Continuing Education

Sessions available:

• Monday   19 February 2018
• Monday   23 April 2018
• Monday   23 July 2018
• Thursday 13 September 2018
• Monday   19 November 2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This course provides training and assessment in advanced life support for registered nurses working in critical care areas only.

Please note: If you have previously attended an ALS study day within the last 4 years, you are only required to complete the Online ALS competency and the practical assessment annually (ie you do not need to book into this study day).

Practical assessments can be completed by attending ALS Refresher training.

Topics include:

• Overview of Basic Life Support/Advanced Life Support
• ARC Algorithms (BLS & ALS)
• Airway Management
• Emergency Drugs
• Nursing Roles and Responsibilities
• Post Arrest Care ABCDE
• Skill Stations
• ALS Practical Assessment 

Mandatory Requirements prior to attending the day

• The Basic Life Support Online Learning Package
• The Advanced Life Support Online Learning Package

CNE 7 hours

Sessions available: 

• Wednesday 14 March 2018
• Thursday     17 May 2018
• Tuesday       31 July 2018
• Tuesday       11 September 2018
• Tuesday     23 October 2018
• Tuesday       22 November 2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This session provides refresher training and assessment in Advanced Life Support for registered nurses working in critical care areas.

Please note: This Refresher training is for staff who have attended an ALS study day within the last 4 years. If you have not, please click here to enrol in an ALS study day.

Topics include:

• ARC Algorithms (BLS & ALS)
• ALS Practical Assessment (through scenario training) 

Mandatory requirements prior to attending the session:

• Complete the Basic Life Support Online Learning Package
• Complete the Advanced Life Support Online Learning Package

CNE 2 hours

Registrations open from 14/5/2018 until 27/7/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education and Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This one day program delivers current information regarding a broad range of medical conditions and treatments, presented by clinicians from varied disciplines and departments.

Topics:

• to be advised

CNE 6 hours

Please note the April study day has been postponed to second semester. Date to be confirmed.

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde
Fitzroy

This 1 day program aims to develop knowledge base and clinical practice in nursing management of patients with renal disease.

CPD 6.5 hours

• Tuesday      22 May 2018
• Wednesday 30 May 2018
• Tuesday      18 September 2018
• Wednesday 26 September 2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This course is designed to increase the knowledge and skills of Registered Nurses (Grade 2 Year 2 and above - not Graduate Nurses) who are working in the acute care setting, when caring for patients requiring acute pain management including epidurals and blocks.

Topics include:

• Epidural Analgesia
• Regional Analgesia
• Parenteral Analgesia

Mandatory requirements prior to attending the course:

• The Advanced Regional and Pain Management online learning package is a compulsory component of the competency for Registered Nurses at St. Vincent's and it must be successfully completed prior to attendance (accessed Online Learning).
• The practical competency component will be assessed during the second session

• Wednesday 10 & Thursday 11 October 2018

Registrations open from 9/7/2018 until 20/9/2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This program is offered to senior Grade 2 Registered Nurses and newly appointed Associate Nurse Unit Managers to assist with the knowledge and skills required when taking on in-charge responsibilities.

Topics include:

• Leadership
• Managing the Unit
• Access & Demand Unit
• Performance Management
• Managing Conflict
• Portfolio Management
• Applying for an ANUM position

CNE 13 hours

Sessions available;

Acute/Sub acute/Correctional clinical areas

• Tuesday  20 March 2018
• Thursday 26 July 2018

Community & Residential Services

• Wednesday 11 April 2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This course is designed to train Nursing and Allied Health staff to become Basic Life Support Trainers for their department.

Topics include:

• Overview of Basic Life Support
• Airway Management
• Emergency Drugs
• Teaching BLS
• Skill Stations
• BLS Practical Assessment

Mandatory Requirements prior to attending the update

• The Basic Life Support Online Learning Package MUST be completed prior to attending the course

CNE 7 hours

FITZROY - Building C (Healy Wing), 3rd Floor        Register >

• Tuesday      20 February 2018
• Thursday       1 March 2018
• Monday       19 March 2018
• Monday       30 April 2018
• Wednesday 16 May 2018
• Thursday       7 June 2018
• Thursday     14 June 2018

ST GEORGE'S - Education Centre, Level 2  Register >  

• Wednesday 14 March 2018
• Monday        26 March 2018

An annual update for St Vincent's accredited Basic Life Support Trainers.

Topics include:

• Overview of Basic Life Support
• Updates

Mandatory requirements prior to attending the update:

• The Basic Life Support Online Learning Package must be completed prior to attending the course.

CNE 1 hour

• Monday 21st May, 2018

Registrations open from 12/2/2018 until 11/5/2018

St George's Hospital
283 Cotham Rd,
Kew VIC 3101
 

This is a one day program aimed at nurses interested in developing their knowledge base and clinical practice in caring for older persons.

Topics include Diabetes Update, Depression, Stroke, COPD

CNE 6.5 hours

2018 to be confirmed

This is an exciting educational opportunity aimed at Registered Nurses working in the Critical Care environment.

• Tuesday 29th May 2018

Registrations open from 19/2/2018 until 18/5/2018

• Tuesday 30th October 2018

Registrations open from 23/7/2018 until 19/10/2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This program allows nurses to expand their knowledge base in Diabetes Management and theory and apply this in a clinical care setting. 

Please note: The Diabetes Update Study Day at St. Vincent's has an acute focus, and is aimed at those working in the acute setting. The Diabetes Update Study Day at St George's is focused on Aged Care and is aimed at those working within a sub-acute or aged care setting. Please ensure that you select the appropriate day when registering.

Topics to be advised

CNE 6.5 hours

2018 dates to be confirmed

Nursing Education Centre

Level 2, Aikenhead Wing

Building E

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne

The Discovering Intensive Care Nursing Program Study Days will cover essential elements of Intensive care nursing. The days are ideal for Division 1 Registered Nurses who are interested in gaining further education and enhancing their knowledge of Intensive Care Nursing concepts. Specific topic information is provided upon clicking the 'Register' Link.

Participants can register to attend one, or all of the days.

For further information please contact the Liz Delaney, ICU Practice Development Nurse, via email at nurseeducation@svha.org.au

• Wednesday 18 April 2018

Registrations open from 22/1/2018 until 6/4/2018

• Wednesday 12 September 2018

Registrations open from 15/6/2018 until 31/8/2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This study day is a less intensive alternative to the ECG Course. Designed to develop knowledge of common cardiac conditions and treatments and basic ECG interpretation.

Topics include:

• Cardiac Anatomy and Physiology
• 12 Lead ECG Interpretation
• Heart Dissection
• Heart Failure
• Atrial Fibrillation
• Acute Coronary Syndrome

CNE 6.5 hours

Thursday 25 October 2018

Registrations open from 1/7/2018 until 11/10/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Michael Chamberlain Lecture Theatre
Ground Floor Aikenhead Wing
Building E
Victoria Pde Fitzroy

This program aims to broaden health professionals knowledge about current issues/medical conditions with regard to Infection Control principles.

Topics:

• to be confirmed

CPD 6.5 hours

Sessions available:

• Thursday 15 February 2018
• Thursday   8 March 2018
• Thursday 26 April 2018
• Tuesday  15 May 2018
• Tuesday    5 June 2018
• Thursday   9 August 2018
• Monday     8 October 2018
• Thursday   8 November 2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This course is designed to teach the knowledge and skills required to competently perform IV Cannulation.

Topics include:

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Overview of the Procedure
• Insertion of Cannula
• Monitoring and Complications
• Practical Session

Mandatory requirements prior to attending the update:

• The IV Cannulation Online Learning Package MUST be completed prior to attending the course
• Attendance at session
• Nurses MUST have the opportunity to perform IV Cannulation in their clinical area
• Nurses to complete 3 supervised IV Cannulations within 6 weeks post course

CNE 2 hours

FITZROY

• Wednesday  2 May 2018
• Wednesday  6 June 2018
• Wednesday 17 October 2018
• Wednesday 14 November 2018

FITZROY
St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This course is designed to teach Registered Nurses the knowledge and skills required to competently perform Male IDC insertion.

Topics include:

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Overview of the Procedure
• Complications
• Practical Session 
• Care of the catheterised patient

Mandatory Competency Requirements

• The Male IDC Online Learning Package (EKP) MUST be completed prior to attending the course
• Attendance at session
• Nurses MUST have the opportunity to perform Male IDC in their clinical area
• Nurses to complete 1 supervised Male IDC insertion

CNE 2 hours

4 Sessions : 4 - 7pm

• Tuesday 24th April 2018
• Tuesday 1st May 2018
• Tuesday 8th May 2018
• Tuesday 15th May 2018

Registrations open from 8/1/2018 until 23/3/2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This short course is aimed at nurses interested in developing their knowledge base and assessment skills in caring for patients with neurological conditions and/or neurosurgical interventions.

Topics to be confirmed.

Wednesday 14th November 2018

Registrations open from 6/8/2018 until 5/11/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

A one day program aimed at nurses interested in developing their knowledge base and clinical practice in pain management.

Topics to be advised.

CNE 6 hours

Wednesday 8th August, 2018

Registrations open from  7/5/2018 until 20/7/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

A one day program aimed at nurses interested in developing their knowledge base and clinical practice in palliative care.

Topics to be confirmed

• Monday 4th June, 2018

Registrations open from 5/3/2018 until 27/7/2018

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This one day program teaches preceptorship principles to enable participants to support nurses in different stages of their career development from undergraduates to postgraduates.

Topics include:

• Supporting new nurses
• Communication & feedback
• Conflict resolution
• Assessing performance
• Preceptoring the undergraduate student
• Learning styles

CNE 6.5 hours

2018 date to be advised

St Vincent's Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde
Fitzroy

To develop knowledge base and clinical practice in nursing management of patients with respiratory issues/diseases.

Topics to be advised.

CNE 6.5 hours

• Thursday 31st May 2018

Registrations open 5/2/2018 until 18/5/2018

• Thursday 20th September 2018

Registrations open 11/6/2018 until 7/9/2019

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

Rates of suicide are increasing both globally and locally. The more people who are able to identify people at risk of suicide and keep them safe until help arrives may go some way toward addressing this trend. Nurses are often the first staff to gain a sense that a patient may be at risk of suicide.

safeTALK is an alertness workshop that prepares staff, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper.

SafeTALK is an introductory workshop that equips participants with a solid framework for identifying people at risk of suicide. It is well designed to suit nurses in their day to day work with patients and identify those that are at risk of suicide; how to discuss the subject of suicide and how to connect someone at risk with someone who can keep them safe.

On completion of this training participants will achieve a greater readiness and confidence in their ability to intervene with people potentially at risk of suicide and assist them to keep safe.

The training program is designed for participants to practice new knowledge and skills. It is experiential and involves participants actively in the process using video presentations and some small group work.

This training is a beginning component of the Livingworks suite of suicide intervention training. People completing this training sometimes express interest in completing the two day Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) program but it is not a requirement.

The second half of the day involves how to manage challenging behaviours in the workplace.

The training will be provided by John Forster, Psychiatric Consultation and Liaison Nurse and Antonella Ursini, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Behaviour Management.

CNE 6.5 hours
 

Fitzroy

• Thursday 24th May 2018

Registrations open 5/2/2018 until 11/5/2018

• Thursday 6th September 2018 

Registrations open 4/6/2018 until 24/8/2018

St George's

• Wednesday 19th September 2018

Registrations open 4/6/2018 until 7/9/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

St George’s Hospital
Education Centre, 2nd floor
283 Cotham Road
Kew VIC 3101
 

These 2 hour and 4 hour interactive workshops aim to assist nurses to develop specific wound dressing skills when caring for a patient with a VAC dressing/device.

Topics include:

• Stages of Wound Healing
• Device Selection
• VAC Application

CNE 4 hours (St Vincent's)

CNE 2 hours (St George's)

Sessions available:

• Thursday    22 March 2018
• Wednesday  5 September 2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This course is designed to teach nurses the knowledge and skills required to competently perform Venepuncture.

Topics include:

• Anatomy & Physiology
• Overview of the Procedure
• Monitoring and Complications
• Practical Session

Mandatory Competency Requirements prior to attend the session

• The Venepuncture Online Learning Package MUST be completed prior to attending the course
• Attendance at session
• Nurses MUST have the opportunity to perform Venepuncture in their clinical area
• Nurses to complete 3 supervised Venepunctures within 6 weeks post course

CNE 2 hours

• Monday 7th May 2018

Registrations open from 2/2/2018 until 1/5/2018

• Tuesday 16th October 2018

Registrations open from 2/7/2018 until 5/10/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

This 3 hour interactive workshop is designed to increase knowledge and awareness of venous thromboembolism, disease state and prevalence. Participants will be able to better identify patients at risk of developing venous thromboembolism and better select appropriate prophylactic regimens.

Topics include:

• Nature and Prevalence of VTE
• Diagnosis
• Casual Factors
• Mechanical & Pharmaceutical Prophylaxis
• Risk Identification & Management

CNE 3 hours

Fitzroy

• Wednesday 31st October 2018

Registrations open 20/7/2018 until 12/10/2018

St George's

• Monday 6th August 2018

Registrations open 14/5/2018 until 27/7/2018

St Vincent’s Hospital
Building C
Clinical Education & Simulation Centre
3rd Floor, Healy Wing
Victoria Pde, Fitzroy

St George's Hospital
283 Cotham Rd,
Kew VIC 3101

Attendees will be provided with current information to apply and promote best clinical practice when managing patient wounds. Expert presenters will improve participants' confidence in appropriately assessing and dressing a variety of wounds. This day study day is offered for both acute and sub-acute settings.

Topics include:

• Principles of Wound Management
• Dressing Product Selection
• Interactive Workstations of varying wounds
• Case Studies

CNE 6 hours