Falling Behind! - A Falls Prevention and Management Initiative in St Mary's
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Falling Behind! A collaborative approach to better bone health and falls prevention
Daragh RodgerANP Care of the Older Adult Community, St Mary’s Hospital
Anne Spencer RN, BA (Hons), MScEducational Technologist, PETAL
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Overview of Presentation
Importance of :• Bone health• Falls awareness• Falls reduction, prevention & management
In order to :• Reduce unnecessary injuries• Reduce unnecessary suffering• Reduce financial costs• Promote healthy active ageing
through education
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Report of the National Steering Group on the Prevention of Falls in Older People and the
Prevention and Management of Osteoporosis throughout Life (2008)
• Falls main reason for attendance at A&E departments
• 75% of all injuries are as a result of a fall
• Falls and falls related injuries cost in excess of €404 million per annum
• Fractures are the most common injury
• Hip fracture is the most serious bone injury
• Fractures as a result of osteoporosis
• Osteoporosis is on the increase with our ageing population
• Osteoporosis is treatable and preventable
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Incidence of Hip Fracture in Ireland
Fact
• 16 trauma centres in Ireland
• 3000 + hip fractures a year
• Cost: €35million for inpatient care
• Irish Hip fracture Database since 2012
• 2nd Annual Report due 28th Feb, RCSI
(Ahern, E & Brent, L. 2013)
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IOF: Incidence of Hip Fractures
http://www.iofbonehealth.org/facts-and-statistics/hip-fracture-incidence-map
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Hip Fractures in Context
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Role of Education Technology
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• Pragmatic Approach to Design & Delivery Using Differing Web 2.0 Tools
• Accessibility is key• Open Access – staff, families, carers
and the public• Available on Mobile Devices /
Differing Platforms• Bite Size Nuggets of Learning• Limited budget
Animoto – Online Video Creation
Tumblr Blogging Tool
Box Cloud File Storage Software
QR Codes & Augmented Reality
SlideshareArticulate E AuthoringVideo HostingBlogger
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Development of an online COP to offer support, guidance and continued education in falls prevention and management across the care spectrum for older adults:-• Acute Hospital Care• Community Care• Intellectual Disabilities Care• Palliative Care• Residential Care
We are seeking a proactive collaborative approach to falls prevention by providing a platform for continuing engagement
www.foreverautumn.co
Forever Autumn
Community of Practice
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Poster Campaign 2013
Prompt patients to ask about screening for osteoporosis and will be placed in key patient waiting areas:-
• A&E departments• Fracture Clinics• Outpatient clinics• GP surgery’s• Health centres
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Reactive V Proactive
• System failure – too late to react at point of hip fracture
• Screening - fracture liaison services currently very poor nationally
• 50% of those who suffered a hip fracture in one site had history of previous fracture with no bone health interventions (O Connor et al 2013)
• Is falls prevention on the agenda???
• Currently national group working towards the implementation of the 2008 strategy
Education • Bone health – lifelong process need
to educate all ages
• Increase falls awareness –potential for falls
• Falls prevention and reduction across all care settings
• Goal is to reach as many as we can in the most cost effective way
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Visit our web sites and contact us for more information
[email protected] [email protected]
www.bonehealth.co www.foreverautumn.co
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