Personalised CPD Programs

Not able to see a program of interest or need? In most instances we have been able to have the appropriate specialist develop a 1.5 hours CPD program within a few weeks of the request, and using a variety of delivery methods.

The costs will vary from topic to topic depending on the fees charged by the specialist facilitators engaged for that tutorial topic, however fully referenced custom CPD program for individuals start from $165 for a 1.5 hour program and may be shared with one (1) colleague, both receiving 1.5 CPD hours.

Pricing is also available for organisations.

Please contact us to discuss your personalised CPD program requirements.

Topic Ideas for Personalised CPD Programs

• Care Planning: Teaching your staff to write all they do, using their assessment results. Direct clear wording for better results. Legal and professional recommendations
• 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
• Aggression and Other Behaviours: 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
• Time Management: Are your routines losing you funding and breaching the standards? What to change
• 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
• 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 other conditions/disease processes as requested
• Nurses Cry Too: Grieving and unresolved grief in staff. Signs, symptoms and management strategies
• Normal Ageing Changes: Normal age-related changes. Care to reduce the risk of health problems