Falls - Causes and History Taking

Name: Falls - Causes and History Taking
Start: 2024-12-19T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-12-19T20:00:00+00:00

19th Dec 2024

6:00 - 8:00pm (GMT)

Geriatric medicine

19th Dec 2024

6:00 - 8:00pm (GMT)

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Description

Feeling unsure about the causes of falls and how to take a thorough falls history? Want to improve your skills in assessing these common presentations?

Join Teaching Things ✨THIS THURSDAY 6-7 PM ON MEDALL✨ as we cover EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT…FALLS: CAUSES OF FALLS & FALLS HISTORY TAKING! 😍

Join clinical year medics, Bart and Diya, as they guide you through the common causes of falls, key risk factors, and how to take a comprehensive falls history. This session will equip you with the tools to assess and manage patients with falls confidently and effectively.

🔥🔥 All slides and recordings will be available on MedAll after the session, and you can also explore our full schedule of upcoming sessions. Make sure to sign up for the session on MedAll!

🩺Causes of Falls & Falls History Taking: Everything You Need to Know!

📅 Thursday, December 19th, from 6-7PM.

🔗 https://app.medall.org/event-listings/falls-causes-and-history-taking

👣🩺 We can’t wait to see you all there!

Summary

This engaging session will delve into the causes, prevention, and history taking of patient falls. Medical professionals will gain valuable insights into the assessment, management strategies, and risk factors associated with falls. It's an excellent opportunity to enhance your clinical skills and improve patient outcomes in fall-related cases. Don't miss out on this vital medical session.

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Learning objectives

Identify and understand the various causes of falls in different demographics such as the elderly, children, and adults with certain medical conditions.
Gain competence in taking detailed and accurate history from patients who have experienced falls, with a particular focus on identifying potential underlying health conditions or environmental factors that may have contributed to the incident.
Learn to identify key red flags in the patient's history that may indicate serious causes of falls, such as neurological disorders or certain medications.
Develop skills to integrate information gathered from the patient's history with physical examination findings, laboratory results, and other clinical data to formulate a differential diagnosis for the cause of the fall.
Understand the importance and methods of documenting patient fall histories and related data accurately for further reference, clinical decision-making, and planning follow-up care.

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