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March 31, 2018Journal of Clinical Gerontology and GeriatricsOpen Access

Evaluating the impact of operating a falls prevention Community of Practice on falls in a residential aged care setting

Jacqueline Francis‐Coad Terry Haines Christopher Etherton‐Beer Debbie Nobre Anne‐Marie Hill Jacqueline Francis‐Coad Terry Haines Christopher Etherton‐Beer Debbie Nobre

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Background/Purpose: Falls are a leading adverse event in residential aged care (RAC) settings with prevention a global aim. The purpose of this study was to determine whether operating a falls prevention community of practice (CoP) delivering evidence-based prevention interventions could change the rate of falls and injurious falls in a RAC setting.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7d9dec87be3f923b5c9ae8 https://doi.org/10.24816/jcgg.2018.v9i1.03

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