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Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 &
Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire
Presentation Template
Name of Organization: Prince Albert Parkland Health
Region
Name of Speaker: Roxane Sawatsky
Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative
Who We Are
Location of Facility
Leoville, Sask.
Number and type of Patients/Residents/Clients:
•16 permanent Long Term Care residents
•1 Respite
Team Members
Team Member
Role
Darlene Batty DLTC
Team Sponsor
Roxane Sawatsky DOC
Team Lead
Connie Poulin SCA
Team Member
Jennifer Bustin SCA
Team Member
Julie Matzner RN
Team Member
AIM
From your Team Charter
• Reduce injuries by falls by 40% from baseline by
Mar 31, 2011
• Develop & pilot a falls prevention program for LTC,
then assist with the roll out to other LTC in Health
Region
Change Ideas
List Changes you have tested during Falls VLC PDSA Cycles:
Falls Logo – develop and trial a Falling Star logo with one
resident assessed as high risk
Care plan Guide- test a careplan guide to assist staff to
document falls prevention plan when assessed at risk.
Measures
• Injurious Falls: our numbers are small – overall
24% had injuries, all minor
Measures
• Assessments Done after all fall
Measures
• Documented Plan of
Care for those
Assessed at risk for
falls
Lessons Learned
List any “key” advice or insights you would like to share with other teams?
Lessons Learned/Key Insights
This type of webex learning would have been very helpful prior
to starting the program for us.
It helps to introduce program in smaller pieces to staff, they are
not so overwhelmed or resistive to the new program. It also
offers them the opportunity to have input in what is working or
not, how to improve it.
Having a local team of workers to work on developing and
introducing the new program- is accepted better by staff.
A new program like this needs to have dedicated resources, not
run off the corner of your desk.
Next Steps
What are some things you will do to sustain the work on reducing
falls and injury from falls and by what date?
Key Sustainability Steps/Plan:
Target Dates
On-going stats collection and
review
By the 10th of following month
Continue team meetings,
quarterly.
March, June, Sept etc 2011
Assist with education and
startup of falls program in
other LTC facilities across the
region
March & April 2011
Contact Information
Name: Roxane Sawatsky DOC
Email: [email protected]
Phone Number: 1-306-984-2136