For Nurses

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eLearning for General Practice Nurses
The Advance Project^®

After completing the eLearning course, general practice nurses will be able to:

• Describe the benefits and role of general practice in advance care planning and early identification and assessment of patients’ palliative and supportive care needs.
• Use the ‘Advance Project^® Guide’ and evidence-based tools to initiate advance care planning and assess patients and carers' palliative and supportive care needs.
• Identify and screen patients and carers who may benefit from advance care planning and/or a palliative and supportive care needs assessment.
• Communicate and liaise with GPs about patients’ and carers’ concerns, symptoms, questions, and priorities identified through a structured advance care planning and/or supportive care needs assessment.
• Identify patients who could benefit from referral to specialist palliative care and explain the benefits of this referral to them.
• List strategies to implement the Advance Project^® resources in their general practice.

APNA Palliative Care
APNA

Specifically designed for nurses working in primary care, this module provides an understanding of palliative care provision in primary care settings including assessment, management and communication.

My Learning
CareSearch

The My Learning modules show how to find and apply CareSearch resources to support palliative care delivery. Completion of the modules requires a short review quiz, but enables printing of a certificate for professional records.

• My Learning: Finding Clinical Evidence
• My Learning: Searching for Evidence
• My Learning: Using Online Information
• My Learning: Aged Care
• My Learning: Carers
• My Learning: Knowledge Translation
• My Learning: Disseminating Research Findings
• My Learning: New to Palliative Care?
• My Learning: Allied Health

Note: CPD credits are obtained by recording as self-directed learning.

End-of-Life Essentials (EOLE) Education
End-of-Life Essentials

Providing clinically relevant and evidence-based learning materials with quizzes, evidence-based links and educational videos, these series of education modules are designed to assist clinical staff in delivering quality end-of-life care. Access to modules requires registration.

Note: CPD credits are obtained by recording as self-directed learning.

End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC)
Australian Centre for Health Law Research, QUT

In 13 modules, the course aims to address any gaps in health professionals’ knowledge of end-of-life law using clinical case studies, legal case examples, and self-assessment activities for review and self-reflection.

Equip Aged Care Learning Packages
University of Tasmania Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre

Covering key concepts in palliative care and aged care, modules provide new and refresher-level content, appropriate for both those new to the sector and for those familiar with aged care. Modules include:

• Person-centred Care
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Awareness
• Trauma-informed Care
• Oral Health Promotion
• Wound Management and Pressure Injury Prevention
• Hearing Health.

palliAGED Introduction Modules for Aged Care
palliAGED

Based on the PalliAGED Practice Tip Sheets for Nurses, these 10 modules and accompanying companion manual provide an overview of palliative care provision for nurses new to palliative care.

PCC4U Learning Modules
Palliative Care Curriculum for Undergraduates (PCC4U)

Across a series of case-based learning modules, practitioners can learn the fundamentals of palliative care provision, including communication, assessing and managing symptoms, and working within multidisciplinary teams.

PalliBytes Learning Pathways - Nurses
Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative

The Palliative Care Education and Training Collaborative has developed workforce group-specific learning pathways to provide targeted support for palliative care delivery. In a series of microcredential modules, nurses gain opportunities for reflective learning, practical application to diverse work roles and settings, and additional education resources.

Aged Care Education and Training
Victorian Aged Care Education and Training (VACET)

These modules contain activities, case studies, and quizzes across topics including dementia care, palliative care, oral health, communication, and medication safety to support care in residential settings.

ACN Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Centre
Australian College of Nursing

The Australian College of Nursing has curated a central hub for CPD content for nurses, including on palliative care and aged care. Topics cover clinical care, addressing and meeting the Aged Care Standards, communication, and performance management.

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Supporting the mental health of older people in residential aged care: Mental health awareness training
Australian Psychological Society

This training is for non-mental health trained workers working with older people in aged care, providing a basis to identify and respond appropriately to mental health concerns.

Applied mental health in residential aged care: Practical program for clinicians
Australian Psychological Society

This training is for mental health nurses to enhance and upskill professionals in the provision of mental health services for older people in aged care.

Hand Hygiene eLearning Modules - NHHI
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

The National Hand Hygiene Initiative has a series of online learning modules on hand hygiene and infection prevention and control. The modules are for healthcare professionals working in spaces where infection prevention and control is imperative to quality provision of care.

Note: CPD credits are obtained by recording as self-directed learning.

Better Oral Health Aged Care Training Modules
SA Dental

An online conversion of the Better Oral Health in Home Care learning and teaching package, these modules are intended to develop health professionals’ knowledge of practical dental care and common oral health conditions experienced by those in aged care.

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Training for aged care professionals
Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)

Talk to Us First is an online training module intended to increase health professionals understanding of older people’s rights and the role of advocacy in the provision of high-quality aged care services.

Note: CPD credits are obtained by recording as self-directed learning

Helping patients make informed decisions: communicating benefits and harms
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care

This course, split into 4 modules, supports health professionals to develop and refine their skills in communicating effectively about the benefits and risks of treatment options with patients. The content challenges myths about shared decision-making in practice, and explains how to use patient decision aids and where to find them.

Note: CPD credits are obtained by recording as self-directed learning.

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Diversity in Aged Care
Crana Plus

This module prepares health professionals to meet the needs of diverse patients in aged care settings, including identifying barriers to care, methods to promote inclusivity, and communication methods that enhance understanding in aged care planning.

Gwandalan eLearning Modules
Gwandalan National Palliative Care Project

Health professionals can explore how best to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients during their palliative and end-of-life care journey, and learn about commonly practised cultural protocols associated with returning to Spirit (death and dying). 

LGBTIQ+ Inclusive Palliative Care eLearning
LGBTIQ+ Health Australia

This free eLearning aims to increase healthcare providers’ confidence in providing LGBTIQ+ inclusive palliative care including: lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) communities and their specific healthcare needs; end-of-life concerns and barriers to palliative care for LGBTIQ+ people; how to have inclusive end-of-life conversations; strategies to support loved ones; and how to create welcoming and inclusive environments.