Chronic Disease Management and Healthy Ageing Program

Empower your patients to age well and thrive 

I had a great day. Thank you. Wonderful informative speakers. Great venue. Good to network too."
"Great learning course. Enjoyed meeting the other practice nurses and listening to their feedback to questions.

With 1 in 2 Australians suffering from chronic disease, there's no better time to upskill in chronic disease management and healthy ageing. APNA's new 12 month program offers over 50 hours of online and face-to-face learning, designed for nurses by nurses in primary health care.

Contents

• General program information
• Program objectives
• Program components
• Program dates, locations and registration details
• Cancellations and refunds
• Scholarships
• Acknowledgements 

General program information

Duration: 12 months  

Time commitment:

• Compulsory: 1 day workshop (Up to 6 CPD hours)
• Electives: Online learning (More than 50 CPD hours to choose from)

Location: 1 day face-to-face workshop. Remaining activities are online.

Cost: $200 (ex GST) for APNA non-members and members. Grants and sponsorship opportunities are available. 

Eligibility: Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Midwives & Nurse Practitioners.

Program objectives

1. To understand the fundamental principles of chronic disease management and health ageing.
2. To incorporate and apply the concepts of chronic disease management and healthy ageing within their nursing practice.
3. To identify strengths and areas to grow in relation to chronic disease management and healthy ageing practice.

Program components

Workshop

1 day workshop | Up to 6 CPD hours | 8:30am to 5pm

In an interactive and practical one-day workshop, nurses will be guided through their role in empowering patients to manage chronic disease and healthy ageing. The workshop agenda is the following:

• Overview of chronic disease management and healthy ageing 
• Developing therapeutic relationships with clients with chronic and ​complex conditions 
• Health literacy 
• Making it happen! Implementing chronic disease management and healthy ageing into practice 
• Motivational interviewing 
• Goal setting 
• Putting it all together and care planning 

You can find the full program objectives here.

Self-assessment

Upon registering for the workshop, nurses take a self-assessment (online survey) to identify their current knowledge, and become aware of any areas for improvement. From this, we link nurses to key APNA online learning to complete.

APNA Online Learning

Twenty seven online learning modules provided to nurses by APNA. This is accessible from when nurses register for a workshop, and access is available for one year. We encourage nurses to use their self-assessment as a guide through the foundational, intermediate and advanced stages of their personalised learning journey. Click here to download a list of available modules.

Community of Practice

A private messaging platform where program participants can discuss, engage and consult with their peers. APNA provides tips and resources to the group, as well as encouraging and facilitating discussion. APNA will also host teleconferences to advance education and engagement.

Follow-up support

This will include one complimentary call for non-members and ongoing support to members, through the APNA Nurse Support Line – a service to assist nurses with any queries. APNA may also make contact to check how nurses have been implementing learnings from this program.

Program dates, locations and registration details

Cancellations and refunds

Event cancellations must be made in writing to APNA and incur a $50 (incl. GST) administration fee.

Refunds are not available within 7 days of the workshop.

Scholarships

There is a range of scholarships that may fund your attendance to one of the workshops. A list of scholarships and grants is here.

APNA encourages nurses working in rural and remote areas to apply for the Health Workforce Scholarship. 

Follow the link above to find out more.

Acknowledgements 

The Chronic Disease Management and Health Ageing Program has been funded by the Australian Government Department of Health.