Why are Validated Assessment Tools important?

Older people requiring home care often have complex care needs, so accurate and timely assessment using recognised assessment tools to determine short and long-term care needs. Aiming for a comprehensive, multidisciplinary, and consumer-focused approach to assessment can be challenging with pressures on time and resources.

This can result in selecting a defined number of assessments that can compromise the extent to which the assessment is truly comprehensive. There are five domains that should be explored to achieve a comprehensive assessment: physical, psychological, functional, social, and spiritual.

Overview

In this webinar, you will learn the different types of assessment tools and when they should be used. More importantly, you will be able to identify which staff can undertake what assessments.

Learning Outcomes

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

✔ Describe the purpose of assessment tools and what defines a validated assessment tool

✔ Select the correct assessment tools for specific purposes

✔ State the key elements required for conducting assessment

✔ Discuss how clinical skills should be applied to assessments

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 webinar?

Clinicians who are supervising care staff and nonclinicians who want to learn more about the importance of validated assessment.

Benefits to providers and consumers

It will assist providers to meet the Aged Care Quality Standards by equipping the workforce to conduct clinical assessments using the correct tools. Consumers will benefit from clinical care and decisions based on recognised assessment tools that guide care planning to maximise their wellness and health outcomes.

Date:

• 24th March 2022

Times:

• 1.00pm - 2.30pm – New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory
• 12noon - 1.30pm Queensland
• 12.30pm - 2.00pm - South Australia
• 11.30am - 1.00pm - Northern Territory
• 10.00am - 11.30am - Western Australia

Inclusions

• PDF of PowerPoint presentation
• 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: FREE

Views of previous attendees

• "Lorraine has proven track record in aged care management and consultancy. She is very experienced and resourceful with an ability to lead in our management team in meeting the criteria of aged care accreditation. Her professional advice and the practical tools provided are highly valued by our executive team." - Ada Cheng (General Manager, Australian Nursing Home Foundation Ltd)

• "Lorraine inspired our team with education on clinical governance and goals based care planning. Her wealth of experience and application of real-life scenarios really resonated well with all who attended. The training was pitched and aligned to the varying skill sets of staff present. We learned so much on the day and feel much more." - Deborah D’Costa (Manager of Care Coordination and Quality Australian Multicultural Services)

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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