
Room
Zoom
Fees
$85.00
Onsite: Registration
Credits
2.00
CEU
2.00
ACPE
2.00
NCBPTE Contact Hours
2.00
Nursing Contact Hours