New Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Adult
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What you'll learn:
Use your increased knowledge to conduct a comprehensive assessment to identify older adults who would benefit from an assessment.
Identify critical components of a comprehensive assessment to ensure older adults in your care are holistically assessed.
Act on issues identified during a comprehensive assessment to ensure that effective interventions are put in place.
Who it's for:
Why it's needed:
Older people in all care settings have multiple health issues and are at higher risk of adverse events. To manage these risks and provide effective care for older people, health professionals need to have sound comprehensive health assessment (CHA) skills coupled with objective evidence-based reasoning.
Evaluation of a training program for CHA of the older adult in Victoria, found only a small number of participants reported undertaking CHAs. This is not surprising given the lack of availability of training for developing and updating healthcare professionals’ skills.
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Assign mandatory training and keep all your records in-one-place.
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