Events

The Wellbeing Clinic for Older Adults This presentation outlines the neuropsychological symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases that cause dementia. Dr Smith explores changes that can occur in cognition, social cognition, behaviour and mental health as a result of developing a neurodegenerative disease. He also explores how these changes can impact upon decision-making capacity and identifies non-pharmacological …

In-person workshop: Clinical Features and Management of Dementia Read More »

Mode of delivery: Face-to-face (with online supporting materials) Pre-requisites: Peter Mac staff members require manager approval to attend this course. No prerequisites exist for external participants. Audience: This course is open to registered nurses and enrolled nurses. This is an introductory 2-day program. This course focuses on the care of patients in the palliative care …

Palliative Care Two-Day Program: Nursing Education Read More »

Managed by the Victorian Department of Health through the Commonwealth Government’s Strengthening Medicare – Supporting Older Australians initiative, the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at La Trobe University will be holding 140 three-day workshops for nurses who work in all Victorian residential aged care services. The workshop includes interactive, hands-on skills development, …

Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person Workshop (Workshop 40: Grampians – Daylesford) Read More »

Death is the one certainty in life, yet many are fearful to talk about it or even acknowledge that it exists. Even people in the helping professions can feel overwhelmed and confronted when needing to talk about death. What makes us scared to even say the ‘d’ words, death, dying, deceased? Why do we have …

Grief Australia workshop | Building Death Competency and Literacy in Helping Professionals Read More »

Managed by the Victorian Department of Health through the Commonwealth Government’s Strengthening Medicare – Supporting Older Australians initiative, the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at La Trobe …

Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person Workshop (Workshop 41: Southern Metro – Dandenong) Read More »

Clear communication is essential in aged care, particularly when supporting older people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. This free interactive webinar will equip you with practical tools to …

Bridging Language Barriers in Aged Care: Practical Tools for Better Communication Read More »

Parents who lose an adult child face enduring grief alongside distinctive developmental and existential challenges that have important implications for treatment. Audience: Bereaved parents and professionals who support them, including counsellors, …

Grief Australia webinar | Supporting Bereaved Parents: Developmental, Existential, and Treatment Considerations Following Loss of an Adult Child Read More »

Webinar series: Home matters – Rethinking aged care design This webinar is for people working in aged care and design. Learn about a new complementary resource to the Principles and …

Webinar 7: Designing culturally safe aged care Read More »

Discover how PACOP tools can support clinicians to identify those residents who are living with end-stage Dementia the 'Walking Dying'. Some people in residential care may not being recognised as …

PACOP in PRACTICE: “People with End-Stage-Dementia, the Walking Dying Read More »

Managed by the Victorian Department of Health through the Commonwealth Government’s Strengthening Medicare – Supporting Older Australians initiative, the Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care (ACEBAC) at La Trobe …

Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Person Workshop (Workshop 42: Northern Metro – Epping) Read More »