Do you work in General Practice? NT PHN is partnering with The Benchmarque Group to deliver this free online workshop on *Chronic Disease Management.

The full-day workshop will provide you with the tools to develop patient care plans which identify patient risk factors, so you can provide support for behaviour change and achieve improved health outcomes.

The Chronic Disease Workshops are open to Health Professionals working in private practice including Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Health Workers, General Practitioners, General Practice Registrars.

Please note: participants must complete the ‘Foundations of Chronic Disease’ online module book prior to the workshop.

Register early to avoid disappointment as places are strictly limited.

What you will learn

• The main principles of chronic disease management
• Identifying chronic disease risk factors
• The role of self management
• How to engage effectively with clients
• A range of concepts related to health behaviours, attitudes and readiness to change
• How to design and implement SMART goals to optimise the management of chronic conditions
• An individualised approach in the development of chronic disease care plans.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop attendees will be able to:

• Understand the prevalence and impact chronic
  diseases have on individuals, families and communities across Australia.
• Identify and recognise an individual’s biomedical
  and behavioural risk factors
• Promote self-management and provide realistic
  strategies for their clients by determining their
  chronic disease management needs
• Support the person with behaviour change using
  evidence-based tools and SMART goal planning
  techniques
• Use motivational interviewing techniques in their
  practice consultations
• Competently design and develop individualised
  and holistic care plans for their clients
• Recognise and arrange referrals, follow-up
  appointments and review of management plans
• Understand chronic disease MBS item numbers
  and maximising practice visits to optimise
  condition management.

CPD

Please contact Benchmarque for further information.

More information regarding the Chronic Disease Workshops, please email courses@benchmarquegroup.com.au.

*The Chronic Disease Care Planning Course (CHCCCS001) is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health under the Chronic Disease Support Project.