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Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Caring for Older People: a Partnership Model
This online course introduced the partnership model and provided practical tools and strategies for creating care plans. The aim of the partnership model is to ensure that healthcare services are more responsive to the needs and preferences of older people within a variety of care settings.
2 weeks, 3 hours per week
Alison Hutchinson
Professor of Nursing in the School of Nursing and Midwifery
Deakin University
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Describe partnership-centred care.
- Explain the benefits of a partnership-centred model of care for older people, their family and healthcare teams.
- Explore how partnership-centred care strategies can be developed and applied to best support the needs and preferences of older people.
Syllabus
Ageing and some of the challenges it represents can be a daunting experience for older people, their family, friends and healthcare teams alike.
The purpose of this course is to help you better understand and address these challenges by:
- understanding ageing from the perspective of older people and those who care for them
- approaching the care of older people within a collaborative and partnership-centred model
- promoting the wellbeing of older people by supporting their needs and preferences
- creating a more positive environment for all by implementing a range of practical strategies.
Issued on 19th December 2016
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