Falls

These are the knowledge to practice resources being developed on the topic of falls. Dr. John Puxty, Deanna Abbott-McNeil and Susanne Murphy at the the Regional Geriatric Program of Southeastern Ontario are the developers of this resource.


Attachments                                                                      Size 
1 Falls Toolkit Title Page.pdf 76.19 KB
3 Falls How to Use This Toolkit.pdf 65.61 KB
4 Introduction to Falls in Primary Care.pdf 127.23 KB
5 Falls Algorithm.pdf 68.91 KB
5a Three Screening Questions FallRiskElderly.pdf 86.21 KB
6 Framework for Falls Management in Primary Care.pdf 62.68 KB
7 Patient Pre-Assessment Form - Description of Falls.pdf 32.35 KB
7b Patient Pre-Assessment Forms - Home Safety questionnaire.pdf 25.17 KB
7c Patient Self-Assessment Forms - Falls Focused Medical History.pdf 66.39 KB
8 Assessment forms for Clinicians - The Timed Up and Go Test.pdf 33.3 KB
8b Assessment Forms for Clinicians - Falls Eval Initial Visit.pdf 64.1 KB
8c Assessment Forms for Clinicians - Falls checklist.pdf 39.87 KB
9 Handout After the Fall_0.pdf 58.77 KB
9b Handout Avoiding Falls Low Vision_0.pdf 62.54 KB
9c Handout Medical Evaluation of Falls_0.pdf 59.05 KB
9d Handout Occupational Therapy_0.pdf 59.54 KB
9e Handout CPA What is Physiotherapy.pdf 3.39 MB
9f Handout Tai Chi_0.pdf 59.64 KB
9g Handout Canes and Walkers_0.pdf 59.75 KB
9h Handout Low Blood Pressure_0.pdf 67.41 KB
9i Handout Falls General Info.pdf 59.93 KB
9j Handout Can you get help if you need it.pdf 59.69 KB
9k Handout Decrease Your Risk of Falling.pdf 59.29 KB
9l Handout Footwear and Falling.pdf 58.96 KB
9m Handout CPA Osteoporosis.pdf 128.8 KB
9n Handout CPA Walking Aids.pdf 295.24 KB
9o Handout CPA WhatIsPhysiotherapy.pdf 3.39 MB
9p Handout DietitiansOfCanada VitD WhatYouNeedToKnow.pdf 206.64 KB
9q Handout CAOT UOtt ProtectYourselfFromFalls.pdf 391.16 KB
9r Handout CAOT UOtt ReduceTheRisksOfFalls.pdf 605.66 KB
9s Handout Lifeline Fitness AKeyToFallPrevention.pdf 599.16 KB
9t Handout PHAC VisionCareInfoSeniors.pdf 369.09 KB
9u Handout PHAC YouCanPreventFalls.pdf 533.37 KB
9v Handout CPA PreventingFallsSeniors.pdf 83.28 KB
10 Quick Ref Best Practices Falls.pdf 71.29 KB
10b Quick Ref Common Meds and Fall Risk.pdf 70.25 KB
10c Quick Ref Specific Management Recommendations Falls.pdf 67.67 KB
10d Quick Ref Falls Assessment Poster.pdf 108.65 KB
10e Quick Ref Specific Assessment Recommendations Falls.pdf 99.76 KB
10f Quick Ref TUG Poster Falls.pdf 86.58 KB
10g Quick Ref Falls in Primary Care Poster.pdf 119.85 KB
11 References Falls.pdf 65.13 KB
12 Teaching Slides on Falls.pdf 824.42 KB
13 Handout La prévention des chutes - vision .pdf 67.15 KB
14 Handout La prévention des chutes - hypotension.pdf 72.38 KB
15 Handout Le tai chi.doc 140 KB
16 Handout Les cannes et les marchettes.doc 142 KB
17 Handout Les chaussures et les chutes .doc 136.5 KB
18 Handout Qu’est-ce que la physiothérapie.pdf 76.03 KB
19 Handout Réduisez votre risque de chut.pdf 63.36 KB
20 Handout L'utilisation d'une marchette.doc 138 KB

Helpful Resources on the Web
 
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention resources on community-based falls prevention
 
Guides to Active Aging and Falls Prevention and Older Adult Resources from the Alberta Centre for Active Living Website