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Date: 05/04/2023
The latest update to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare’s (AIHW) report Dementia in Australia shows that dementia is the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over. This three-part webinar series facilitated by the
3 Educational activity hours
Date: 01/01/2023
This course begins with an overview of depression and the increasing higher levels of psychological distress for older people. The content includes information on understanding depression, depression categories and how the medical profession defines depression
6 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Culturally safe practice
Addressing health inequities
Professionalism
Ethical practice
Date: 01/01/2023
This course commences with the definition and statistics for falls in the elderly. Risk and prevention factors at both the community and individual level are considered. Predictors for fall risk include increasing age, history of falls, abnormal gait or
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Addressing health inequities
Professionalism
Ethical practice
Date: 01/01/2023
This course defines malnutrition and includes an overview of the malnutrition burden and the prevalence of this condition in older adults. It recognizes that ageing is associated with increased multi-morbidity and that a significant number of older adults may
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Professionalism
Ethical practice
Addressing health inequities
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023
This course opens with the definition and estimated prevalence of elder abuse. The ageing and healing processes of the skin and bones is detailed including images. Unit three outlines the physical signs of elder abuse and the possible causal factors for these
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4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023
This men’s health course focuses on the anatomy of the testes, scrotum and inguinal region. Content includes clinical problems of benign swellings, cancer, pain and impaired supply to male anatomy. Anatomical images of each area are a feature to reinforce
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Professionalism
Ethical practice
Addressing health inequities
5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023
This online introductory course will help you understand and apply the principles of blood management to the care of patients with medical conditions.This PBM introductory course is a foundational course to a suite of courses on blood management in medical
1 Educational activity hour
Date: 01/01/2023
This course discusses COPD and the possible contributing heterogenous group of associated processes. Characteristics, aetiology, pathogenesis and the burden of this disease are outlined. Each stage of the COPD-X guidelines: Case finding and confirm diagnosis,
4.5 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
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Addressing health inequities
Professionalism
Ethical practice
Date: 01/01/2023
This course focusses on commonly recommended vaccines for adults including influenza, pertussis tetanus, diptheria, pneumococcal, varicella/shingles and Covid 19. Special circumstance vaccines discussed includes Hepatitis A andamp; B, HPV, meningococcal, catch
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Addressing health inequities
Ethical practice
4 Educational activity hours
6 Performance review hours
Date: 01/01/2023
This course commences with discussing normal vs pathological ageing, the physiological changes of ageing and how nutrition is one of the major determinants of successful ageing. Nutrient, vitamin and mineral absorption is discussed along with deficiencies in
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Professionalism
Ethical practice
Addressing health inequities
6 Performance review hours
4.5 Educational activity hours