Evidence-Based Fall Risk Management: The Otago Exercise Program

PT, PTA, OT, OTA – this podcast may help you meet your continuing education requirements. Access Relias Academy to review course certificate information.

Have you ever thought of falls as a chronic disease? Something that an older adult should manage daily? Dr. Tiffany Shubert, lead disseminator of the Otago Exercise Program (OEP) and senior product manager at Relias discusses the necessary shift in perspective from an episode of care to a continuum to manage falls and the challenges and opportunities of integrating a highly effective falls prevention program into a rehabilitation therapist's plan of care.

(05:05) What Is Fall Risk Management?

(08:11) Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs

(13:13) Research on Implementation

(21:46) The OEP: What Works and Why?

(32:32) Implementation Challenges 

(51:18) Innovative Models

(59:46) Summary 

The content for this course was created by Tiffany Shubert, PT, PhD.

The content for this course was created by Ann Elsasser- Root, PT, DPT

Here is how Relias can help you earn continuing education credits: 

Access your Relias Library offered by your employer to see course certificate information and exam; 
or 
Access the continuing education library for clinicians at Relias Academy. Review the course certificate information, and if eligible, you can purchase the course to access the course exam and receive your certificate. 

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Legal Disclaimer: The content of Stretch: Relias Rehab Therapy Education is provided only for educational and training purposes for healthcare professionals. The educational material provided in this podcast should not be used as medical advice to treat any medical condition in either yourself or others.

Resources

https://www.med.unc.edu/aging/cgwep/courses/exercise-program/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmZO_EPoB4k