Preventing Falls Among Older Adults:
What's New and Emerging at UW?
An EBHPP Research Roundtable

Falls among older adults pose a serious health problem both nationally and here in Wisconsin, with the state ranking second nationally in fall-related death rates. Join the EBHPP for a Capitol Briefing on work conducted across multiple disciplines at UW-Madison to address this issue.

Featuring information and community partner perspectives from:

Stepping On, an evidence-based falls prevention program
Jane Mahoney, UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Militza Bonet-Vázquez, Medical College of Wisconsin
Jennifer Lefeber, Milwaukee County Department on Aging

Community pharmacist role in modifying the
use of fall-risk increasing drugs
David Mott, UW-Madison School of Pharmacy
Barb Michaels, Aging and Disability Resource Center of Brown County

Nurse-led interventions to maintain mobility in the hospital setting
Barb King, UW-Madison School of Nursing
Linsey Steege, UW-Madison School of Nursing 
Shelly VanDenBergh, UW Health