CPD Resources for physiotherapist

Clinical Deterioration: Respiratory

Preventing Medication Errors

Clinical Deterioration: Cardiac

Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)

Clinical Detective: Cardiovascular

Antiplatelets and Anticoagulants

Obesity and Medicines

The Mental State Examination

Medication Safety

Diuretics in Cardiovascular Therapy

Venous Thromboembolism

Antiepileptics in Epilepsy Treatment

Self-Care: Stress and Resilience

Self-Care: Sleep

Cannabis: The Facts

Self-Care: Connectedness

Self-Care: Exercise

Sepsis

Medication Safety: Providing Credible Information

Antibacterial Antibiotics

Pain Management

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Opioids and Other Analgesics

Diabetes Emergencies: Hypoglycaemia

Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship

Diabetes Emergencies: Hyperglycaemia

Stroke Management

Falls: Psychosocial Care

Insulin Therapy

Child Protection

Lipid-Lowering Medicines

Healthy Eating for Older Adults

Nausea and Vomiting Treatment Options

Diabetes Motivation, Engagement and Education

Malnutrition in Older Adults

Allergic Rhinitis

Wound Cleansing and Debridement

Falls Prevention at the Bedside

High-Risk Medicines: Avoiding Common Interactions

Clinical Detective: Skin

Mandatory Reporting

Leg Ulcers and Compression Therapy

Wound Dressings

Pressure Injuries

Wound Assessment

Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care

Postoperative Assessment and Monitoring

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics

Preoperative Assessment

Endometriosis

Constipation in Palliative Care

Patient Positioning

Advance Care Directives

Consent to Treatment

Nutrition and Hydration in Palliative Care

Apology and Open Disclosure in Healthcare

Holding Difficult Conversations at Work

Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalances

Managing Falls in High-Risk Groups

Restraint Use in Healthcare

Identifying Falls Risk

Elder Abuse

Incident Report Writing

Managing Aggression in the Workplace

Asthma and COPD

Urinary Incontinence - Disorder or Symptom?

Communication Saves Lives

Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Community

Loss and Grief

Infection Control Basic Principles

Infection Control Cleaning

Professional Wellbeing

Palliative Care in Aged Care

Duty of Care

Clinical Deterioration: Renal

Workplace Health and Safety

Bullying and Harassment

Hand Hygiene Essentials

Clinical Detective: Women’s Health

Report Writing in Patient Health Records

Ethics at the Bedside

Cultural Diversity in the Workplace

Liver Function, Assessment and Common Diseases

Working in Teams

Respectful Behaviour in the Workplace

Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Adult

Clinical Detective: Neurological

Clinical Detective: Cardiovascular Two

Medicines and Driving

Pelvic Fractures: Preparing the Patient for Retrieval

ECGs: R Wave Progression Explained

Delirium and Depression

Pneumothoraces and Thoracostomy

Basic Principles of a Normal ECG

Creams and Ointments

Interviewing and Rapport-Building Techniques with Narelle Fraser

Medication Safety in the Home

Dizziness and Medications

Inside a Mobile Stroke Unit

Traumatic Cardiac Arrest

First-Responders: Workplace Stress isn’t a Crime

Treating Ischaemic Stroke

Aggression and Sedation

Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another

First-Responder PTSD and Recovery with Narelle Fraser

Complex Dementia: One Size Doesn't Fit All

Brain Anatomy and Physiology

Paediatric Pain Assessment

Promoting Anti-Ageist Attitudes in Aged Care

What is Stroke?

Investigating Abdominal Pain

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?

Acute Respiratory Failure

Pneumothorax and Chest Drains

Generational Labelling and the Workplace (Session Two)

Generational Labelling and the Workplace

Emotional Intelligence and Workplace Stress

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS/ME) and the Gut-Brain Axis

What is a Conflict of Interest?

Preventing Surgical Site Infections

Mass Cytometry (CyTOF) Technology in Cancer Drug Research

How to Save a Life: Bone Marrow Matching

Cardiovascular Disease: An Autoimmune Risk

Introducing the NMHPV Health and Wellbeing Toolkit

Support and Self-Care for Nurses and Midwives

Wellbeing During a Crisis

Autoimmune Diseases: 80 Conditions and Growing

The Clinical Nurse Detective: Blood Like Chocolate

Veins, Valves and Arteries

ABCs of Hepatitis B, C, D and E

Medicines and Crushing - A Guide

Viral Haemorrhagic Fevers

A New Way to Look at Catheter-Related Infections

Infection Prevention when Immunosuppression Exists

Bloodborne Pathogens: Understanding the Risks

The Enrolled Nurse's Scope of Practice

Effective Management of Disruptive Behaviour

Quick Chats: What is Patient Advocacy?

Quick Chats: Important Aspects of Patient Advocacy

Disruptive Behaviour in Patients and Visitors

ANUMs Managing with Emotional Intelligence

The Consequences of Disruptive Behaviour

Quick Chats: Dealing with Blockers in the Workplace

Human Behaviour and Motivation (Part One)

Human Behaviour and Motivation (Part Two)

Quick Chats: Interprofessional Education

Understanding Thyself and Emotional Intelligence

Quick Chats: Global Trends in Nurse Education

Leadership Skills in Action

Relation-Based Competence: Why it Matters!

Frontline Realities for ANUMs

Advancing Relationship-Based Care: The Role of the Nurse Educator

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

Addiction and Substance Use in Australia

Mental Health and Stigma

Caring for Older People with Persistent Depression

Overcome Occupational Worry

Antidepressants and Older Adults

Understanding Anxiety

Spinal Cord Injuries

Diets and Eating Disorders

Mouth Care Made Easy (PCAs and AINs)

Depression and its Debilitating Effects

Falls in the Home

Mental Health Law

Caring for the Carers

Managing Acute Delirium and Postoperative Confusion

A Guide to Performing a Mental Health Examination

How to Take a Drug and Alcohol History

Understanding Addiction and the Brain

Loss (But Not as You Know it)

How to Identify Heart Murmurs

Nursing Professional Development in the US Air Force

Valvular Heart Disease

De-escalating Aggression and Violence

Emergency Management of Asthma in Adults and Children

The Toxicology Detective

Paramedics and Advanced Practice

Working With Clinical Information Systems (CIS)

Insulin: an Everyday Toxin

When Food Turns Toxic

Quality, Risk, and Missed Nursing Care

Pleasure, Addiction and Party Drugs

Troubleshooting Issues with Pacing

Recovering from Planned Poisonings

What is Pacing?

Emergency Asthma Management

Asthma Pathophysiology

Difficult Airway Management: a Case Study

How to Spot Acute Coronary Syndrome on an ECG

What is Staff Splitting?

Heart Failure: a Case Study

What is a 'Healthy' Workplace?

A Trauma-Informed Approach

Child’s Play: an Intervention to Trauma

Understanding the Different Types of Shock

Toxic Workplace Relationships

Peer Pressure and Party Drugs

Psychopath v Sociopath: Antisocial Personality Disorders

The Pill Testing Debate

The Power of Positive Psychology

Legal Ramifications of Missed Nursing Care

Eating Disorders and Party Drugs

Narcissists and Other Personality Disorders in the Workplace

Simulation to Develop Non-Technical Skills

How to Manage Hostility and Conflict

Above All, Honouring the Patient

Party Drugs: Stimulants

Surviving Sepsis: the Importance of Early Recognition

Leadership Character

Deteriorating Patients and the Environment of Care

Managing Pushback Against New Practices

Party Drugs: Sedatives

Missed Care and Interprofessional Communication

Party Drugs: a Tipping Point for Mental Illness?

Workplace Incivility: Not Taking it Personally

Measuring Performance: Lead v Lag Indicators

What is 'Missed Care'?

Preventing Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

Drug Use and Mandatory Reporting

Healthcare Complaints and Investigations

Learning Conversations: Beyond the 'Feedback Sandwich'

Genetic Insights into Septic Shock

How to Assess a Peripheral IV Cannula

Five Successful Teaching Strategies to Use Tomorrow

Evidence-Based Practice Essentials

Identifying and Managing Unstable Tachycardias

How to Identify and Develop Preceptors, Mentors and Clinical Facilitators

The Dangers of Cannabis Misuse

Crisis Management in Perianaesthesia Nursing

Thunderstorm Asthma: Managing Large-Scale Emergencies

Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology

Diagnosing Allergies: Reliable Approaches to Testing

Community Attitudes Towards Cannabis Use

Healthy Brain, Healthy Body, Healthy Bowel: the Key to Healing?

Eating Disorders in Acute Care

Mandatory Education: Why Do We Do it?

Mental Status Examination and Stigma for Enrolled Nurses

The Ethics of Medicinal Marijuana

Motherhood and Marijuana

Operating Theatre Considerations: Positioning and Equipment

Anaesthetic Pharmacology

Workplace Turf Wars: What's Really Happening?

The Anaesthesia Machine

Getting 'Buy-In' from Your Patients

Defining the Perianaesthesia Nurse

Non-Invasive Ventilation

Are You a Great Nurse Manager?

Smoking Cessation

Respiratory Assessment and Monitoring

Integrity and Building an Ethical Workplace

Chest Infections and Pneumonia

Asthma – What Is It? Types, Triggers and Treatment

The Journey to Leading Healthcare Teams to Higher Performance

A Manager's Brain: Multitasking and Feedback

The Great Communication Contradiction?

How Thoughts Shape Our Experiences

Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology (Part Two)

Respiratory Anatomy and Physiology (Part One)

Bradyarrhythmias

Patient Satisfaction: The Elephant in the Room

Positive Ageing

How to Be Assertive

Assessing Your Patient's Nutritional Health

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due!

The Trauma of Sepsis

Say That Again? Retaining Attention

Responses to Challenging or Inappropriate Behaviours

Medical Imaging Types and Modalities

Symptoms and Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis

Understanding and Managing Diarrhoea in Adults

Antiretroviral Therapy in the Treatment of HIV and AIDS

Harm Reduction for Alcohol and Drug Consumption

An Overview of Nausea and Vomiting in Adults

Acute Management of Poisoning

Acute Management of Burn and Scald Injuries in Adults

Staphylococcus Aureus Bloodstream Infection (SABSI)

What is the Serious Incident Response Scheme (SIRS)?

Cortisol Production and Use by the Body

Preventing and Treating Hip Fractures

Promoting Postnatal Exercise

Colonoscopy Procedures and Standards

Managing Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

Clinical Management of Acute Stroke: The Acute Stroke Clinical Care Standard

Feeling Stuck in Your Healthcare Career?

Clinical Management of Acute Coronary Syndromes

Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tears Explained

Investigating and Managing Low Back Pain

The Impacts of Fatigue in Healthcare

Choking First Aid in Residential Aged Care

Recognising and Treating Acute Anaphylaxis

Organisational Leadership in Healthcare: What is it?

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics - Medicines and the Body

Is Your Inner Nurse Critic in the Back Seat?

Adult Basic Life Support (BLS) Using DRSABCD

Examining Endometriosis

Driving Change: An 8 Step Process

Managing Schedule 8 Medicines Safely

Assessing and Treating Itch

Are you Familiar with the Risks of Ross River Virus Infection?

Fibromyalgia and Pain Management Explained

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

The Most Common Hospital Presentations Over Christmas

Neurogenic Bladder Management and Nursing Care

What is Dengue? (Mosquito Transmitted Diseases)

Pneumonia Symptoms, Signs and Treatment

Seizure Types and Nursing Management

Nursing Care of Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM)

How to Deal with Complaints in Healthcare

Rehabilitative Care of a Patient Following Polytrauma

Barmah Forest Virus Infection

Lung, Chest and Bowel Sounds Assessment Guide

Traumatic Brain Injuries

The Curious Nurse Goes Far

Vital Signs: Temperature Checking

Critical Incident Stress Management

Focus on Skin Cancer: An Overview

Hypothermia: Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest Series

Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections - How Do You Prevent CAUTI?

Cancer Staging

Degenerative Diseases: Huntington’s

Managing Difficult IV Cannulation

Prehospital Management of Postpartum Haemorrhage

You’re Never 'Just' a Nurse

Nursing Paediatric Patients - Effective Procedural Communication

Murray Valley Encephalitis

Blood Transfusion Reactions

Medicine Interactions

Leprosy: How Much do you Really Know?

Permissive Hypotension for Trauma Below the Neck

Reducing the Risk of Dementia: Modifiable Risk Factors

Fungal Nail Infections

The Care of External Fixation Devices

Postoperative Delirium

Clarity of Purpose and the Nurse’s Future

Conducting a Medication Review

Dementia-Related Sleep Disturbances and Sundowning

Medical Negligence and Duty of Care

Chronic Kidney Disease and the Older Patient

Congestive Heart Failure - Common Reasons for CHF

Hyperthermia and Heatstroke: Caring for Older Adults in Summer

Hydrocephalus and Shunts

Preoperative Education

Nursing Care of Motor Neurone Disease (MND)

Risk Screening: What is it?

Heart Murmur? Listening For Heart Sounds (With Audio)

All About Aseptic Technique

Updating and Empowering Your Nursing Resume

Epilepsy Overview and Care

The Relationship Between Chronic Conditions and Infections

The Health and Care of First Nations Australians

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

Healthcare Workers and Change

Post-Stroke Management and Care

H is for Hypovolaemia - Reversible Causes of Cardiac Arrest

Guillain Barré Syndrome - What is GBS?

Your Healthcare Career and Mindful Productivity: Hitting the Bullseye

Understanding Mobility Aids

Adverse Drug Reactions: An Overview

Postoperative Complications - Clinical Guidelines for Nurses

Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC): Is it on Your Radar?

Venepuncture: Phlebotomy and IV Cannula Insertion

Checking the Vital Signs of Your Nursing Career

Recognising Melanoma

Oral Health for Older Adults

Multiple Sclerosis and Nursing Care

Considering the Larger Patient in the Operating Theatre - What do You Need to be Aware of?

Providing Best Care for Older People in a Hospital Setting

Healthcare Rights and Informed Consent

Minimising Restrictive Practices: Restraint

Trusting Your Nursing Intuition

Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma (cSCC): Dysplasia to Invasion

Ageing with Asthma

Brachial Plexus Injuries: Care and Treatment

Safety and Quality Roles and Responsibilities in Your Organisation

Evidence-based Care

Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections

Workforce Immunisation for Healthcare Staff

Re-inventing Your Nursing Career

Minimising Restrictive Practices: Seclusion

Healthcare Waste: Collection, Storage and Disposal

Advocates and Language Services

Appropriate Antibiotic use in Aged Care

The Reality That COVID-19 Isn’t Over

Respecting Client Money and Property

Managing Neonatal Jaundice at Home

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

Planning With Consumers

Ongoing Assessment

Different Types of Strokes

Preparing for Nursing Career Transitions

Administering Subcutaneous Injections

Ventilator Management in the Community

How to Assess a Peripheral Intravenous (IV) Cannula

Tracheostomy Management

Understanding Brain Damage Locations

Enteral Feeding and Tube Management

Complex Bowel Conditions and Care

Responsible Information Delivery and Management

Diagnosis: Nurse Self-Care Deficit

Identifying Pain in Those Who Can’t Communicate it

All About Transient Ischaemic Attacks

Nursing Children with Asthma

Raw Stories from the COVID-19 Frontline

Managing Post-Term Pregnancy

Eating Mindfully: Can it Help Combat Globesity?

A Palliative Approach to Care

Leading With Warmth and Strength

An Explanation of Advance Care Directives

Understanding Malaria: Should Australians be Concerned?

A Basic Guide to Chest Auscultation

Behaviour Management and BPSD

Aphasia: Care and Management

Nurse Leadership in Crisis Situations

What is Hypokalaemia?