Why is clinical care in the home important?

The model of care in the home for aged persons has significantly changed in the last 5 years. Since the introduction of the Aged Care Quality Standards and a general increase in the complexity of care, clinical care is even more important to all home care providers.

Monitoring consumers' health conditions and responding in a timely manner is now a fundamental requirement for all service providers. It is therefore vital for the workforce to be trained in clinical care appropriate to the scope of their practice.

Overview

This six-module course has been designed to staff who are working in-home care to be better educated and informed about their responsibilities when providing and monitoring health care to consumers. Attendees will be given case scenarios to consider and extensive resources to use in the workplace.

The two-session course will cover the elements of clinical governance and how to implement; recognising deteriorating conditions; high prevalent risks; what is ‘scope of practice’; safe medication management; validated assessment tools; managing clinical referrals and the role of the direct care worker in the continuum of care. In addition, the importance of meeting the Aged Care Quality and Safety Standards and NDIS High-Intensity Supports will be highlighted.

This course will also equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to conduct assessments, as well as develop and implement care plans. The course will highlight risks of non-compliance and the development of a risk-based internal audit schedule. This course has been revised and updated for 2022 to reflect contemporary practice and information.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to: 

✔ Develop and implement an effective clinical governance policy

✔ Explain scope of practice and the process of referrals

✔ Recognise and respond to deteriorating conditions and high prevalent risks

✔ Manage medication safely in a home care setting

✔ Conduct assessments using validated assessment tools and develop care plans including clinical care

✔ Identify and manage risks of non-compliance and determine a risk-based audit schedule

✔ Understand Duty of Care and Dignity of Risk

Recognition

All attendees will receive a Statement of Attendance upon completion of an assessment as evidence of Continuing Professional Development hours.

Who will benefit most from this course?

Clinicians and care managers who are supervising care staff and non clinicians who want to learn more about the importance of safe clinical care provision. For example coordinators, service managers, quality managers, educators, supervisors and team leaders.

Benefits to providers and consumers

It will assist providers to meet the Aged Care Quality Standards by equipping the workforce to manage clinical care risks and ensure consumers are provided with services that aim to maximise their wellness and health outcomes.

Date: The webinar is conducted over two sessions

• 1st February 2022 - Session 1
• 8th February 2022 - Session 2

Time Zone:

• 1.00pm - 4.00pm – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory
• 12noon - 3.00pm Queensland
• 12.30pm -3.30pm - South Australia
• 11.30am -2.30pm - Northern Territory
• 10.00am - 1.00pm - Western Australia

Inclusions

• Downloadable workbook
• Downloadable tools and resources

Learner requirements

• Computer or mobile device
• A stable internet connection (broadband/4G+ recommended)
• Speakers and a microphone are optional

Investment: $497 plus GST

Views of previous attendees

• "I really enjoyed my training and found the topics covered to be very relevant to my job. I left with a better understanding of how to develop care plans which I do just about every day in my job. Lorraine and Jacqui were highly knowledgeable and I would recommend this course to my peers." - Kate Kleemann (Care Team Leader, Be Associated)

• "The course was extremely informative with detailed examples. The modules covered various areas of clinical care. The workbooks were beneficial to understand and record the detail of each module." - Sarah Hazell (Manager Aged Care, Cowra Special Needs Services LTD)

Facilitators:

• Lorraine Poulos - is a Registered Nurse, Grad Cert. Health Service Management, Fellow Case Management Society of Australia, Qualified Lead Auditor Quality Systems, Certificate 1V Workplace Training, and Education

• Jacquie Culver - is a Nurse Practitioner specialising in palliative-aged care, gerontology and dementia, her experience and practice spans acute residential and community aged care.

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