Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

1. Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation Template Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta Amy Kantor, Quality Consultant Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

2. Who We Are Edmonton, Alberta • Ambulatory and Inpatient Care • 3 inpatient units • ~56 beds • ~140 RN’s plus NA’s, PT, OT, RT, Pharmacists and MD’s • Primary Cancer Care facility, serving all of northern Alberta.

3. Team Members

4. AIM • To lead and coordinate team learning, process and care improvements; to ensure our targeted goals are achieved in falls and injury reduction and that we contribute as active participants in the SHN Falls Prevention VLC. • Reduce incidence of falls (fall rate) by 40% from baseline (to 2.4%) by March 2011. • Reduce injury from falls by 40% from baseline (to 19%) by March 2011. • Scope: Inpatient units (3 units, 56 beds)

5. Change Ideas

6. Measures Implemented Risk Assessment Change in Event Reporting System Number of Falls per Month Range: 4-7 Mean: 5

7. Measures Implemented Risk Assessment Change in Event Reporting System Number of Falls Causing Injury per Month Range: 0-4 Mean: 2

8. Measures Number of Charts Reviewed per Month Range: 54-82 Mean: 67

9. Lessons Learned

10. Quick Wins • Champions emerged from Physiotherapy department • Data collection became easy with their help • SHN Virtual Learning Series taught the team about: • Quality improvement methodology (Can be applied to other projects) • Data collection, analysis and trending • Viewing the issue from a broader perspective: i.e. pharmacology, special considerations for the elderly, etc. • Great connections made between departments (Nursing, Education, Physiotherapy, Quality) • Great ideas to build on from other teams in the collaborative

11. Next Steps

12. Contact Information • Amy Kantor • Amy.Kantor@albertahealthservices.ca • 780-989-5954 • Judy Poon • Judy.Poon@albertahealthservices.ca • 780-432-8841