Philips Lifeline
 The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus understands the importance of safety and preparedness - an understanding shared by Philips Lifeline, the nation's leading medical alert service. To date, the American Red Cross and Philips Lifeline have provided monitoring service to over 50,000 seniors, allowing them to continue living independently while offering peace of mind to those who care for them. With Lifeline, older adults living at home have access to assistance whenever it's needed - 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Philips Lifeline In-services available for Healthcare Professionals
- Learn how Lifeline works and how we can improve patient safety.
- Learn how to help your patients understand their fall risk and change behaviors to reduce risk
- Receive access to a free CE
- Become eligible to receive free activation coupons for the Lifeline service
Who should attend
Healthcare professionals who work directly with older adult patients to prepare them for a safe discharge home. This includes social workers, case managers, discharge planners, occupational therapists, speech pathologists and nurses.
Choose between two in-service topics
 In-service A - An introduction to the Lifeline service
Getting help quickly after a fall or emergency can reduce unnecessary suffering and make a real difference in recovery. Lifeline is an easy-to-use medical alert service designed to reduce the risk of living alone by providing access to assistance at the push of a button.
- See Lifeline's newest equipment
- Learn how much the service costs
- Receive a tool to help your patients decide whether the time is right to subscribe to Lifeline
In-service objectives:
At the conclusion of the in-service, attendees will be expected to:
- Explain how the Philips Lifeline service works
- Describe the benefits of the service to patients and to healthcare organizations
- Identify patient types who benefit from the Lifeline service
- Explain an easy way to make a referral to Lifeline
Length of in-service - 30 minutes
 In-service B - Changing behaviors to prevents falls ... and the benefits of Lifeline to falls safety
Lifeline worked closely with Dorothy Baker, Ph.D., RNCS, a falls expert from Yale University, to develop an in-service on an effective approach to help seniors prevent falls. The in-service introduces techniques that the Yale research team, led by Mary Tinetti, MD, used to achieve a 30% reduction in falls for seniors living in the community.
In-service objectives:
At the conclusion of the in-service, attendees will be expected to:
- Understand the prevalence and consequences of falls among older adults
- Describe an approach to engaging older adults in fall prevention
- Discuss a model for behavior change that can help prevent falls
- Describe the benefits of Philips Lifeline's medical alert service in falls safety
Length of in-service - 30 minutes
1 FREE CEU for nurses and social workers!
To schedule an in-service, please call The American Red Cross of Greater Columbus 614.323.5621. |
