This online course is designed for health professionals.
It focuses on evaluating a female urinary incontinence and associated conditions, including the important aspects of the history, examination and an introduction into treatment options.
CPD
NMBA registration requires that standards for continuing professional development are met annually.
Access the NMBA Guidelines: Continuing Professional Development
In addition to other CPD opportunities available throughout this website, please note these potential sources:
Adult Female Incontinence: A course for health professionals
Every Nurse's Business
Australian Registered Nurses are invited to take part in a free online CPD programme which aims to help improve the healthcare outcomes for people with Intellectual Disability (ID) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
The learning site is separated into three learning levels and covers six domains (modules) of content.
Completion of the learning material at the foundational, intermediate, and advanced levels and satisfactory completion of the optional assessment will be deemed to be equivalent to one unit of AQF level 8 postgraduate study. This can be presented to universities to consider for advanced standing.
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Read more about Every Nurse's Business
Continence Foundation of Australia short courses & webinars
The Continence Foundation of Australia offers a range of short courses and webinars on their Continence Learning site.
Some resources require payment, some have no fee.
Distress screening for prostate cancer
The University of Technology, Sydney is offering a 'taster' course Distress screening for Prostate Cancer
This course is free of charge, online, self paced, and focused on:
- Psychological distress following prostate cancer – the nature and extent of the problem
- Screening for psychological distress following prostate cancer diagnosis
- Distress screening – the way forward
This course will help you to understand the nature and extent of men's psychological distress following the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
Read more about the taster course Distress Screening for Prostate Cancer
International Continence Society - ICS TV
ICS offers some open access resources on a range of continence issues.
Some ICS TV resources require membership of ICS.
Moisture associated skin damage
Alison Parnham (RGN, University of Nottingham) presents this webcast is to outline the causes, clinical presentation and management of common conditions relating to Moisture-Associated Skin Damage (MASD).
In this webinar, she;
- discusses the potential implications of excessive moisture exposure on the skin
- summarises the importance of assessment
- introduces a classification tool, and
- discusses prevention and management strategies.
Interpreting abdominal X-rays
If you are interested in improving your knowledge and skill in interpretation of an abdominal X-ray, work through this free online tutorial entitled 'Abdominal x-ray - system and anatomy'.
There are several other related tutorials in this series, focusing on different aspects of interpretation of abdominal x-rays:
Abnormal bowel gas patterns, Abnormal calcification, Abnormal soft tissue & bones.
Urinary incontinence management in women
The University of Melbourne is offering a short course: Urinary incontinence management in women
The short course consists of 15 hours of eLearning suitable for continuing professional education for Registered Nurses and other health professionals.
The course is run through the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences – Melbourne Medical School