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This national falls summit focuses on reducing inpatient falls, and harm from inpatient falls. Through national updates, practical case studies and learning from the 2020 National Audit of Inpatient Falls report (interim report published May 2021). The conference will provide a step by step guide to implementing the multiple interventions that have been proven to reduce falls in your service.
“Falls are the most common incident affecting hospital inpatients, and one of their most serious consequences is a hip fracture.”
“Inpatient hip fractures were associated with a greater risk of institutionalisation and higher mortality compared to hip fractures sustained out of the hospital; reflecting the fact that inpatients tend to be frailer or more acutely unwell. However, better post fall management could improve outcomes for this patient group.”
Benefits of attending
This conference will enable you to:
- Network with colleagues who are working to reduce inpatient falls, and harm from inpatient falls
- Understand the national context including the National Audit of Inpatient Falls move to continuous audit
- Ensure effective implementation and learning from the National Audit of Inpatient Falls
- Improve care for patients by reducing inpatient falls, and harm from inpatient falls in your service
- Reduce falls in older people presenting with frailty
- Learn from trusts who have developed multifaceted inpatient falls prevention programmes that work
- Improve immediate post falls care and management
- Understand how you can reduce harm from inpatient falls particularly focusing on inpatient hip fracture
- Understand the root causes of inpatient falls, and how to investigate an inpatient fall
- Improving practice in the identification and management of people at risk of falls at ward level
- Reflect on case studies to reduce related to medication related falls including hypotension induced by medication, and reducing falls resulting from delirium
- Prevent deconditioning in hospitals to reduce falls
- Self assess and reflect on your own practice
- Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence
