This course is designed for clinicians, hospital administrators, quality directors and risk managers and will discuss strategies to reduce falls and fall related injuries in the acute care setting. The program will discuss how an Interdisciplinary Mobility and “Lightening Rounds” program can be successful strategies for reducing falls in hospitals. The program will also address the importance of individualized interventions for specific population.

Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss Interdisciplinary Mobility Program as an intervention for Fall Reduction.
2. Describe practices to identify individualized interventions for specific populations.
3. Identify tools to promote patient and family engagement in fall prevention in the hospital and at home.
4. Discuss Lightening Rounds program as an intervention for Fall Reduction.