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Fall Prevention Education: Good Examples From Higher Education

Fall Prevention Education: Good Examples From Higher Education

Marja Anneli Äijö, Cidalina da Conceição Ferreira de Abreu, Nandu Goswami
Copyright: © 2021 |Pages: 11
ISBN13: 9781799844112|ISBN10: 1799844110|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799881322|EISBN13: 9781799844129
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-4411-2.ch009
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Äijö, Marja Anneli, et al. "Fall Prevention Education: Good Examples From Higher Education." Integrated Care and Fall Prevention in Active and Healthy Aging, edited by Patrik Eklund, IGI Global, 2021, pp. 171-181. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4411-2.ch009

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Äijö, M. A., de Abreu, C. D., & Goswami, N. (2021). Fall Prevention Education: Good Examples From Higher Education. In P. Eklund (Ed.), Integrated Care and Fall Prevention in Active and Healthy Aging (pp. 171-181). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4411-2.ch009

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Äijö, Marja Anneli, Cidalina da Conceição Ferreira de Abreu, and Nandu Goswami. "Fall Prevention Education: Good Examples From Higher Education." In Integrated Care and Fall Prevention in Active and Healthy Aging, edited by Patrik Eklund, 171-181. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2021. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-4411-2.ch009

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Abstract

Current demographic development requires appropriate care (informal/formal) for falls prevention in the growing older population across different settings as well as in the community. The development of new knowledge and research must be echoed in education and training of healthcare staff and also in the society. There is an urgent need to develop an interdisciplinary and interprofessional Master of Gerontology (“Master of Active and Healthy Aging”), which brings together research and practice. The innovative character of the program should be highlighted by the holistic perspective, incorporating courses in medical, nursing, rehabilitation, social, behavioral, psychological, economic, physiological, and management service aspects related to aging. A strong focus should be on active aging as well as the empowerment of self-care and (care) independency leading to falls prevention. In fall prevention work, new educational structures to teach and develop the workways across the Europe is needed.

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