Fall Team Education

Print Resources

• 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.
• 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.

Audio/Visual Resources

• 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.

Fall Team Tools