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Ready to Go CPD Programs
Invest in Your Nursing Team
Cost-effective CPD programs designed for individual or groups of RNs and ENs
Investing in your nursing team’s education is one of the most effective ways to improve care quality, reduce risk, and stay compliant with aged-care standards.
Our Ready-to-Go Programs are short, lecture-style sessions designed for groups of RNs and ENs.
They’re practical, cost-effective, and based on the latest evidence in older adult nursing.
Whether you manage a single facility or multiple sites, we make it simple to bring high-quality CPD directly to your team. Each session comes complete with handouts, extra readings for CPD hours, and the opportunity for staff to interact with expert facilitators.
What’s Included
We have designed cost effective, short lecture style sessions to ensure your nurses have access to the latest in evidence based older adult nursing. Every program is designed to work in individual or group settings, delivered online, with options for team packages so you can train up to 15 nurses at once for a single discounted fee.
With any of the individual sessions your nurses will:
- receive a handout of any slides
- receive extra readings for more CPD hours
- may email any questions to the facilitators
- automatically print your CPD Certificate, with a unique identifier
If a topic of interest or need is not listed just call us. We can usually have a session developed within two weeks, with readings for extra CPD.
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease:
What Nurses Need to Know
A 74-minute webinar + bonus readings attracting 5 CPD hours.
This webinar gives nurses a clear and practical understanding of what happens in the brain during Alzheimer’s disease and how this knowledge strengthens day-to-day clinical reasoning.
Nurses will advance their understanding of the ‘what’ behind Alzheimer’s disease — the underlying pathophysiology — strengthening their clinical reasoning, enhancing
evidence-based practice, improving resident outcomes, and clearly demonstrating compliance with both ACQSC and NMBA standards through high-quality personalised care.
The session translates complex science into straightforward, person-centred strategies that support improved resident outcomes and demonstrate alignment with ACQSC and NMBA standards.
What’s Included
Participants receive additional CPD materials covering:
- diagnostic criteria for the main dementias
- updates on the Alzheimer’s blood test
- emerging Alzheimer’s medications
- a pre- and post-knowledge test
Who Should Attend
Designed for Registered and Enrolled Nurses wanting a practical, evidence-based update that builds confidence in dementia care and supports high-quality, compliant practice.
Facilitator: Emeritus Professor David Ames OA
This program is suitable for all persons registered with AHPRA
Clinical Programs
Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease: What Nurses Need to Know
Price range: $33.00 through $330.00 incl. GST
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Payment options:
Invoice | PayPal (Pay in 4 | Credit Card | EFT
*Facility bookings please note:
- One (1) payment only
- All staff employed at the same site.
- Access is available for both individual participants and groups.
- Each person must have a unique email address
Please note: it is a condition of your registration you sign a terms and conditions document relating to the copyright of the program content & related materials.
Advanced Delirium Update for Nurses
A 90 minute webinar attracting 5 plus CPD hours with readings.
This webinar strengthens nurses’ knowledge and clinical confidence in recognising, preventing, and managing delirium in aged care.
Aligned with ACQSC Standards 3.1, 3 .3, 3.4, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6. , This session is aligned with the level of our previous university recognised program and includes the commonly missed nursing opportunities in prevention and management; the complexity of delirium in
residential care; assessment tools and nursing assessment practices; prevention
and management strategies and the unique challenges for nurses in aged care.
What’s Included
- key assessment tools and nursing assessment practices
- the issue of nurses’ subjectivity
- the poor outcome of delirium
- evidence-based prevention and management strategies
- challenges unique to delirium in aged care
- pre- and post-knowledge tests
Bonus CPD readings cover nursing subjectivity, the consequences of poor delirium outcomes, and additional clinical insights.
Who Should Attend
RNs and ENs wanting an advanced, practical update that supports safer care, improves clinical reasoning, and enhances compliance in delirium recognition and management.
Facilitator: Prue Mellor RN, PGDipAplSci; MN(Geront), MNg( NPrac), MACN
This program is suitable for all persons registered with AHPRA
Additional information
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Payment options:
Invoice | PayPal (Pay in 4) | Credit Card | EFT
*Facility bookings please note:
- One (1) payment only
- All staff employed at the same site.
- Access is available for both individual participants and groups.
- Each person must have a unique email address
Please note: it is a condition of your registration you sign a terms and conditions document relating to the copyright of the program content & related materials.
How The Judiciary Interprets Nursing Documentation
A 1 hour webinar attracting 5 plus CPD hours with readings.
Updated session includes new cases and
- how your colleagues may unintentionally lead you into ‘trouble’ regarding practices/policies?
- the judiciary’s view on the use of icons such as +++; ↑↓
- it may be noted that you were busy, short staffed, or had the wrong skill mix, but it does not usually absolve you of your responsibility to provide reasonable care.
- words such as agitated, confused, invasive, inappropriate, aggressive, reassured are not facts.
- more than 5 breaches when you leave medication with a patient/resident.
- electronic recording, be careful and safe.
Who Should Attend
This session is about mostly real Australian nurses and cases where, because documentation was inadequate, incomplete or incorrect it was determined the standard of care provided was a contributing factor to poor patient/resident outcome.
Facilitator: Assoc Prof. Linda Starr RN, MHN Dip of Nsg; BNg (Ed) GradDip (DistEd), LLB GCLP LLM , FRCNA, PhD
This program is suitable for all persons registered with AHPRA
Clinical Programs
How The Judiciary Interprets Nursing Documentation
Price range: $33.00 through $330.00 incl. GST
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Payment options:
Invoice | PayPal (Pay in 4) | Credit Card | EFT
*Facility bookings please note:
- One (1) payment only
- All staff employed at the same site.
- Access is available for both individual participants and groups.
- Each person must have a unique email address
Please note: it is a condition of your registration you sign a terms and conditions document relating to the copyright of the program content & related materials.
Practical Approach to Antipsychotics in the Elderly
A 1 hour webinar attracting 5 plus CPD hours with readings.
This webinar that reviews the action, intended use of antipsychotics, the evidence of their effect for the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and adverse effects of this group of drugs.
It includes the action of; the indications for and the adverse effects of antipsychotic drugs for the management of the behavioural and the psychological symptoms of dementia. There are additional readings including a worthwhile paper on the ethics of administering PRN antipsychotics.
Objective: at the completion of the session the nurse should be able to discuss the mechanism of action of antipsychotic agents and their use in the management of the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, identify adverse effects and monitor for deprescribing opportunities.
Facilitator: Joyce McSwan BPharm.MPS. Principal Clinical Pharmacist
Joyce is the managing director of PainWISE. Medicine de-prescribing & aged care are among her specialist areas of practice.
This program is suitable for all persons registered with AHPRA
Clinical Programs
Practical Approach to Antipsychotics in the Elderly
Price range: $33.00 through $330.00 incl. GST
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Payment options:
Invoice | PayPal (Pay in 4) | Credit Card | EFT
*Facility bookings please note:
- One (1) payment only
- All staff employed at the same site.
- Access is available for both individual participants and groups.
- Each person must have a unique email address
Please note: it is a condition of your registration you sign a terms and conditions document relating to the copyright of the program content & related materials.
Drugs and the Elderly Webinar
A 1 hour webinar attracting 5 plus CPD hours with readings.
This webinar about what the older body does with drugs and what happens to drugs in older adults and the implications for nursing assessments. The program includes a short pre and post quiz.
Pharmacokinetics in the elderly and its practical application for the nurse.
This program is about better protecting the elderly, nurses’ registrations and organisations. Nurses are responsible for assessing the therapeutic and potential adverse effects of the drugs they administer.
When did you last review and document the fact a resident/patient/client’s:
- Liver function results
- eGFR and protein results
- lying and standing blood pressure
- hydration level?
Objective: at the completion of the session the nurse should be able to discuss the pharmacokinetic changes associated with ageing and the associated assessment activities that should be considered by any nurse administering drugs.
Facilitator: Joyce McSwan BPharm.MPS. Principal Clinical Pharmacist
Joyce is the managing director of PainWISE. Medicine de-prescribing & aged care are among her specialist areas of practice.
This program is suitable for all persons registered with AHPRA
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Payment options:
Invoice | PayPal (Pay in 4) | Credit Card | EFT
*Facility bookings please note:
- One (1) payment only
- All staff employed at the same site.
- Access is available for both individual participants and groups.
- Each person must have a unique email address
Please note it is a condition of your registration you sign a terms and conditions document relating to the copyright of the program content & related materials.
Bring Expert CPD Training to Your Facility
Our research shows that more than 80% of staff prefer live, interactive learning. That’s why we offer customisable in-service workshops and seminars designed to fit seamlessly into your organisation’s schedule.
Choose from half-day or full-day programs, combine topics to match your team’s needs, or let us design a tailored seminar for your facility.
From dementia care to clinical documentation, our facilitators bring decades of aged-care expertise straight to your staff.
Why organisations choose our workshops:
- Practical, evidence-based content relevant to aged care.
- Flexible delivery: on-site or live online.
- Affordable group pricing with volume discounts.
- Facilitators who understand the realities of aged care practice.
What our Nurses say about Age Concern
Real feedback from aged care professionals and managers who’ve experienced the difference our programs make.
“Thank you for making the dementia course for RN so enriching. I have
learned much and will sure to use the new info with my clients and families. I
am sure to probably share some info with my co-workers too..”
Helena Akrigg
RN BSN CON (C ) CHPCN(C ) MA (Ed)
“Staff feedback was overwhelmingly positive, acknowledgment was given to
the direction and advice given to registered staff by Prue that reminded them of their obligations and maintaining competency and evidence based best practice.”
Mary Anne Edwards
Facility Manager/Director of Nursing Resthaven on Quarry
“Age Concern (have) a longstanding reputation of promoting contemporary
nursing practice for improved care outcomes for elderly people (and the)
relationship with medical and nursing specialists in the field confirmed
positive outcomes including increased knowledge and understanding and practice for all of those involved.”
Lanna Ramsay
State Manager Ozcare
Ready to Begin?
Let’s discuss how we can tailor a program for your facility.
Whether you’re ready to book, have questions about our programs, or just want to explore how we can help, we’d love to hear from you.
Our team is here to make getting the right education easy, straightforward, and tailored to your needs.
Age Concern Pty Ltd
(ABN 71 006 566 365)
PO Box 118 Ormond VIC 3204
Registered Office
3/91 Station Street, Malvern Victoria 3144
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