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Fall Prevention Program Implementation Guide

Appendix D. Sample Production Agenda for the In-Person Training

Production Agenda: Fall Prevention Program Training

Hospital Name

Date and Time for Training

Time Min. Content Speaker Tools
8:15–8:20 5 Opening Remarks
Thank you from leadership to attendees for participating in falls initiative		 Senior Leader  
8:20–9:00 30 Module 1: Understanding Why Change Is Needed
  • Welcome
  • Instructions to maximize participation
  • Logistics, breaks, cell phones, etc.
  • Objectives
  • AHRQ Toolkit approach/training
 Quality Improvement Specialist (QIS)/Instructor  
10 Resource needs Implementation Team Leader 1E: Resource Needs Assessment
9:00–10:15 5 Module 2: How To Manage Change QIS/Instructor  
5
  • Interdisciplinary Team
 Implementation Team Leader 2A: Interdisciplinary Team
5
  • Quality improvement process
 Implementation Team Leader 2B: Quality Improvement Process
35
  • Current process analysis
  • Small group exercise
 QIS/Instructor
All participants		 2C: Current Process Analysis
15
  • Assessing current fall prevention policies and practices
 Implementation Team Leader 2D: Assessing Current Fall Prevention Policies and Practices
10
  • Action plan
 All participants 2F: Action Plan
10:15–10:30 15 Break    
10:30–12:00 45 Module 3: Best Practices in Fall Prevention
  • Intro
  • Universal fall precautions and rounding
  • Fall risk assessment and case study
 QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion
Note: Implementation Team Leader should be prepared to share on the hospital’s universal precautions, rounding practices, and fall risk assessment.		 3A: Inpatient Falls Clinical Pathway
3B: Scheduled Rounding Protocol
3C: Environmental Safety at the Bedside
3D: Environmental Safety Hazard Report
3H: Morse Fall Scale
3I: Medication Fall Risk Score
3J: Delirium Evaluation Bundle
45
  • Care planning
  • Post-fall assessment
  • Action plan and summary
 QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion
Note: Implementation Team Leader should be prepared to share on the hospital’s fall prevention care plan (and compare it with a sample shown during training, looking at goal and categories, and noting potential changes) and to share on the hospital’s post-fall assessment process.		 3M: Sample Care Plan
3N: Postfall Assessment, Clinical Review
3O: Postfall Assessment for Root Cause Analysis
3P: Best Practices Checklist
2F: Action Plan
12:00–12:45 45 Lunch    
12:45–1:30 30 Module 4: How To Implement the Fall Prevention Program in Your Organization
  • Implementation planning goals
  • Staff roles/unit team
  • Communication/integration
  • EHR
  • Change/monitoring/staff engagement
  • Staff education and training
  • Assessment of current staff education and training
 QIS/Instructor
Individuals who can speak on IT issues		 4A: Assigning Responsibility for Using Best Practices
4B: Staff Roles
4C: Assessing Staff Education and Training
10
  • Develop an education plan on best practices for staff
 QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion Education plan for fall prevention staff education and training
5
  • Enhance action plan
  • Summary
 QIS/Instructor 2F: Action Plan
4D: Implementing Best Practice Checklist
1:30–1:45 15 Break    
1:45–3:00 20 Module 5: How To Measure Fall Rates and Fall Prevention Practices
  • Introduction
 QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes
20
  • Measuring fall rates
 QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion 5A: Information to Include in Incident Reports
20
  • Measuring fall prevention practices
 QIS/Instructor—facilitated group discussion 5B: Assessing Fall Prevention Care Processes
15
  • Creating measurement action plan and enhancing overall action plan
 QIS/Instructor 2F: Action Plan
3:00–3:15 15 Closing
  • Evaluation
  • Next steps
 QIS/Instructor  

Note: Remember to review supplementary webinars.

Page last reviewed September 2017
Page originally created September 2017

Internet Citation: Appendix D. Sample Production Agenda for the In-Person Training. Content last reviewed September 2017. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/fall-prevention/implementation-guide/appendix-d.html

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