reducing the risk of injurious falls in an ageing population in ireland

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Reducing the risk of injurious falls in an ageing popula5on Introduc5on The Na’onal Strategy to prevent falls and fractures in Irelands Ageing Popula’on (2008) calls for a proac*ve approach to bone health and falls preven*on. Costs for falls and falls related injuries, of which hip fracture is one of the most costly, are on the increase and projected to be in excess of € 2 billion by 2030. The cost to quality of life and life itself is immeasurable. Aim To provide a comprehensive equitable bone health and falls preven*on service in Dublin North to improve the bone health and reduce the risk of falls and fractures in the older adult popula*on. Results Falls and fracture preven*on is very much on the agenda for service providers in Dublin North. Increased awareness among primary secondary and ter*ary care is evident. Conclusion Through the investment, development and implementa*on of these services an increased awareness among the popula*on and healthcare staff of the importance of good bone health is evident. With further work on FLS the capacity to prevent future falls and fractures in our ageing popula*on is achievable. Daragh Rodger, ANP Care of the Older Adult Community, St Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park, Dublin 20 Email: [email protected] , Anne Spencer, Educa*onal Technologist, PETAL, [email protected] 1. Healthy Ageing Clinic Bone Health 6. Fracture Liaison Service 3. Forever Autumn 2. Osteoporosis Clinic 5. Community Falls Pathway 4. Community Falls Clinic 1 Audit of the Healthy Ageing Clinic (2006) highlighted the incidence of reduced bone density in adults promp*ng the development and implementa*on of a bone health educa*on resource (2011). Visit www.bonehealth.co 2 Access to a consultant led osteoporosis clinic (2010) 3 Audit of hospital and residen*al units demonstrated the incidence of falls promp*ng the development and implementa*on of a falls preven*on programme (2012). Visit www.bonehealth.co 4 Development of a mul*disciplinary consultant led comprehensive falls clinic (2013) 5 Collabora*on with Primary Care services to develop a coordinated approach to bone health and falls preven*on (2014) 6 Recogni*on of the need for Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) Enhancing Quality Care for an Ageing Popula5on

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Reducing  the  risk  of  injurious  falls  in  an  ageing  popula5on    

Introduc5on  The  Na'onal  Strategy  to  prevent  falls  and  fractures  in  Irelands  Ageing  Popula'on  (2008)  calls  for  a  proac*ve  approach  to  bone  health  and  falls  preven*on.    Costs  for  falls  and  falls  related  injuries,  of  which  hip  fracture  is  one  of  the  most  costly,  are  on  the  increase  and  projected  to  be  in  excess  of  €  2  billion  by  2030.  The  cost  to  quality  of  life  and  life  itself  is  immeasurable.    

Aim  To  provide  a  comprehensive  equitable  bone  health  and  falls  preven*on  service  in    Dublin  North  to  improve  the  bone  health  and  reduce  the  risk  of  falls  and  fractures  in  the  older  adult  popula*on.  

Results  Falls  and  fracture  preven*on  is  very  much  on  the  agenda  for  service  providers  in  Dublin  North.  Increased  awareness  among  primary  secondary  and  ter*ary  care  is  evident.    

Conclusion  Through  the  investment,  development  and  implementa*on  of  these  services  an  increased  awareness  among  the  popula*on  and  healthcare  staff  of  the  importance  of  good  bone  health  is  evident.  With  further  work  on  FLS  the  capacity  to  prevent  future  falls  and  fractures  in  our  ageing  popula*on  is  achievable.  

Daragh  Rodger,  ANP  Care  of  the  Older  Adult  Community,  St  Mary’s  Hospital,  Phoenix  Park,  Dublin  20  Email:    [email protected],  Anne  Spencer,  Educa*onal  Technologist,  PETAL,  [email protected]    

1.    Healthy    

Ageing  Clinic    Bone  Health  

6.  Fracture  Liaison  Service  

3.  Forever    Autumn  

2.  Osteoporosis  

Clinic  

5.    Community  

Falls    Pathway  

4.  Community  Falls  Clinic  

1   Audit  of  the  Healthy  Ageing  Clinic  (2006)  highlighted  the  incidence  of  reduced  bone  density  in  adults  promp*ng  the  development  and  implementa*on  of  a  bone  health  educa*on  resource  (2011).  Visit  www.bonehealth.co  

2   Access  to  a  consultant  led  osteoporosis  clinic  (2010)  

3   Audit  of  hospital  and  residen*al  units  demonstrated  the  incidence  of  falls  promp*ng  the  development    and  implementa*on  of  a  falls  preven*on  programme  (2012).  Visit  www.bonehealth.co  

4   Development  of  a  mul*disciplinary  consultant  led  comprehensive  falls  clinic  (2013)  

5   Collabora*on  with  Primary  Care  services  to  develop  a  coordinated  approach  to  bone  health  and  falls  preven*on  (2014)  

6   Recogni*on  of  the  need  for  Fracture  Liaison  Services  (FLS)    

Method  

Enhancing    Quality  

Care  for  an  Ageing    

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