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Primary Care Fall Prevention Multimedia Package
The fall prevention multimedia package includes a video as well as written resources aimed at engaging seniors, their doctors and other primary care clinicians. The video highlights some of the ways to reduce fall risks, common health conditions related to falls and practical assessment tools. The resources offer safe and easy-to-follow exercises, recommendations for good sleep habits and ways to make a senior’s home safer to reduce falls.
The development of these materials was funded by the ministry under the leadership of fall prevention experts at the Centre of Excellence on Mobility, Fall Prevention and Injury in Aging, in partnership with the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) Practice Support Program, the B.C. Medical Association, and the B.C. Injury Research and Prevention Unit.
Resources are available from the GPSC through its Fall Prevention Resources website. These include:
- Primary Care Fall Prevention Video
- Fall Prevention Fact Sheets for Physicians
- Tests for Balance and Gait
- Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
- Tandem Stance Test
- Chair Stand Test
- Fall Prevention Brochures for Seniors
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