Preventing injuries from falls, especially among the elderly, has been a flagship issue for health care quality improvement and patient safety for nearly two decades. The complications that can follow broken bones at an advanced age, most notably a broken hip, can literally be deadly. This reality, numerous programs, and reporting requirements have kept falls prevention front and center across the health care continuum.
Now a new initiative wants to emphasize the physical and mental health benefits of mobility, and encourage greater mobility for older patients in conjunction with falls prevention, as part of a broadening vision of “age-friendly” care. This webinar will explore what this looks like starting with the hospital setting.
Speakers:
- Mary Tinetti, MD, Gladys Phillips Crofoot Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and professor, Institution for Social and Policy Studies; section chief, Geriatrics (co-chair)
- Marie Cleary-Fishman, BSN, MS, MBA, CPHQ, CPPS, CHCQM, vice president, Clinical Quality, Health Research & Educational Trust (AHA)
- J. Michelle Moccia, DNP, ANP-BC, CCRN, program director, Senior Emergency Center, St. Mary Mercy Hospital (Trinity Health)
- Belinda Dokic, CPht, B.A., M.B.A., quality performance improvement leader, St. Mary Mercy Hospital (Trinity Health)
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