CPD Resources for care worker

Minimising Restrictive Practices in Residential Aged Care

Working in Teams

Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care

Medication Safety: Providing Credible Information

Opioids and Other Analgesics

Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)

Scope of Practice: Care Workers

Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Pain Management

Elder Abuse

Stroke Management

Asthma and COPD

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Bullying and Harassment

Child Protection

Cyber Security

Manual Handling Safety

Hand Hygiene Essentials

Infection Control Cleaning

Mandatory Reporting

Report Writing in Patient Health Records

Infection Control Basic Principles

Duty of Care

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Preventing Medication Errors

Medication Safety

Self-Care: Stress and Resilience

Self-Care: Sleep

Self-Care: Connectedness

Self-Care: Exercise

Healthy Eating for Older Adults

Malnutrition in Older Adults

Falls Prevention at the Bedside

Clinical Detective: Skin

Pressure Injuries

Constipation in Palliative Care

Advance Care Directives

Consent to Treatment

Nutrition and Hydration in Palliative Care

Apology and Open Disclosure in Healthcare

Holding Difficult Conversations at Work

Managing Falls in High-Risk Groups

Identifying Falls Risk

Incident Report Writing

Managing Aggression in the Workplace

Urinary Incontinence - Disorder or Symptom?

Communication Saves Lives

Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Community

Palliative Care in Aged Care

Talking with Relatives in Aged Care

Workplace Health and Safety

Ethics at the Bedside

Respectful Behaviour in the Workplace

Mental Health Stigma

Cyber Security: Defending Against Phishing

Reporting Incidents with Confidence

OH&S: Employee, Employer and COVID-19

Eye Emergencies

Let's Chat with Healthcare Workers

Nursing Conversations: Pamela Katz Ressler

Nurse Midwife Support Pulse-Check

Documentation: Record and Report

Time Management in 2021

Performance Measurement

Customer Experience: One Moment in Time

How to Coordinate Interprofessional Teams

Delirium, Depression, Dementia and Drugs

Customer Service When it's a Busy Day

Drug Diversion in the Workplace

Establishing and Maintaining Trust

Aged Care: Medication Management and Error-Reduction

Accreditation: What Does it Mean for You and Your Client?

Pelvic Fractures: Preparing the Patient for Retrieval

Delirium and Depression

Creams and Ointments

Medication Safety in the Home

Aggression and Sedation

Complex Dementia: One Size Doesn't Fit All

Promoting Anti-Ageist Attitudes in Aged Care

Burden of Disease: Common Health Conditions in Older Adults

Palliative Care: Recognising the Deteriorating Patient

Missed Care: A Shocking Tale of Neglect

Symptom Management at the End of Life

Are You in a High Performing Team?

It's the System! Am I Off the Hook?

Generational Labelling and the Workplace (Session Two)

Generational Labelling and the Workplace

Emotional Intelligence and Workplace Stress

Veins, Valves and Arteries

Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers

Effective Management of Disruptive Behaviour

Disruptive Behaviour in Patients and Visitors

The Consequences of Disruptive Behaviour

Human Behaviour and Motivation (Part One)

Human Behaviour and Motivation (Part Two)

Future-Proof Your Clinical Education and Assessment

Trends in Healthcare Education and Training

Content Integrity and Conflict of Interest

Important Legal Considerations for Nurse Educators

Wright's Competency Model in Practice

Using Education Wisely: Avoiding 'Spray and Pray'

Quick Chats: Professional Development Associates

What is Competency and How Do You Assess It?

Disarm Stress at Work to Reduce Toxic Behaviour

LGBTQI Mental Health

Understanding Atypical Anorexia

Digital Health: Mental Health Apps

Masculinity and Mental Illness

Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Brain Impairment

Mental Health and Stigma

Does Mindfulness Work?

How to Manage Persistent Unstable Behaviours

Overcome Occupational Worry

Understanding Anxiety

Spinal Cord Injuries

Mouth Care Made Easy (PCAs and AINs)

Depression and its Debilitating Effects

Falls in the Home

Caring for a Person with Persistent Depressive Disorder

Caring for the Carers

De-escalating Aggression and Violence

Working With Clinical Information Systems (CIS)

Quality, Risk, and Missed Nursing Care

What is a 'Healthy' Workplace?

A Trauma-Informed Approach

Toxic Workplace Relationships

The Power of Positive Psychology

How to Manage Hostility and Conflict

Leadership Character

Deteriorating Patients and the Environment of Care

Preventing Pressure Injuries (PCAs and AINs)

Workplace Incivility: Not Taking it Personally

Workplace Turf Wars: What's Really Happening?

Integrity and Building an Ethical Workplace

A Manager's Brain: Multitasking and Feedback

How Thoughts Shape Our Experiences

Patient Satisfaction: The Elephant in the Room

Positive Ageing

Neurological Injuries and Falls

How to Be Assertive

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due!

Privacy, Confidentiality, and Bedside Handover

Responses to Challenging or Inappropriate Behaviours

Medication Calculations: Preventing Errors

Trauma-Informed Care in Aged Care

An Introduction to Activities of Daily Living (ADLs)

The Australian National Aged Care Classification (AN-ACC)

The Aged Care QI Program: Medication Management (Polypharmacy and Antipsychotics)

Workforce Planning in Aged Care

Providing a Welcoming Service Environment in Aged Care

Provision of Equipment by Aged Care Organisations

Effectively Communicating Residents’ Care Needs

Preventing Falls in Aged Care

Communicating Effectively With People With Disability

Management of a Person Displaying Acute Behavioural Disturbance

Introduction to Positive Behaviour Support Under the NDIS

Behaviour Support Plans (BSP) for Residential Aged Care

Alternative Strategies to Restrictive Practices in Aged Care

Minimising Restrictive Practices in Aged Care: Rules and Regulations

Restrictive Practices Under the NDIS

Enteral Feeding and Management: NDIS High Intensity Daily Personal Activities

Urinary Catheter Management: NDIS High Intensity Daily Personal Activities

Complex Wound Management: NDIS High Intensity Daily Personal Activities

A Guide to Medication Management Under the NDIS

Safe Environment: NDIS Provision of Supports Environment

Feedback and Complaints Management: NDIS Provider Governance and Operational Management

Information Management: NDIS Provider Governance and Operational Management

Violence, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Discrimination: NDIS Provider ​​Rights and Responsibilities

Correct Identification and Procedure Matching

Blood Glucose Monitoring in Home Care

Transitions To or From an NDIS Provider

Responsive Support Provision Under the NDIS

Risk Management: NDIS Provider Governance and Operational Management

Independence and Informed Choice: NDIS Rights and Responsibilities

Privacy and Dignity: NDIS Provider Rights and Responsibilities

Tracheostomy Management: NDIS High Intensity Daily Personal Activities

Management of Waste: NDIS Provision of Supports Environment

NDIS Participant Money and Property

Service Agreements with Participants: Provision of NDIS Supports

NDIS Support Planning

Ensuring Access to Supports Under the NDIS

Maintaining Continuity of Supports for NDIS Participants

Human Resource Management: NDIS Provider Governance and Management

Incident Management: NDIS Provider Governance and Management

Dehydration, Hyperthermia and Heatstroke: Caring for Older Adults in Summer

Quality Management: NDIS Provider Governance and Management

Governance and Operational Management: Responsibilities for NDIS Providers

Oral Health for Older Adults

Person-Centred Supports: NDIS Rights and Responsibilities

Loneliness and Social Isolation in Home Care

Benefits of Smoking Cessation and the Role of Health Professionals

Loneliness and Social Isolation in Aged Care

Mobility Issues and Limitations in Aged Care

Mobility Issues and Limitations in Home Care

Laundry and Infection Control in Home Care

Laundry and Infection Control in Aged Care

The Importance of Cultural Awareness in Home Care

Meal Assistance in Home Care

Meal Assistance in Aged Care

Reflection-in-Action to Enhance Healthcare Education and Practice

Meal Service in Aged Care

Meal Service in Home Care

Stoma Care in the Home

Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Site Care

Meal Planning in Aged Care

Meal Planning in Home Care

Urinary Catheter Care in the Home

Compression Stockings: Application, Removal and Care

Safety and Assistance After a Fall

Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) in the Community

Gum Disease (Gingivitis and Periodontitis)

Managing Dyspepsia (Indigestion) in Older Adults

Types of Muscular Dystrophy

An Introduction to Home Care Packages

Understanding Invisible Disability

Coeliac Disease: An Overview

Transitioning to Residential Aged Care: Loss and Grief

Cellulitis: How Can We Reduce Hospitalisation Rates?

Xerosis (Dry Skin) in Older Adults

Keeping Secrets: The Healthcare Worker’s Duty of Confidentiality

Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)

What Causes Shingles (Herpes Zoster)?

Understanding and Responding to Wandering in Aged Care

Understanding the Dying Process in Palliative Care

Understanding and Managing Diarrhoea in Adults

An Overview of Nausea and Vomiting in Adults

Acute Management of Poisoning

Unplanned Weight Loss in Aged Care

Acute Management of Burn and Scald Injuries in Adults

The Quality of Care Experience and Community Expectations Research Paper

What is the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)?

The Aged Care Voluntary Industry Code of Practice Explained

Preventing and Treating Hip Fractures

Feeling Stuck in Your Healthcare Career?

Choking First Aid in Residential Aged Care

Recognising and Treating Acute Anaphylaxis

Organisational Leadership in Healthcare: What is it?

Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) Using DRSABCD

Examining Endometriosis

Driving Change: An 8 Step Process

Managing Schedule 8 Medicines Safely

Assessing and Treating Itch

Hay Fever and Seasonal Allergies in Bloom

Person-Centred Care: An Effective (But Underused) Strategy for Patient Safety and Wellbeing

Types of Congestive Heart Failure

Pneumonia Symptoms, Signs and Treatment

How to Deal with Complaints in Healthcare

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Critical Incident Stress Management

Focus on Skin Cancer: An Overview

Degenerative Diseases: Huntington’s

Unregulated Care Workers: Capacity & Consent

Medicine Interactions

Reducing the Risk of Dementia: Modifiable Risk Factors

Postoperative Delirium

Dementia-Related Sleep Disturbances and Sundowning

Medical Negligence and Duty of Care

Chronic Kidney Disease and the Older Patient

Epilepsy Overview and Care

The Health and Care of First Nations Australians

The Pelvic Floor - What is it and Why Should I Exercise it?

Healthcare Workers and Change

Caring for Clients With Hearing Loss

Caring for Clients with Corrective Lenses (Glasses and Contacts)

Post-Stroke Management and Care

Guillain Barré Syndrome - What is GBS?

Your Healthcare Career and Mindful Productivity: Hitting the Bullseye

Understanding Mobility Aids

Risk Assessment and Management in the Home

Confidential, Free and Independent Support for Personal Care Workers

Infection Prevention in the Home

Transporting Clients Safely

Lone Working Safety in the Home

Fire Safety in Your Client’s Home

Preventing Falls in the Home

Healthcare Rights and Informed Consent

Minimising Restrictive Practices: Restraint

Ageing with Asthma

Brachial Plexus Injuries: Care and Treatment

Safety and Quality Roles and Responsibilities in Your Organisation

Workforce Immunisation for Healthcare Staff

Minimising Restrictive Practices: Seclusion

Healthcare Waste: Collection, Storage and Disposal

Advocates and Language Services

Appropriate Antibiotic use in Aged Care

Early Childhood NDIS Support

Timely, Appropriate Referrals and Responding to Deterioration in Community and Residential Care

Planning With Consumers

Ongoing Assessment

Different Types of Strokes

Administering Subcutaneous Injections: NDIS High Intensity Daily Personal Activities Module

Ventilator Management in the Community

Understanding Brain Damage Locations

Caring for Enteral Tubes

Complex Bowel Conditions and Care: NDIS High Intensity Daily Personal Activities

Responsible Information Delivery and Management

Identifying Pain in Those Who Can’t Communicate it

Raw Stories from the COVID-19 Frontline

A Palliative Approach to Care

An Explanation of Advance Care Directives

Behaviour Management and BPSD

Aphasia: Care and Management

Quality of Life for Older Australians

Skin Tear Prevention and Management

Improving Fluid Balance Charts (and Hypervolaemia v Hypovolaemia)

Supporting People Living with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Making a Professional First Impression in Healthcare

Nursing, Privacy and the Risks of Social Media

Giving Feedback: 3 Models for Giving Effective Feedback

Fear of Failure in the Workplace and How it Affects Your Health

Avoiding Burnout in Healthcare

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSI)

Identify Stress and Vicarious, Secondary, Indirect Trauma in Nurses

Effective Surface and Environment Cleaning

Chest Pain Assessment: What to Do When Your Patient Has Chest Pain

Common Respiratory Tract Infections (RTI)

Infectious Diseases: How Do You Break the Chain?

Older Adult Respiratory Assessment

Developing Delegation Skills

Asthma: How Does it Affect the Body?

Being Immunocompromised: What Does it Mean?

A Brief Overview of Headaches and Migraines

Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension) Signs and Symptoms

How To Assess a Deteriorating / Critically Ill Patient (ABCDE Assessment)

How to Take Blood Pressure

The Common Cold: Just How Common is it?

Gastroenteritis Symptoms, Spread and Prevention

Gaining an Understanding of Gout

Hand Hygiene 101

All About Strep Throat

Head Lice: What They Are and How to Get Rid of Them

Living Well With a Stoma

Disability in the Workplace and Persistent Stigma

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): An Insight

Bereavement and Complicated Grief

Active Listening in Healthcare

Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (Morning Sickness)

Eczema

Vertigo

Paranoia

Safe Environment

How to Handle Feedback in 10 Steps

Measurement and Quality Improvement

Policies and Procedures in Healthcare

Governance, Leadership and Culture

National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards (NSQHSS) Explained

Managing Constipation in the Older Adult

Parkinson's Disease

The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) Explained

Osteoarthritis Care and Management

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

Common Types of Eating Disorders

Social Media After Life

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Explained

Dysphagia and Swallowing

Manual Handling: An Overview

What is Consumer-Directed Care?

Basic Foot and Nail Care in Aged Care

Sensory Loss in Older Adults

Vital Signs Basics

Environmental Design in Dementia Care

Dressing and Undressing for Clients Who Have Dementia

What is Dementia?

Showering, Bed-Bathing and Hygiene for Caregivers

Purposeful Engagement and Activities for People with Dementia

Communicating with Someone Who Has Dementia

LGBTQI Awareness in Aged Care

A Wellness and Reablement Approach to Purposeful Ageing

Intimacy and Sexuality in Aged Care

Unexplained Absences and Missing Residents

Reportable Incidents

Understanding Professional Boundaries

Fire, Security and Workplace Emergencies

Gastroenteritis Outbreak Management In Aged Care

Aged Care Quality Standards

Dignity of Risk

What is Depression / Major Depressive Disorder?

Respecting the Privacy and Dignity of Clients

Introduction to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Continence Management in the Community

Diabetic Coma - a Diabetes Emergency

Spiritual Considerations in Healthcare

Hypoglycaemia - a Diabetes Emergency

Hyperglycaemia - a Diabetes Emergency

Food Handling Basics

Cultural Considerations in Healthcare

Sleep Management: How to Advise Patients

Navigating the NDIS - For Participants and Healthcare Professionals

Team-Building in Healthcare - Why it's Vital

Diabetic Foot Explained

Glaucoma Up-Close

A Big Picture Look at Arthritis in Australia

Understanding End-of-Life Care in Australia

Signs and Symptoms of Uraemia

Are Personal Care Assistants Missing Out On Education?

Medication Without Harm

The Future of Learning Styles: Is it Time to Change?

Sharing is Caring? How Social Media Impacts the Healthcare Experience

Responding to Violence and Aggression in the Workplace

The Psychology of Dying and the Emotions it May Bring

Can You Speed Up Recovery From Colds and Flu?

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Understanding Patient Experiences

Record Keeping and Documentation

4 Key Actions to Advocate for LGBTQIA Patients

Bullying in the Workplace: Causing Lasting-Damage While Left Unchecked

Leading by Example in a Negative Work Culture

Plantar Fasciitis and Foot Pain in Nursing

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing Following an Emergency

Virtual Reality Healthcare

Delirium Awareness and Cognitive Impairment

LGBTI-Inclusive Practice in Aged Care

How Virtual Reality Could Help People Living with Parkinson's Disease

Three Areas of Focus for Improving Care of the Older Adult

Preventing Unnecessary Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia Care

Creating a Support Network - Communication and Coming Together

The Relationship Between Learning and Teaching

Ethical Listening - What is it and How Do I Do it?

Recommendations v Residents' Decision - a Storm in a Tea Cup?

Difficulties in Managing Aggression and Conflict in Healthcare

Pre-Disciplinary Checklist for Nurses Managers

Enrich Your Exercise Programs: Add a Cognitive Overlay

Is Walking Speed Really the 6th Vital Sign? The Walking Speed Test

How to Become a Better Listener

Social Isolation in Barrier Nursing

How to Embrace Change

How Reliable are Online Educational Resources?

My Morning Medications Round (mis-Adventure in Aged Care)

A Guide to Optimal Health in Aged Care

Are You Using the Correct Language in Your Documentation?

The Price of Incivility is High - Incivility in the Workplace

Ageism Concerns In an Ageing Population

The Amputation Journey

Promoting Responsibility in a Patient

Cultural Competence and Patient Safety - ABCD for Cultural Assessment

The Patient Journey - Patient-Oriented Approaches to Care

Venous Thromboembolism: Symptoms and Prevention

Workplace Culture - What to Do in a Toxic Situation

There's No Place Like Home: Home-Like Environments in Aged Care Facilities