April 2010 - TheContinuing Education Institute of Illinois and University of Illinois Dept. of Family Medicine have chosen Fall Prevention Clinics of America professional staff to present a one day intensive program for heathcare professionals, entitled, "AGING AND FALLS: Assessment, Prevention & Intervention". FPCA Presenters include: Afshan Hafiz, M.D. , Lisa Prather, Au.D. Candice Thomas,P.T. and Richard Ueberfluss,P.T. The program will presented on May 5, 2010 at the University of Illinois BIS Naperville Center and will be broadcast to multiple remote locations.
January 22, 2010 Fall Prevention Clinics of America™ opened a new office in the Rush Medical Office Building at 610 S. Maple in Oak Park, IL. By coordinating with Sound Care Hearing Group, a clinical audiology practice owned by Dr. Rebecca Anderson; and the outpatient rehabilitation department of Rush Oak Park Hospital, headed by Peter Schmitt, PT; we can provide an unprecedented level of multidiscipinary care for people with dizziness, disequilibrium or balance dysfunction.
Physicians from the hospital, medical office building and neighboring practices, can now refer patients to the Rush Oak Park Hospital campus for multiple diagnostic services and therapeutic intervention for dizziness and balance problems due to a variety of issues.
For more information, please call Fall Prevention Clinics of America at 1 (866)305-0403.
Seniors’ Mortality Rates From Falling Injuries Increase
$19 billion spent annually on treating these cases.
Medical and eldercare policy groups are putting pressure on Congress to fund falls prevention programs. Twenty-two groups, including the National Association for Home Care & Hospice, are calling on Congress to spend $20 million on falls prevention under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
About ‘1.8 million older adults were treated in emergency departments for injuries from falls, 433,000 were hospitalized and nearly 16,000 died,’ the coalition says in a release. ‘CDC reports the mortality rate from falls among older Americans has increased 39 percent between 1999 and 2005.’
According to the CDC, more than $19 billion annually is spent on treating the elderly for the adverse effects of falls, the coalition says.
Oct. 1, 2010: GRANT AWARDED TO FALL PREVENTION CLINICS…
For the 3rd year in a row, The Northeastern Illinois Area Agency on Aging, part of the U.S. Area Agency on Aging, has awarded its first ever contract to a “for profit” medical practice which specializes in diagnosis and treatment of dizziness and balance disorders among seniors.
As part of the Agency’s Title IIID Home Injury Control Program, Fall Prevention Clinics of America will coordinate with county health departments to provide medical evaluation, assessment and intervention for seniors in northern Illinois who have indicated a history of falls, injury from a fall or a fear of falling.
For more information on the program, contact Fall Prevention Clinics of America at (630) 305-0403.
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