This lecture provides information about how to prevent pressure sores. It also provides the terms used to describe different types of pressure sores.
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21 Mins |
| Conference: |
Clinical Nursing Skills in Aged Care |
| Date Recorded: |
21-22 Jun 2010 |
| Location: |
Brisbane QLD Australia |
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In this informative lecture Professor Roller gives a comprehensive overview of antibiotics. He begins the lecture by outlining the three symptoms associated with infectious disease, emphasizing the importance of applying the Therapeutic Guidelines for Ant
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In this lecture, Dr Gowan reviews common types of pain. There is emphasis on the need to perform a thorough assessment prior to initiating a medication regimen. Symptoms and causes are reviewed, and the goal of pain management discussed, including the imp
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The Eden Alternative is a method of aged care organization that focuses on a different philosophy than the ‘traditional’, medical philosophy adopted by most Aged Care facilities and institutions.
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| Type: eChapter |
| Book Title: |
Dementia Nursing |
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23 |
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eligible for CPD |
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Analysis of legal risks and implications when engaging volunteers to work in an organization.
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26 Mins |
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Setting-Up a Volunteer Program in Health Care Settings |
| Date Recorded: |
04 Feb 2010 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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This introductory session sets the scene for this lecture series. Dr Gowan reviews regulations and regulatory bodies tasked with insuring that Australians have access to safe, affordable and quality drugs. She defines drugs, their purpose and use, and rec
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This session will discuss how to attract volunteers to work in your health care organization.
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39'05 |
| Conference: |
Volunteers - Set Up Volunteers Program |
| Date Recorded: |
04 Feb 2010 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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There is a shifting policy perspective regarding the management of chronic illness. Changing lifestyle behaviours and leadership in the face of debilitating chronic disease will enhance prospects for self management of chronic illness.
Is this the tip
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| CPD Listening Time: |
20 Mins |
| Conference: |
Chronic Disease Management Conference |
| Date Recorded: |
4th of September, 2008 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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The lecturer discusses the place of medicine in the treatment of an illness, and how to integrate an wholistic and interdisciplinary approach in the administration of medicines. Dr Gowan reviews the criteria for the Quality Use of Medicine (QUM) and how
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Improving the Chronic Complex Patient Journey. Doing it Better and Smarter
- Part 2
The health care journey for many of these patients and their families is difficult, confusing and frustrating. Patients can wait for up to 12 months for a ten minu
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21 Mins |
| Conference: |
Chronic Disease Management |
| Date Recorded: |
5th of September, 2008 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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In this lecture, you will review the Drug Delivery System, including the six possible methods of drug delivery. Dr Gowan gives an overview of possible benefits, risks and contraindications for each delivery method. You will learn the how to apply econom
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The lecturer reviews procedures you can follow to find appropriate, verifiable and up-to-date information about medicines. Included, is a review of the categories of accessible information. You will learn how to ask the right question, search for the answ
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Improving the Chronic Complex (Illness) Patient Journey. Doing it Better and Smarter - Part 1
The health care journey for many chronically ill patients and their families is difficult, confusing and frustrating. Patients can wait for up to 12 months
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| CPD Listening Time: |
27 Mins |
| Conference: |
Chronic Disease Management |
| Date Recorded: |
5th of September, 2008 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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The importance of providing ongoing nursing education and learning in aged care. How to manage change and provide a work environment that facilitates learning.
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46 Mins |
| Conference: |
General Aged Care |
| Date Recorded: |
09 Feb 2010 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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In this second part of session two, you will identify and evaluate sources of information on medicines. The lecturer, Dr Gowan, explains the difference between primary and secondary sources of information and reviews the application of primary literature
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The next three sessions will look at how drugs act on the human body. Complex concepts are made easy to understand. In this lecture, you will be given an overview of biopharmaceutics, pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD). You will learn both th
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Summary of common urology problems in Older Men. Practical advice and strategies to help Older Men with Urology Problems.
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| CPD Listening Time: |
46 Mins |
| Conference: |
General Aged Care |
| Date Recorded: |
09 Feb 2010 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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A look at three shades of hostility, encountered in the health care environment. How to deal with aggression and hostility when it occurs.
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49 Mins |
| Conference: |
General Aged Care |
| Date Recorded: |
9 Feb 2010 |
| Location: |
Victoria, Australia |
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In this lecture you will review methods of drug absorption, distribution and elimination. You will learn about the various ways in which drugs are absorbed and factors that affect absorption. Bioavailability is clearly defined and its implication for drug
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Methods of drug elimination are continued in this lecture with an overview of renal elimination including factors that affect elimination and reabsorption. Methods of monitoring renal elimination are reviewed. Multiple Dose Regimes are discussed, and Peak
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