Post Falls Management Webinar (Oregon)

Objectives:

Reducing falls with injury

• Post fall huddles
• Post fall management
• Post fall documentation

Define Effectiveness and Efficiency Metrics

Engagement – where are you in your prevention journey

Featured Presenter:

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.

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.