A simple stumble or slip can result in a serious injury or even death. Individuals 65 and older are at a  higher risk for injury from a fall, which most often happens at home or at a residential care facility.  Encouraging participation in evidence-based programs can help prevent a fall by increasing balance and  strength, while also improving quality of life. 

Objectives: 

1. Explore opportunities to implement fall screening in communities across South Dakota

2. Explain the value of evidence-based fall prevention programs  

3. Describe the personal benefits to individuals who participate in evidence-based fall prevention  programs 

4. Review availability of programs across South Dakota 

Presenters:  

• Nikki Prosch, MS, PAPHS, 200hr RYT; Health & Physical Activity Field Specialist II – | SDSU Extension 

• Abigail Gramlick-Mueller, APRN, DNP, RD, CCM; Nurse Scientist | Sanford USD Medical Center ∙ Karla Cazar, MSN, RN-BC, GCNS-BC, CRCN; Parish Nurse Coordinator | Faith Community Nursing Center, Sanford USD Medical Center 

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Continuing Education: 

Sanford Health, the provider of this educational activity and responsible party for the adherence  to ANCC criteria, has worked together with a joint provider, the South Dakota Fall Prevention  Coalition, to design, implement and evaluate this activity. 

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Register for CE – All Others

Visit the Sanford Health Site to complete the CE form and use the emailed link to Register for the Webinar.

Create an account and register via the Sanford Health Site. Use the emailed link to Register for the Webinar.

This Webinar is hosted by Great Plains Quality Innovation Network in partnership with the South Dakota  Fall Prevention Coalition and Sanford Health. 

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationship(s):  

None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to  disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or  distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Speakers agree to disclose any off-label,  experimental, or investigational uses of drugs or devices in this presentation.

Contact/credit hour statements: 

CME: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements  and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint  providership of Sanford Health and the South Dakota Fall Prevention Coalition. Sanford Health is  accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Sanford Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

ANCC: Sanford Health is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by Ohio  Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission  on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91) 

1.0 ANCC Contact Hours 

SD-SW: This organization, Sanford Health approval ID #1021, is approved as a provider for continuing  education by the: South Dakota Board of Social Work Examiners. Social Workers will receive 1.0  Continuing education clock hours for participating in this course. 

Fall Prevention Week – Falls continue to be a national public health concern. Join us and local and state  partners and coalitions September 18-24, 2022, for a nationwide observance to raise awareness of falls  prevention to reduce the risk of falls and help older adults live without the fear of falling. We will be  highlighting resources, initiatives and educational opportunities leading up to and throughout Fall  Prevention Week.