On June 29, 2022, the APTA Geriatrics BF SIG had their Annual National Falls Prevention Awareness Day Kick Off Call to assist members in beginning to brainstorm and plan their events and efforts for the week of September 18-24. Our Clinical Liaison, Tammy McHugh, served as the creator and master of ceremonies for the event. We were honored to host the following guest speakers for the evening:
- Cathy Ciolek, APTA Geriatrics President
- Governors State University DPT Student Speaker Miguel Musngi with Student Panel Members TaShea’ Moore, Daniel Kusper, and Andres Garcia
- Deb Espy, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy BF SIG Chair
- Eric Galvez, APTA Oncology BF SIG Membership Chair
- David Taylor, APTA Geriatrics House of Delegates Representative
- Tammy McHugh, APTA Geriatrics BF SIG Community Outreach Liaison
Top resources that were shared during the call included:
- CDC STEADI Toolkit
- APTA Geriatrics BF SIG NFPAW Toolkit
- APTA Geriatrics BF SIG Outcome Measures Toolkit
- ANPT Clinical Practice Guidelines
- ANPT Outcome Measure Recommendations
- APTA Oncology Balance and Falls Fact Sheet
- APTA Geriatrics State Advocate Website
A big thank you to all our speakers and to all those who attended! Did you miss the call? Listen to the call recording here or peruse through the call powerpoint.
