Primary health care is any medical service that is provided outside the four walls of a hospital, including general practice, aged care, schools, community health and other primary health care settings. Primary health care nurses play a critical role in keeping people healthy, providing proactive care and health promotion to keep Australians well.
This APNA accredited one day intensive training is for health professionals who want to learn how to effectively engage in conversations about health and weight, including intervening early to reduce the risk of chronic disease. A range of resources will be provided and a significant amount of time on the day is dedicated to practicing the skills taught. CPD hours: 6 hours.
This course will focus on educating nurses to support young people to make healthy choices regarding their sexual health. It will provide an overview of STIs and BBVs and their mode of transmission, as well as pathways available for young people to access services for their sexual healthcare needs. CPD hours: 8 hours.
The program is nationally accredited and aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to provide information and advice in relation to foot health management. CPD hours: 7 hours.
The program provides students with skills and knowledge to interpret and use basic information about nutritional principles and healthy diet, using ‘Eat For Health’ guidelines. The Program is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health under the Chronic Disease Support Project. CPD hour: 7 hours.
This course focuses on the nurse’s role in the fundamentals of HIV prevention, care, and monitoring. This will be explored through presentations, panel discussions, insights from a person living with HIV, and an online learning module. CPD hours: 2.5 hours.
This program supports client/patient behavior change with a clear understanding of change while increasing patient engagement through better relationships and trust building. CPD hours: 27.5 hours.
The program is nationally accredited and aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge required to manage the client with chronic disease by including care planning, identifying risk factors, identifying and supporting behaviour change, engaging the client, applying health interventions and developing effective care plans. CPD hours: 7 hours.
The outcome of this activity, AGPAL Accreditation, indicates that the participant follows a system-based approach to safe, high quality patient care and that the practice at which they work has achieved accreditation to the RACGP Standards for general practice (5th edition). CPD hours: 15 hours.
Through case studies, presentations and group discussion the Contraception Essentials in Primary Care course will increase knowledge and confidence in discussing the benefits of Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) to reduce the incidence of unintended pregnancy amongst their patient population. This course will be particularly relevant for, but not limited to, nurse practitioners, and practice nurses working in primary care settings. CPD hours: 5 hours.