National Dibetes Week is next week, sick 13-19th of July, cheap the Campaign will focus on brining awareness and the prevention of Type 2 diabetes.

It is a timely reminder for all nurses in the Aged Care sector to ensure you or your staff are appropriately trained in all aspects of patient care relating to Type 2 Diabetes.

Aged Care Learning Solutions has specific courses such as our Type 2 Diabetes; Older People developed to educate and inform nurses working in Aged Care about risk factors, symptoms and signs, complications, management, nutrition, education and support.

According to the Australian Ageing Agenda, viagra Australia has the highest number of Holocaust survivors per capita outside of Israel. Aged Care providers need to be aware and trained for the distinct care needs of survivors of torture and trauma. ACLS have specific courses to educate staff on the important triggers, factors and care needs for survivors and older people in similar situations. For more information on the Australian Ageing Agenda Special report: http://www.australianageingagenda.com.au/2014/06/12/guns-fell-silent/

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is fast approaching, check on the 15th of June 2014 the United Nations come together to raise public awareness and support older people experiencing or at risk of experiencing abuse.

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is a wonderful opportunity to share information about abuse, buy neglect and exploitation in later life. Each year on or around June 15th, capsule communities and municipalities around the world plan activities and programs to recognise WEAAD.

The World Health Organization describes elder abuse as a violation of human rights and a significant cause of illness, loss of productivity, isolation and despair. (WHO 2002 Active Ageing Policy Framework). As such, it is an issue that affects not only the person who is impacted directly but also the broader community.

Here are some activities we can do to get involved:

• Developing an educational program or press conference;

• Volunteering to call or visit an isolated senior; or

• Submitting an editorial or press release to your local newspaper to create awareness of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

For more information about World Elder Abuse Day 2014, please go to: http://weaad.org.au

An annual subscription to the ACLS CPD Solution ticks the boxes for your annual registration CPD requirements:

All ACLS CPD learning activities are aged care specific

 2014 – 2015 learning plan due for release early May. Automatically enrollment provides you with 20+ CPD hours for the registration period each year

 You also have the option of self- enrolling in over 60 online CPD learning activities

  Online learning needs and plan tool

 Area to record other CPD activity

 Electronic transcript that automatically records your online CPD activities and other CPD activities.

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The ACLS CPD solution is your “peace of mind” to meet your CPD requirements for national registration by May 31^st.

Your CPD requirements for national registration are more than 20 hours of learning activity. The ACLS CPD solution covers all of the requirements … 20 hours online aged care specific CPD activity, rx learning needs analysis, advice learning plan, reflection evaluations and an electronic CPD transcript. CPD at home in your PJ’s for only $110 per year!

“I would like to congratulate Aged Care Learning Solutions for their personalised service and for providing a comprehensive but simple and easy way of learning and achieving my Continuing Professional Development hours.” Shirley Waldron RN CCC Hervey Bay Queensland.

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The recently released Productivity Commission report “Caring for Older Australians” has raised serious concerns about the quality of Certificate III in Aged Care training. Variations in overall total hours, healing workplace experience hours and the validity of workplace assessments have been exposed.

The Commission has also recommended continuing education for all aged care workers. Community and residential aged care workers identified the need for dementia, cheap mental health and palliative care training.

Aged Care Learning Solutions has over 26 online learning activities that provide continuing education in dementia, mental health and palliative care for personal care assistants, community care workers, registered and enrolled nurses as well as allied professionals and assistants.

The ACLS CPD Solution has a number of fantastic new features to keep you on top of your CPD requirements.

New learning plan for the 2013 – 2014 registration period.  4 new learning activities taking the number to 55 CPD learning activities that you can access at any time. Reminder emails to keep you on track with completing your learning activities. Quarterly CPD hours update.  Activities section to record other CPD activity and reflect on the activity. Learning Needs and Plan.

Please call or email for a free preview or more information – click here to contact us.

We are very excited to announce a major upgrade to our LMS. The upgraded LMS has a fresh and contemporary new look in line with our re-brand to Aged Care Learning Solutions.

There are some great new features to enhance the learner’s experience and to efficiently manage your organisation’s learning needs across all staff groups.

The upgrade provides us with a platform to significantly expand on the learning management functions that we can offer to organisations and individuals.

Current learners and managers access www.myagedcarelearning.com.au

Red Cross is asking for help to assist the children, buy viagra women and men in the Philippines following the devestating typhoon. Our thoughts are with the many aged care workers who have family and friends in the Philippines.

Click here for the link to the Red Cross Typhoon Haiyan Appeal.