IN-SERVICE LECTURES & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(Face to face or Distance Education - Age Concern Pty Ltd Live Classroom )

You may choose a single lecture or contract Age Concern Pty. Ltd. to discuss the possibility of us providing the major component of your in-service training and education needs.

A number of organisations find this a cost and time saving method of providing the required on-going education. It gives them access to the expertise of many professionals versus just one educator.

Each session is developed by specialists in their fields and where relevant, will attract CNE points.

Added to our face to face in-service education and training programs click here for fees, Age Concern Pty Ltd is pleased to be able to introduce our Distance Education programs are delivered through the Age Concern Pty ltd live classroom.

This is a ‘virtual’, real time classroom, where you or your staff log-in with a special web address and password. These programs are suitable for individuals or groups.

When in the classroom you are able to speak with the facilitator and your colleagues. You are able to see the slides and the whiteboard and you are able to complete and submit the evaluation form.

For individual registered and enrolled nurses there is now an opportunity to request a personal tutorial or access prepared, professional development sessions, pitched at an appropriate level, without the added time and financial costs of travel and staff replacement.

With either option you receive a free headset and microphone with your first session.

Each session is facilitated by a qualified, experienced and practical professional whose qualifications will appear on the Certificate of Attendance.

*Share the personal tutorial with up to two (2) friends and all receive a 20% discount off the per person fee. You must all be logged on to different computers during the tutorial. During the personal tutorial you are able to speak freely with the facilitator. This is one to one professional development.

If you choose to purchase one of the prepared programs, any questions you may have are emailed to the presenter

Distance Education - Age Concern Pty Ltd Live Classroom Fees Individual

• Personal Tutorial $165 per hour (or part thereof, e.g. $247.50 per 1½ hours) for per person*
• Prepared Tutorial $66 per hour (or part thereof, e.g. $99 per 1½ hours) per person

The fee includes:

• GST (Goods & Services Tax)
• Free headset and microphone (with first order)
• Copies of objectives
• Hard copy of slides as handouts
• References as applicable
• Continuing Nurse Education points
• Certificate of Attendance with the objectives and details of the facilitator

For Personal Tuition click here for our most frequently requested programs or call 1800 722 236 to discuss your requirements

Prepared Programs

• Dementia Across the Stages (the symptoms and care) – Geri Hall PhD, ARNP, GCNS-BC, FAAN is now the clinical nurse specialist at the renowned Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (USA). This program identifies the stages of Alzheimer’s and related dementia: identifies symptoms and behaviours and outlines some care strategies for each stage. 1½ hours.
• Care Planning from the SMMSE – Prue Mellor RN, PGradDipApplSci(Geront), M(Geront), MRCNA is the Managing Director of Age Concern Pty Ltd. This session identifies, question by question, the care strategies for clients who are not able to correctly respond to the SMMSE (Molloy et al, 1991). Many of these questions relate to ACFI. 1 hour.
• Delirium - Prue Mellor. Previously called Acute Confusion, delirium occurs in 80% of residents and is a common condition in hospitals patients. The session includes an international criterion, nursing responsibility in identifying delirium, common causes and care strategies to reduce the risks and the associated morbidity and mortality. Nursing protocols for assessing causes and directing care. 1½ hours.

Click here to request a program or to further information.

For organisations the Age Concern Pty Ltd live classroom allows you to provide education and training, as per the Accreditation Standards, that:

• is cost effective
• directed at a level all staff can understand
• is delivered when staff are not rushed and perhaps more receptive
• eliminates the roster hassles & the cost of back filling the roster
• doesn’t require all staff to leave the floor at busy times
• offers topics that meet the needs of the organisation or individual staff members
• provides for night and weekend staff
• includes clear training objectives, handouts, references, summary of evaluations (for your records) and Certificates of Attendance when evaluations received
• is facilitated by qualified, experienced and practical professionals

You simply request a program title, choose a date and time. Then you register the names of the staff members you wish to attend. On the selected date and time you log-on to the provided web address and using your unique password, your staff enter the Age Concern Pty Ltd live classroom. They may speak with the facilitator and their colleagues, see the slides, the writing on the whiteboard and at the end of the session complete and submit the evaluation form.

The first session is fully recorded, so every word spoken, every slide shown and all writings on the white board are saved as they occurred in real time. This archived (saved copy) is now available to those staff not on duty or were too busy to attend. This option is useful if there is only one computer available in the workplace, then staff simply listen to the session at a later, pre-arranged time.

There is little staff down time, no roster hassles and you may capture those staff members who rarely attend training.

You may choose a topic from our most frequently requested In-service topics or make a particular request. Please also call 1800 722 236 if there is a particular focus you would like us to take for your staff.

For your registered and enrolled nurses we suggest you consider our Individual Program option to meet the requirements of the nursing bodies. Please contact us to discuss the options.

Distance Education - Age Concern Pty Ltd Live Classroom Fees Organisations

• $185 per hour (or part thereof e.g. $277.50 for 1½ hours) for up to five (5) staff members.
• For six (6) or more staff members add $4.40 per person per hour (or part thereof).

The fee includes

• GST (Goods & Services Tax)
• Copies of training objectives for accreditation
• Summary of evaluations for accreditation
• Hard copy of slides for hand outs
• References as applicable
• Certificate of Attendance with details of the facilitator and program

See below for our list of most frequently requested lecture titles or call 1800 722 236 to discuss your needs.

Click here to request a program or to further information.

A Selection of Frequently Requested Lecture Titles

ACFI and Assessment Which professional assessment tools to use and how to then develop care & support your claims. How a few validated assessments tools vs the others. Care Planning (ACFI) Teaching your staff to write all they do, using their assessment results. Direct clear wording for better results. Legal and professional recommendations Accreditation Standards From theory to practice. The spirit and the word. Dementia Syndromes Reversible and irreversible. Signs and symptoms, assessment, care planning, therapies and activities. Alzheimer's Disease Signs and symptoms, dysfunctional behaviours. Care planning, therapies and activities. Medication in the Elderly Major drug groups. Effects and side effects in elderly people. Nurses responsibility. Aggression and Other Behavious Definitions, assessment, measurement, triggers, care planning, the therapies & prevention. Evaluation is a must. Sexuality in Residential Care Sexuality and ageing. The issues in facilities and the Accreditation Standards vs staff attitudes. Delirium and Mortality Delirium occurs in 80% of residents. Staff responsibility in identifying delirium & the common causes. Strategies to reduce the risks and the associated morbidity and mortality. Validated assessment tools and nursing protocols.

Depression The 'hidden disease'. The signs and symptoms, assessment tools, care planning and therapies. Includes the behaviours of depression. Skin Care and Wound Management Pressure sore risk assessment tools and how to choose. Wound care, skin care. Continence Diagnosis, assessment, and resources. Strategies that may assist with implementing programs. Sleep Assessing sleep patterns. Identifying insomnia, apnoea & other problems. Introducing sleep hygiene. The use of sedatives & the ADR's. Palliative Care Symptom management in end stage care. Pain Management The myths, the facts, the assessment tools. Includes the different types of pain & the various pain control options. Clinical Issues (Individual lectures on each of the following, not an exhaustive list) Diabetes, CVA's, Parkinson's disease, osteoporosis. Fracture care, types & care for arthritis. And any other topics/disease processes as requested. Nurses Cry Too Grieving and unresolved grief in staff. Signs, symptoms and management strategies. Time Management Are your routines losing you funding and breaching the standards? What to change? Normal Ageing Changes Normal age-related changes. Care to reduce the risk of health problems.

Face To Face In-Service Lecture Fees - Australia

International clients please contact us regarding programming and fee structures

These fees include:

• GST (Goods & Services Tax)
• Copies of objectives and staff goals for Accreditation,
• References

Travel and accommodation costs are additional.

The shared costing is based on an honesty system. One person from another facility or campus is a shared program.

Agencies with multiple campuses, should contact us regarding our special fee structure.

A six (6) hour program may be two x three (3) hour sessions or three x two (2) hour sessions.

All the lecturers and educators are qualified and recognised in their areas of expertise.