CATCH RURAL Falls Program Details

A Fall Risk Management Program for Nebraska Rural Health Clinics

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The CATCH RURAL Falls program provides Nebraska Rural Health Clinics with education, tools, collaboration opportunities, and quality improvement resources to strengthen fall risk management practices for older adults.

Program Resources Available to RHCs

Select any combination of options to best support your needs:

Fall Risk Management Education and Collaboration Series. Monthly virtual drop-in sessions to learn about fall risk management practices for primary care and connect with other RHCs to support collaboration and practice improvement.
1:1 Clinic Consultations. Personalized guidance to set clinic goals, select measures, design tests of change, and plan implementation strategies for fall risk management practices
Measurement and Monitoring Support. Guidance and resources to help RHCs track improvement activities and monitor progress over time
Online Fall Risk Management Toolkit. On demand learning modules and tools to support fall risk management practices and quality improvement efforts

Who leads the CATCH RURAL Falls program?

Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, and Victoria Kennel, PhD, co-lead the CATCH RURAL Falls program. They have over a decade of experience in fall risk reduction and quality improvement programming and also co-lead the CAPTURE Falls program which has supported inpatient fall risk reduction efforts in over 30 Nebraska Critical Access Hospitals.

For more information, or to participate in components of the CATCH RURAL Falls Program, please contact Dawn Venema, PT, PhD, or Victoria Kennel, PhD.