Falls Boot Camp

Learn about Fall with Injury Reduction from expert speaker Pat Quigley.

Learning Objectives:

• Risk Identification
• Implementation of injurious Fall Reduction Strategies
• Root Causation: Identifying Source of Injury
• Mitigating Injury with the Admission of the Known Faller

Dr. Patricia Quigley, PhD, MPH, ARNP, CRRN, FAAN, FAANP, Nurse Consultant, is both a Clinical Nurse Specialist and a Nurse Practitioner in Rehabilitation.  For over 40 years, she practiced in the field of rehabilitation nursing, mostly within the Veterans Administration. She serves as a patient safety expert for fall and injury reduction to multiple leading quality organizations. For over 20 years, she led the development of evidence-based assessment tools and clinical guidelines related to assessing veterans’ risk for falls and fall-related injuries across multiple medical centers. Her contributions to patient safety, nursing and rehabilitation are evident at a national level – with an emphasis on clinical practice innovations designed to promote elders’ independence and safety.

To register or to be sure that you are from a qualifying hospital or organization, please email Anjelica Armendariz-Janes at AnjelicaA@wsha.org

WSHA Learning Collaboratives are available exclusively to WSHA systems, hospitals, physicians. They are also open to organizations participating in the WSHA/ASHNHA Partnership for Patients, including members of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association.  WSHA encourages your hospital to extend this invitation to your program providers, leaders and staff involved with relevant areas or work or study.