Dementia Program for Registered Nurses

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1 015UPDATE (A CLINICALLY FOCUSED PROGRAM) Age Concern is proud to present the 015 update to our acclaimed Dementia Programs. The program covers all the relevant recommendations of the Senate Inquiry, as well the feedback from the two () coronial inquiries and the two () government urgent roundtable meetings This program is University recognised LIVE VIRTUAL CLASSROOM The full course including assignments and journal articles equates to 35 CPD hours The full course (without assignments or articles) equates to 30 CPD hours Individual sessions may be taken, each equating to CPD hours The program will be presented LIVE in our virtual classroom. The Live classroom option is a great way of learning, allowing you to direct questions to and interact with the facilitators. Session Days: Monday (commencing March 015) Session Times: 1100 to 130 AEDT (SA 1030 hrs; QLD 1000 hrs; NT 0945 hrs; WA 0800 hrs) Note: All sessions are recorded so, if you cannot attend the Live Sessions, you can easily listen to the recordings at your leisure! The program must be completed within four months of commencement. Overview Age Concern Pty Ltd is fortunate to have attracted some of Australia s internationally recognised specialists as facilitators for this university recognised course, which equates to CPD hours includes 1 individual topics is suitable for RNs in the community, hospitals, residential and respite services is recognised by the University of Queensland to Master level, for students who successfully complete the program and gain enrolment in relevant nursing courses has been recognised by other universities does not require you to have previous university study Overall Objective Integrate contemporary knowledge to assess the needs of and develop evidence based care strategies for clients with delirium, depression, Alzheimer s & non-alzheimer s neurocognitive disorders (dementia). There are individual objectives for each session. Presenters include David Ames (Melb Uni) Jennene Greenhill (Flinders Uni) Stella Creighton NP(dementia) Geri Hall (Banner Alzheimer s Inst USA) Dr Rosalie Hudson (Palliative Care) Joyce McSwan- B.Pharm. MAACPA Dr Ian Presnell (Kingston Centre/Monash Uni) Prue Mellor RN, MNg(Geront), MNg(NPrac), MACN RECORDED SESSIONS The course, at your option, can also be taken in the recorded format (or a mix of LIVE and recorded) over the 18 week program. Recorded sessions are available within 1 hour of the live program session and will be available for months PROGRAM FEES PAYMENT OPTIONS The program may be taken either with or without Assignments and Journal articles, which obviously varies the attributable CPD hours and course fee. Payment plan options are also provided. Individual sessions may also be purchased. Age Concern Pty Ltd ABN PO Box 118 Ormond 304 info@ageconcern.com.au Phone: (03) To view Full Course details and register online visit:

2 You meet the requirements of Senate recommendations (014), of having appropriate education University recognised You can be ahead with contemporary knowledge Have access to expert practitioners Patients, clients, residents receive evidence based assessment and person centred dementia care For accreditation purposes, you will have at least one RN with recognised learning and practice in dementia, above care worker level We provide (free*) participants with a headset & microphone for the live sessions * If not previously received a free heads set. We provide all contemporary reading material for the full program Entry Requirements & Assessment ENTRY REQUIREMENTS To complete the program, each applicant must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse and be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia. To complete the case studies the applicant will require rightful access to nursing and medical records of clients. MINIMUM HOURS OF INSTRUCTION time table are the mandatory minimum, and includes hours used to view the archived sessions. ASSESSMENT For those nurses completing the full course, a two part case study and a medication audit make up the assessment modules of the program, to be Facility / Group Discount 5% discount Group Bookings of 5 or more 40% discount Group Bookings of 10 or more 50% discount Group Bookings of 15 or more 60% discount Group Bookings of 0 or more Course Fees & Options 35 $880 COURSE FEE Full Course with Assignments All Program Sessions plus Journal Articles & Assignments $880 (GST exempt) PAYMENT PLAN $0 X 4 Payments (GST exempt) Payments are due on registration, nd, 3rd & 4th month of program and you agree for these funds to be withdrawn automatically regardless of whether or not you access either the live or archived sessions. Once your login details have been sent, there is no opportunity to change program options COURSE FEE Full Course without Assignments All Program Sessions only. NO Journal Articles & NO Assignments 0 (GST exempt) PAYMENT PLAN $0 X 3 Payments (GST exempt) Payments are due on registration, nd & 3rd months of program and you agree for these funds to be withdrawn automatically regardless of whether or not you access either the live or archived sessions. - - Individual Sessions At your direction (and at no additional cost) may include Journal Articles & Assignments Payment is due on registration / (incl. GST)

3 Session Details Session 1 - Nursing practice and responsibility Knowing which and how the NMBA documents will support your nursing practice At the completion of the session the registered nurse should be able to integrate ethical, professional and legal responsibilities as per the National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse, and the other documents that guide nursing practice in Australia, into the care of people with neurocognitive disorders Mon March AEDT * competency standards for registered and enrolled nurses * ensuring all practice within designated scope * legal and professional documentation; the facts only * duty of care Session - Introduction to evidence based practice and ethic Check the ethics and evidence of your nursing practice Mon 9 March AEDT to discuss the tenets of evidence-based care; discuss the issues and promote applied ethics to the everyday practices of clients with neurocognitive disorders. * an overview of what is evidence based practice; where the evidence may be found * an overview of ethics * a decision making process for nurses caring for clients with a dementia * evaluating the evidence and ethics of routine nursing practices 015 Session 3 - The Brain A review of the brain structure and function Mon 16 March AEDT At the completions of this session, the registered nurse should be able to propose possible areas cerebral pathology based on the symptom presentation in clients with neurocognitive disorders. * review of cerebral anatomy and physiology anatomical regions * the role of neurotransmitters * relating symptoms back to possible damage Session 4 - Non-Alzheimer s neurocognitive disorders Mon 3 March AEDT to discuss diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorders (dementia) of the most common sub-types (non-alzheimer s); critically analyse the screening tools, methods and assessment data to identify clients with a possible neurocognitive disorder * frontotemporal neurocognitive disorders, both variants * neurocognitive disorder with Lewy bodies, identifying both core and suggestive features * vascular neurocognitive disorders recognising; probable and possible symptoms * assessments

4 Session 5 Alzheimer s Disease This is all you need to know about Alzheimer s disease, not inclusive of nursing care. Mon 30 March AEDT to discuss diagnostic criteria for the neurocognitive disorder Alzheimer s disease, the pathophysiology and symptom presentation. * pathophysiology * risk factors and recent research * symptom presentation; diagnosis; assessment tools & processes * treatments & the future Session 6 Depression At the completions of this session the registered nurse should be able to discuss the diagnostic criteria for depression; critically analyse the screening tools, assessment methods and assessment data to identify clients with a possible depression symptoms; discuss the use of pharmacological preparations, psychotherapy and electro-convulsive therapy as treatment options for depression in elderly people. Mon 6 April AEDT * grief or depression * criteria for depression and risk factors in the elderly * symptom presentation; assessment and assessment tools * treatment options- pharmacological; electroconvulsive therapy and psychotherapy Session 7 A summation Nursing activities not otherwise discussed Mon 13 April AEDT At the completion of the session, the registered nurse should be able non-alzheimer s neurocognitive disorders and related nursing issues. nursing management * paranoia or an explanation; data requirement for planned nursing management * hallucination or pseudo-hallucinations; data requirement for planned nursing management * social withdrawal, whose problem; data requirement for planned nursing management Session 8 Delirium Often, but incorrectly, called very confused. Mon 0 April AEDT At the completions of this session, the registered nurse should be able to discuss the diagnostic criteria for neurocognitive disorder (delirium); critically analyse assessment tools, methods, risk factors and the potential causes of delirium to facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of appropriate nursing interventions to minimise the development of and or duration of a delirium. * diagnostic criteria for delirium; risk factors; mortality & morbidity for delirium * the role of nursing documentation and patient outcomes * the issue of UTIs and out dated practices * assessment tools and nursing responsibilities and interventions

5 Session 9 Nursing Assessment Recommended processes and tools Mon 7 April AEDT to critically analyse assessment processes and tools for the care of clients with neurocognitive disorders; translate cognitive assessment data in to supportive, planned and personalised care for clients with neurocognitive disorders. * reviews direction of NMBA and assessment activities; tools * discusses assessment tools and processes * translating cognitive assessment data into planned person centred care Session 10 Pharmacology in Elderly People Overview of medication in the elderly Mon 4 May AEDT to discuss the age related changes in pharmacokinetics and older person with a neurocognitive disorder; identify appropriate professional assessment activities for adverse drug reactions * Review of the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in elderly people * the issue of adverse drug responses in elderly people * half-life and steady state * antipsychotics in patients with neurocognitive disorders & drugs for Alzheimer s Session 11 Introduction to Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold Care Model (PLST) Mon 11 May AEDT to discuss the value of care models; the assumptions of the PLST model; related to neurocognitive disorders * the use of models for planned, person centred care * PLST, to understand and reduce the behaviours associated with Alzheimer s disease * factors impacting on symptom presentation * clustering of symptoms. Session 1 Cognitive losses Mon 18 May AEDT At the completion of this session the registered nurse should be able to assess for and critically analyse the presentation of cognitive symptoms and develop personalised, planned interventions to support memory & other cognitive losses; including visuospatial, agnosia, aphasia, executive function. * introduction to memory; implicit (procedural)l and explicit (semantic, episodic & autobiographical) * using implicit memory to support client when explicit memory is impaired * developing social activities using retained memory * evidencing your support

6 Personality change or not? Mon 5 May AEDT A to assess for and critically analyse the presentation of apparent psychotic symptoms to determine a misinterpretation of the environment due to cognitive impairment; develop, implement and evaluate planned, personalised & supportive care. * hallucinations, illusions and paranoia * explaining sexual and other behaviours * evidencing reduced inhibition * apparent changes in personality and socialisation Session 14 Conative losses Mon 1 June AEDT to assess for and critically analyse the symptoms due to conative losses and develop, implement and evaluate planned, personalised & supportive care. * evidence of conative losses such as inability to plan, sequence * why wandering is a symptom * whose care plan? why we get it wrong; the value of detailed psychosocial history * evidencing your care when supporting the client with conative losses Session 15 Progressively Lowered Stress Threshold (Behaviours) Nursing activities not otherwise discussed Mon 8 June AEDT to critically analyse care responses and behaviours and develop, implement and evaluate evidence based care strategies that minimise negative reactions. * the psychological theory of stress, coping and adaption plus the knowledge Alzheimer s * Sundowners syndrome, aggression, agitation, sexual behaviours, wandering plus others * the concept of excess disability * evidencing & evaluating personal & planned care Session 16 Dementia Staging and Care Planning Mon 15 June AEDT to discuss the losses across the trajectory of Alzheimer s disease, and formulate, introduce and evaluate planned care that is supportive of such losses. * the stage of Alzheimer s disease * using a functional model for nurses * planning care to minimise behaviours * the research and teachings behind the PLST model

7 Session 17 Palliative care An overview on the needs of clients with a dementia of any cause Mon June AEDT to discuss best practice in symptom management, particularly pain, for end stage dementia * RACF guideline; palliative care (WHO), a palliative approach * issues of pain management; infections * nutrition & hydration, terminal care Session 18 Summary and program conclusion Overview of medication in the elderly Mon 9 June AEDT At the conclusion of this session, the registered nurse should be able to document to support the recognition of the adulthood of clients while evidencing person centred care. * recognising the adulthood of the clients * not forgetting the environment * documenting to evidence contemporary, personalised and evaluated care * assignment writing Note: Registration for Session 18 is automatic (at no additional cost) after completing the previous 17 sessions.

8 Application Form FIRST NAME:... SURNAME:... NURSING REG No.... POSTAL ADDRESS: POST CODE... TELEPHONE: (BH)... (AH) MOBILE: Work Details - NAME OF WORKPLACE:... POSITION:... POSTAL ADDRESS: POST CODE... Select Course Option or Session - Full Course with Assignments Full Course without Assignments Individual Sessions $880 (NO GST) 0 (NO GST) (incl GST) Payment Plan 4 x $0 (app per week) Payment Plan 3 x $0 Session 1 Session Session 3 Session 4 Session 5 Session 6 Session 7 Session 8 Session 9 Session 10 Session 11 Session 1 Session 13 Session 14 Session 15 Session 16 Session 17 Session 18 Payment - Cheque Enclosed for $... Please charge my Credit Card $... CARD NUMBER:... EXP... Signed:... Please Invoice:... This form becomes a TAX INVOICE on payment. Fax, , Send or Register online. FAX: POSTAL: PO BOX 118, ORMOND VIC info@ageconcern.com.au PHONE: Please note it is a condition of your registration that you are required to sign a terms & conditions document relating to the copyright of the program content and related materials. CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS: A full refund less 10% will be given for written cancellations received fourteen (14) days before the commencement date, unless login details to journals have been ed. No refund will otherwise be made in the event of cancellations or non-attendance by an applicant. Age Concern Pty Ltd may cancel or postpone the program at any time or for any reason at their discretion. In such an event, the maximum liability of Age Concern Pty Ltd to all applicants will be limited to a full refund of the registration fee paid by the applicant. No other claims will be recognised. To the extent permitted by law, all other claims, liability or warranties are expressly excluded. RECEIPT OF A COMPLETED FORM WILL BE REGARDED AS A CONFIRMED BOOKING FOR WHICH PAYMENT WILL BE DUE EVEN IF THERE IS NO LOG-ON.