Are you looking for a FREE fall prevention e-learning course designed for care providers working with seniors?

Posted Le 4 novembre 2016

"Positive Steps Work" is an interactive fall prevention designed for care providers working with seniors in their homes. This course is designed with adult learners in mind; allowing you to start & stop the course, and return to it later when you have time. It also is created to work on any device whether you are using a laptop, desktop, tablet or smartphone.

Positive Steps Work helps learners understand how a fall affects older adults, their family and the healthcare system. It examines the risks among community-dwelling seniors that can lead to a fall and caregiver, family and seniors' roles in preventing them. It inspects seniors' point of view and includes the importance of respecting autonomy, valuing input and finding ways to talk about fall prevention.

This course can be used in student or staff training as well as for orientation or fall prevention refresher. A certificate of completion is issued at the end

To take the course go to www.durham.ca/falls Click on Older Adults; Click on Education then START

To get more information, contact Sherry Nesbitt PHN 905 668 7711 ext. 3097 or Lynn Ryan PHN ext. 3204