The burden of falls is more extensive than many might imagine.

Seniors who fall may be more likely to need emergency room services, may be more likely to require hospital admission, may be more likely to require long term care, may be more likely to acquire infections during that care and may be more likely to die as an outcome associated with that fall. The cost to families is also high as family members need to become caregivers for their elder family members and possibly to take time off work or school to meet the needs of their loved one.

This conference will provide the data you need to make the decisions in your community regarding older adult fall prevention, programming and policy implementation. In addition, you will learn how to do a community assessment regarding fall prevention services and referral networks and also how to begin looking for funding to support the needed public health intervention that will address this issue.

Our Falls Prevention Summit objectives are to mobilizing available resources, programs, and interventions to build community capacity as a key strategy for providing older adults falls prevention action, and:

·         To provide an opportunity to exchange knowledge, and ideas among all stakeholders in falls prevention;

·         To provide current research findings related to falls prevention initiatives and fall risk assessment in the areas of acute care, long-term care, and community care;

·         To identify and showcase current ‘best practices” and new innovative ideas in screening and delivery of fall risk and fall prevention; and,

·         To inspire further development of fall prevention strategies and to encourage potential partnerships and collaboration to advance fall prevention in Ohio.

Registration is FREE - but Reservations are REQUIRED in order to provide sufficient materials for participants. To register online:

http://www.ohiopha.org/tabs/events/eventdetails.aspx?EventId=787

(mark Bill Me Later – no bill will be sent – the session is FREE!)