Upper extremity fractures in older adults are commonly seen in hand and supper extremity rehabilitation. However, certified hand therapists and occupational therapy generalists may not be prepared to evaluate and educate their clients in evidence-based continuing education course. The course will focus on instructing therapists to educate community-dwelling older adults who have sustained an upper extremity fracture due to a fall, or those clients seen in the outpatient setting who may ba at risk for falls. The content of the four-hour, continuing education course will be evidence-based and multifactorial. Content will include aspects of fall prevention such as a home modification, fracture risk assessment, medication’s impact on balance, balance assessment, screening for muscle weakness, cognitive screening, low vision, and balance interventions. The continuing education course will include three hours of lecture, as well as one hour of lab, providing the course participants active learning to practice essential assessment and intervention strategies.
