Join us for two free professional development workshops this June, held in both Darwin and Katherine. These workshops, a collaborative effort between NT PHN, AMSANT, and the Benchmarque Group, promise invaluable learning opportunities for healthcare professionals. These will be co-facilitated and localised with Frances Bunji Elcoate, Top End Diabetes Foot Project Coordinator (AMSANT).
Chronic conditions of the foot
This event aims to build a practical skillset for foot assessment that enables a healthcare practitioner to be competent and confident in chronic conditions of the foot basic care.
Learning outcomes:
- Safely perform a basic foot care assessment
- Determine foot care requirements
- Prepare and use basic equipment and materials
- Document foot, skin and nail care according to organisational requirements
- Make appropriate referrals in a timely manner
Darwin
Date: Friday 21 June 2024
Time: 8:45am – 4:30pm
Where: Oaks Darwin Elan Hotel
Cost: Free
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Katherine
Date: Monday 24 June 2024
Time: 8:45am – 4:30pm
Where: Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre
Cost: Free
Wound management advanced practice
This learning pathway for students covers Foundations and Advanced Principles of wound assessment and care, identifying appropriate wound treatment and best practice for compliance in wound swab culture. This pathway enables clinical documentation and report writing with a guide to deliver patient education for continued care and chronic wound prevention.
Learning outcomes:
- Accurately identify wound types
- Apply appropriate wound assessment methods to clinical practice
- Identify chronic wound features and associated clinical features including interpretation of wound terminology
- Identify and perform appropriate wound cleansing and debridement methods
- Use appropriate documentation and report writing methods to provide patient education, and consistent and ongoing care.
Darwin
Date: Saturday 22 June 2024
Time: 8:45am – 4:30pm
Where: Oaks Darwin Elan Hotel
Cost: Free
Katherine
Date: Tuesday 25 June 2024
Time: 8:45am – 4:30pm
Where: Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre
Cost: Free
If you have any questions regarding the above events, please email events@ntphn.org.au, and visit our website here for a full list of upcoming events.
