72. Fall Prevention and Balance with Dr. Mariana Wingood
Looking to learn more about fall prevention and balance and what we can do as clinicians and DPT students with helping the older population prevent this from happening?
In this episode of The Healthcare Education Transformation Podcast, we speak with Dr Mariana Wingood, PT, DPT, PhD, MPH, GCS, CEEAA, Postdoctoral Fellow at VA's Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Program Director of Geriatric Certification at Evidence in Motion.
Dr. Wingood talks about all things fall prevention related, providing excellent resources to start with as an outpatient clinician, the upsides of working with the geriatric population, and how to create actual change in the community.
Resources:
World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36178003/
Management of Falls in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: Clinical Guidance Statement From the Academy of Geriatric Physical Therapy of the American Physical Therapy Association
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4757637/
Tools for assessing fall risk in the elderly: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28374345/
If you would like to contact Dr Wingood, you can reach them at:
Email: mariana.wingood@outlook.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/elevatingEBP
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariana-wingood-pt-dpt-phd-mph-gcs-ceeaa-926295201
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