Registration is now open for the next offering of the Canadian Falls Prevention Curriculum (CFPC) ELearning course through the University of Victoria.
This facilitated CFPC ELLearning course will run from February 11th to March 11th, 2011, and the fee is 175 canadian dollars plus HST.
If you work with older adults in long term care, acute care, home care or in the community, this four week ELearning course will help you acquire the knowledge and skills needed to apply an evidence-based approach to the prevention of falls and fall-related injuries.
Through online, instructor-facilitated learning modules you will: - study online, 4 to 8 hours per week through instructor-facilitated learning modules - learn how to design, implement and evaluate a falls prevention program.
Upon course completion you should be able to: - define the scope and nature of the problem of falls - provide fall risk identification and assessment - provide a selection of prevention interventions reflecting evidence-based strategies - understand social policy and context - provide application of a program planning model - evaluate the effectiveness of a fall prevention program Sarah Elliott Fall Prevention Assistant BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit. Phone: (604) 875-2000 ext. 6981 Fax: (604) 875-3569
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