The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at WVU will offer Fall Risk Assessment and Prevention, with Dr. Clifford Benezra, April 10, from 10 - 11:50 a.m. in classroom A at the Mountaineer Mall, 5000 Green Bag Road, Morgantown. The presentation is free and open to the public.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, falls are the leading cause of injury-related visits to emergency rooms in the U.S. and responsible for 70 percent of accidental deaths of adults 75-years-old and older. Benezra will share vital information and insight into the causes of falls by this age group and review how one’s home should be arranged in order to prevent potential falling.
Benezra is a retired geriatric physician, whose practice emphasis was largely home visits to make the patient’s home a safer environment. He spent 36 years in medical practice in South Florida performing internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, geriatric care, quality assurance and utilization review. He went on to become owner and operator of HouseCall Resources, a community-based primary care health care delivery system. Benezra received his formal medical training at the University of Buffalo, Georgetown University, and University of California.
An affiliate of the WVU School of Public Health, OLLI at WVU offers non-credit educational opportunities designed for people 50-years-old and older. For more information, contact the OLLI office at 304.293.1793 or email olli@hsc.wvu.edu.