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Falls Team: The Falls Team document from the VA National Center for Patient Safety Falls Toolkit provides tips for choosing people to participate in a fall risk reduction team, suggestions for responsibilities for fall team members, and the purpose and functions of a fall risk reduction team.
Forming the Team: The Forming the Team segment on pages 28-31 of the IHI How-to-Guide: Reducing Patient Injuries from Falls Toolkit provides guidance on who should serve on a fall risk reduction team and suggestions for responsibilities for fall team members.
Set the Implementation Team Up for Success: Section 2.1 How can you set up the implementation team for success? in the AHRQ Fall Prevention Toolkit provides guidance on who should serve on a fall risk reduction team, how to get the team started on its work, and how the team may work with others already engaged in fall prevention.

Teamwork to Support Fall Risk Reduction: The webinar Best Practices in Teamwork to Support Fall Risk Reduction created by the UNMC CAPTURE Falls Team describes best practices for teamwork to support fall risk reduction.
Effective Fall Risk Reduction Team Meetings: The webinar Best Practices for Effective Meetings: Focus on Fall Risk Reduction Teams created by the UNMC CAPTURE Falls Team describes best practices for conducting and participating in effective fall risk reduction team meetings.

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