MANUALS & OTHER PRODUCTS

Standardized Mini Mental Status Examination (Molloy et al, 1991)

Age Concern Pty Ltd has been given the exclusive licence to distribute authorised copies of the Standardized Mini Mental Status Examination (Molloy et al, 1991) in Australia.

Organisations that use the authorised copies of the SMMSE are not in breach of any copyright laws.

One of the Directors of Nursing who continues to use the Standardized Mini Mental Status Examination (Molloy et al, 1991) as well as the ACFI tools states:

“I can unequivocally guarantee the clinical and fiscal integrity of our care plans when developed from the base data of the complete and correctly administered SMMSE. My professional and financial decision is that we will continue to use the SMMSE for care”. Mary Anne Edwards – Director of Care & Administrator.

Why continue to use the SMMSE with ACFI?

• It is concise and provides the foundation for our care planning
• Data is easily extrapolated for most ADL and social activity care planning
• Time is money and it is easily converted to the PAS questions

Purchase authorised copies of the Standardized Mini Mental Status Examination) at 22 cents*^ a copy (incl. GST, P&H) to optimise care & funding

*There is a minimum order requirement of 5 copies per funded bed per 12 months

^The purchase of the Care Planning and Funding from the SMMSE (Mellor, revised 2008) is an additional requirement. Question by question, this paper identifies care strategies when the resident is not able to correctly respond.

The authorised copies will bear the name of the facility.

Each order will include one copy of the correct delivery and scoring directions. Each order includes on-going free telephone support

Recognising and Managing Alzheimer's Type Dementia

This manual is a fully self-contained lecture on Alzheimer's type dementia, and includes information on:

• Symptom presentation
• Stages
• Behaviours
• Appropriate activities

Included:

• presentation tips
• what to say with each of the overheads
• hardcopies of the overheads
• exercises to include
• hand-outs for the participants

Authors
Marianne Smith R.N., MS.
Kathleen Buckwalter R.N., Ph.D.
Susan Mitchell, MA.

Published by Abbe Inc.

Cost: AU$45 plus AU$9 handling and postage.

Assessment and Management of Aggressive Behaviours

This manual is a fully self-contained lecture on assessment and management of aggressive and acting out behaviours, which includes information on:

• the many variations of aggressive behaviours
• assessment details
• identifying triggers
• setting goals

Included:

• presentation tips
• what to say with each of the overheads
• hardcopies of the overheads
• exercises to include
• hand-outs for the participants

Authors
Marianne Smith R.N., MS.
Kathleen Buckwalter R.N., Ph.D.
Susan Mitchell, MA.

Published by Abbe Inc.

Cost: AU$45 plus AU$9 handling and postage.

Rationalising & Professionalising Documentation - Legal And Professional Recommendations

On request, the popular Rationalising Documentation seminar, as developed and facilitated by Prue Mellor RN GD (Geront) MN (Geront), Age Concern Pty Ltd, is now being offered as a series of four (4) training programs for self-delivery. The first in the series is Legal and Professional Recommendations.

This session focuses on a number of recommendations from the nursing profession, the Department of Health and Ageing and legal writers that have been ignored by some organisations and individuals.

The facts may be confronting. If you want to achieve best (safe) practice in documentation, the recommendations may require significant changes in thinking and practice, leaderships skills are a must.

Legal and Professional Recommendations will be useful if you/your organisation:

• writes a single piece of information on more than one document
• uses words such as inappropriate, intrusive, aggressive, appears
• still write reports at the end of the shift
• have not recently reviewed the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse and or the Nation Competency Standards for the Enrolled Nurse.

Objectives

At the completion of the session each participant will be able to:

• document as per legal and professional recommendations
• list 15 words to be avoided when documenting
• minimise documentation by reducing the episodes of duplication

Includes

The package includes your:

• Powerpoint presentation (or hard copies of slides for overheads),
• facilitator’s notes
• participant handouts
• guidelines for delivery
• references
• licence to use the training program (with some limitations)

The session content can be adapted to specific audiences e.g. registered nurses, allied health staff, care workers or a mixed audience.

This program lays the foundation for the remainder of the Rationalising Documentation series.

Cost

• CD Format - $99 (incl. GST) per copy for single copies, plus $9.00 p&h
• CD Format - $55 (incl. GST) per copy for 5 or more copies, plus $15.00 p&h
• Hard/paper copy format - $99 (incl. GST) per copy for single copies, plus $27.00 p&h
• Hard/paper copy format - $55 (incl. GST) per copy for 5 or more copies, plus $35.00 p&h

Rationalising & Professionalising Documentation - Assessment

Assessment - Part 2 of the popular Rationalising Documentation series is now available. Developed and facilitated by Prue Mellor RN, PGradDipApplSci(Geront), (Geront), MRCNA , it builds on the first in the series Legal and Professional Recommendations).

Focuses on nursing profession assessment requirements that are being ignored by some organisations as well as what the Dept of Health and Ageing & the Agency really say regarding assessment.

This program is a must if any of the following occur at your facility:

• PCA’s/AIN’s assess high care residents
• you do not assess cognition within an hour of admission, but wait some days!
• behaviour charts include words such as inappropriate, intrusive, aggressive
• comprehension/understanding/cognition assessment is on more than one tool
• assessment of residents takes place over set days

Includes some specifics on behaviour, pain, cognition assessment tools & processes to support funding claims and promote accreditation compliance.

Objectives

At the completion of the session each participant will be able to:

• assess as per legal and professional recommendations
• differentiate between subjective and objective data collection
• minimise documentation by reducing duplication
• analyse effectiveness of all assessment tools and processes especially pain, behaviours, falls risk and cognition
• assess in a timely and professional manner to ensure effective care planning

The package includes your:

• PowerPoint presentation (or hard copies for overheads),
• facilitator’s script
• participant handouts
• Licence to use the program (with some limitation)
• guidelines for delivery
• references

The session content was developed for registered nurses. This program lays the foundation for the care planning session of the Rationalising Documentation series. This program lays the foundation for the remainder of the Rationalising Documentation series.

Cost

• CD Format - $99 (incl. GST) per copy for single copies, plus $9.00 p&h
• CD Format - $55 (incl. GST) per copy for 5 or more copies, plus $15.00 p&h
• Hard/paper copy format - $99 (incl. GST) per copy for single copies, plus $27.00 p&h
• Hard/paper copy format - $55 (incl. GST) per copy for 5 or more copies, plus $35.00 p&h

Videos

We have the opportunity to offer you videos the latest facts on dementia and depression on video. The videos are part of the Post Graduate Dementia course for registered nurses, as accredited by Latrobe University.

Invite some of Australia's leading lecturers and researchers to your facility to give in-service lectures, as frequently as you like or need, and only pay once.

Use the latest information to prepare lectures and training sessions for your staff. These videos provide you with the latest facts on each of the topics.

• Alzheimer's Disease - Includes details of the disease process, symptom presentation, possible causes, risks factors, screening tools & research on treatments. Assoc. Prof. David Ames 1 hour.
  
  
• Non-Alzheimer's Dementia - Includes symptom presentation, disease duration of frontal lobe dementia, Lewy body disease and vascular dementia, plus others. Dr Ian Presnell 1 hour.
  
  
• Depression in the Elderly - Includes usual and unusual symptom presentation in the elderly, risk factors, screening tools and treatment options. Prof. Daniel O'Connor 1 hour.
  
  
• Introduction to Ethics - What are ethics and how do they apply to your daily practice in aged care. Ms Robin Ray, Latrobe Uni. 45 mins
  
  
• Introduction to Evidence Based Practice and Research - Are you using evidence based practice? Probably! Are you researching ? Probably? Are you publishing? Probably not. This video explains evidence based practice and how to use it to support your care strategies. Ms Robin Ray Latrobe Uni. 45 mins

Cost

• 1-2 videos @ AU$88 each (inc. GST) plus AU$10 postage and handling.
• 3-4 videos @ AU$66 each (inc. GST) plus AU$15 postage and handling.
• 5-6 videos @ AU$55 each (inc. GST) plus AU$15 postage and handling.

Due to copyright restrictions, agencies with multiple campuses should call Age Concern Pty. Ltd. for special price offer.

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