Course Description: Caring for people from English-speaking backgrounds involves recognising that even within seemingly familiar language and ...
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Course Description: Transitions in care are pivotal moments in an older person’s life, often involving complexities and risks that require careful...
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Course Description: Heart failure is a progressive condition that affects millions of people worldwide, with older adults at greater risk. This co...
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Course Description: Shingles is an infection caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV). It affects millions globally, with an estimated 1 in 3 pe...
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Course Description: Osteoarthritis is one of the most common chronic conditions in older people, and its impact on mobility, comfort and independe...
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Course Description: Dyspepsia is a common symptom in older people and is often under managed due to difficulty in diagnosis due to late presentati...
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Course Description: Older adults face a significantly higher risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), such as angina and myocardial infarc...
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Course Description: Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a common and preventable cause of morbidity in older people. If untreated, DVT can lead to serio...
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Course Description: Parkinson’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that affects a person’s ability to control their movement. This course wil...
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Course Description: There are a number of chronic respiratory conditions that require the use of respiratory aids to support the individual. This ...
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Course Description: Heat packs and cold packs can be used to provide non-pharmacological pain relief and manage acute soft tissue injuries. This c...
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Course Description: Older people are at risk of weight loss due to a variety of factors. It is vital that staff understand how to monitor and mana...
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Course Description: Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) are one of the most common infections in older people; however, they can often go undetected. ...
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Course Description: Examine continence management and its importance in maintaining the dignity and comfort of the older person. Learn how to iden...
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Course Description: Be able to list the key features of common equipment for hearing and vision loss. Ensure equipment is correctly used and maint...
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Course Description: Define and describe types of pressure injuries, how they develop and are treated and, most importantly, how you can play a rol...
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Course Description: Recognise the different forms of epilepsy and associated types of seizures and the ways they may affect a person and their car...
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Course Description: In this course you will learn how dysphagia may affect a person and explore appropriate care strategies. Includes information ...
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Course Description: Recognise and respond to the complications that can occur when a person has diabetes and explain the role of medications in ma...
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Course Description: Define the types of diabetes and the everyday management strategies required to maintain the health of those you provide care ...
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Course Description: Age related changes in the skin put older people at risk of skin conditions that need special care. We explore common conditio...
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Course Description: Be familiar with your role in assisting and/or supporting clients with medications and medication administration. Learning Out...
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Course Description: Outline some of the physical and psychological changes that can occur when a person has Motor Neurone Disease or Multiple Scle...
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Course Description: Autism is a condition that affects how a person thinks, feels, communicates and interacts with others. This course explores wh...
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