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Megan Bennett, MS, CCC-SLP
University of Alaska Anchorage
AK, United States
Professor Megan Bennett, MS, CCC-SLP, is the Clinical Coordinator of SLP and SLPA Programs and an Assistant Professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage. She is a co-facilitator of the interprofessional fall risk experience among Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, and Pharmacy students, with a special focus on effective interprofessional collaboration training for distance education students.

Presenting at CAB 2025:

This presentation discusses how health professions students assessed fall risk among older adults in assisted living facilities. Interprofessional student teams developed care plans with the aim of enhancing patient safety. The initiative improved student competencies, fostered collaboration, and provided actionable recommendations to mitigate fall risk, benefiting both students and residents.