Webinar: Falls and Accidents4/15/20251:30pm2:30pm
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Series Title: Reducing Litigation Risk for SNF and AL
Session Title: Falls and Accidents
Presentation Date: April 15, 2025
Target Audience:
Administrator, DON, Clinical, Department Managers, Clinical Consultants, Owners, Board of Directors, Compliance Officer, QAPI Team, Regional team, Executive Directors, Nurse Managers, Operators
Presented By:
- Janine Lehman, RN, RAC-CT, CLNC, Director of Legal Nurse Consulting
Course Description:
Falls and accidents are the leading cause of litigation for post-acute care facilities. It is imperative that providers effectively demonstrate that they’ve met both regulatory requirements and the standards of care related to fall risk reduction and have appropriately addressed falls when they occur. This fourth session in the Reducing Litigation Risk series will review the elements of a successful accident/fall management program including the components of what constitutes an “unavoidable” fall or accident, intervention considerations and documentation strategies.
Learning Objectives
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- Discuss the regulatory requirements and standards of care for accident and fall management.
- Identify elements of a successful accident/fall management program.
- Become familiar with the components of an “unavoidable: fall or accident.
Continuing Education Information:
Nurses: The Kansas Healthcare Association is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This offering is approved for 1.0 contact hour applicable for RN and LPN relicensure (KSBN LT0030-0338)
Administrators: This course is approved for 1.0 continuing education credit hours for Kansas licensed adult care home administrators by the Kansas Department Aging and Disability Services. KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing sponsorship number LTS-A0001.
Operators: This course offering is approved for 1.0 continuing education clock hour for the Kansas registered operators in the core area of Administration by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. KDADS Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship number: LTS-A0001.
Social Workers: This course is approved for 1.0 hour of continuing education hours for Kansas licensed Social Workers by the Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board. Approval number: 17-006.
Dietitians: This course is approved for up to 1.0 continuing education clock hours for Kansas Licensed Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. KDADs Health Occupations Credentialing Approved Sponsorship Number: LTS-A0002.
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