Pills
and Spills (Medication and Falls) is a series of videos made available by The Scan Foundation on recognizing
the risk of falls due to medication use in older adults. There are six
sessions, each with two videos approximately 15-minutes long. The videos
include lectures, group discussion questions and real-life examples, meant to
provide an interactive learning platform for health care aides and other
long-term care professionals.
The six sessions include the following topics: (1) Stop falls:
addressing fall risk factors, (2) Aging, health and falls, (3) Medical
conditions that contribute to falls, (4) Recognizing the link between
medication and falls, (5) Personalizing fall prevention: the environment, (6)
The 4P’s: pain, positioning, potty, possessions. They are produced by the
University of Southern California Davis School
of Gerontology and the USC School
of Pharmacy.
Pills
and Spills is part of the Direct
Care Workforce Curricula continuing education program for long-term care
professionals. To see the other topics available on the Direct Care
Workforce Curricula, please visit: http://www.thescanfoundation.org/direct-care-workforce-curricula
To
view the Pills and Spills videos, please visit: http://www.thescanfoundation.org/pills-and-spills-medication-and-falls
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