Steady Strides® Outpatient Fall Prevention Training Course

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Brief Overview

Our trademark Steady Strides Fall Prevention course provides online and in-person training for medical providers including physicians, NPs, PAs, PTs, PTAs, COTAs and OTs. This is only the on-line part of the course. After completing the on-line portion of the test, please schedule below for the hands-on part of your training.

Disclaimer: This online course is designed solely for educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice or professional healthcare services. The responsibility for diagnosing and treating patients rests solely with the healthcare provider(s)/staff. Steady Strides Academy does not assume any liability for the application of the information provided in this course. You are encouraged to consult with appropriate medical professionals and regulatory bodies regarding the application of course content in clinical practice.

Currently this activity does not provide Continuing Medical Education units, but we are working on obtaining the approval from the appropriate governing bodies.

Goals: Upon completion of this course learners will be expected to be able to 1) independently identify the specific factors contributing to risk of falls in older adults; 2) diagnose and treat common medical conditions associated with fall risk in older adults; 3) provide specific goal based rehabilitation goals of care to reduce risk of falls in older adults; 4) understand basic principles of medical quality and safety, so as to implement fall prevention interventions in their local facility of practice.

Outpatient Fall Prevention Basics

This module provides basic introduction to principles of fall prevention medicine.

Lessons

Introduction to the Steady Strides® Fall Prevention and Stroke Rehabilitation Medical Institute Introduction to Fall Prevention Assessment and Screening for Fall Risk History and Physical Fall Prevention Interventions Primer Physiatrist Assessment Guidelines Biopsychosocial Determinants of Health Biopsychosocial Model of Care: Engaging Psychological and Social Factors During Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Evaluation Basics Occupational Therapy Evaluation Basics Home Safety and Fall Prevention ADL Training for Fall Prevention: Basics Low Vision Rehab Basics Maximizing Neuroplasticity Maximizing Neuroplasticity: Role of Games in Rehab Engaging Cognition During Rehabilitation Standardized Screening Tools Patient Centered Goal Setting Educating Patients About Their Condition Guidelines for Communication Between Therapists and Physiatrists for Patient Care HIPAA Basics Communication Key Points Engaging Patients To Optimize Rehabilitation Older Adult Fall Risk Factors: Case-Based Discussion

Overview of Common Medical Conditions in Associated with Fall Risk

Here we describe some of the common medical conditions associated with fall risk in older adults. Some of these topics will be a review for many medical professionals, but provided here for those who can benefit from the review. If you feel that you already know the material presented here, just click “Complete” on each course and take the brief quiz to move on to the next lesson.

Lessons

Differential Diagnosis Syncope Altered Mental Status (AMS) Orthostasis Headache Neck Pain Shoulder Pain Elbow Pain Wrist Pain Back Pain Hip Pain Knee Pain Foot and Ankle Pain Chronic Pain Movement Disorders Cerebellar Conditions Spasticity and Contractures Stroke Visual Deficits After Stroke and Their Rehab Common Non-Stroke Visual Deficits and Their Rehab Vestibular Deficits Vestibular Rehab Interventional Procedures Common Post-Op Terms and Precautions Hip Fractures in Older Adults Osteoporosis Management in Older Adults Brain Injury

Rehab Interventions Practical Review

Here we describe some of the common rehabilitation management techniques. This module also contains basic rehabilitation terminology which are likely all to familiar to some of our rehab professionals. We provide it here for those who may benefit from basic overview of the terminology. If you feel that you already know the material presented here, just click “Complete” on each course and take the brief quiz to move on to the next lesson.

Lessons

Physiatry SOAP Note Common Terms Used in Therapy Notes Orthotics Basics Basics of Lower Extremity Amputee Terms Components of a Physical Therapist's Assessment Components of an Occupational Therapist's Assessment Components of a Speech Therapist's Assessment Dual Tasking in Rehabilitation Rhythm Based Activity Training Rehab HPI Simple Rehab Recommendations for Fall Prevention Common Barriers to Rehabilitation Reading a Therapist's Note and Making Recommendations: Part I Reading a Therapist's Note and Making Recommendations: Part II Reading a Therapist's Note and Making Recommendations: Part III Reading a Therapist's Note and Making Recs: Part IV Assessing Quality of Your Note

Medical Quality Improvement

We provide basic training in medical quality and safety to help assist with quality improvement projects in your home organization(s).

Lessons

Quality Improvement Basic Toolset Basic Statistics for Medical Quality Improvement Process vs Outcome Variables
Final Exam Part 1: Online Training Final Exam Part 2: Hands-On Training

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