Speech Title: Improving Fall Risk Assessment To Reduce Falls In Assisted Living Communities
Biography: Barbara De Groot earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice from the University of Missouri Kansas City and is the Assistant Program Director for the Licensed Practical Nursing program at Brookline College in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Among other volunteer activities, Barbara is a volunteer judge for Health Occupations Students of America Future Health Professionals competitions and is a founding member of Albuquerque Women in Business for Good. She is a Certified Nurse Educator and a Board-Certified Care Manager. Barbara’s research focuses on medication adherence in community-dwelling older adults and reducing falls in older adults by improving fall risk assessment.