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Listed under each of the following topics are a variety of general interest articles predominately revolving around medication medication management and competency assessment but also include other interesting news and information. This list will be expanded on a regular basis. (Note that the same article may appear under more than one topic.)

Testimonials

Pathways provides a broad range of face to face Mandatory Education topics for residential aged care staff which include the following;

Elder Abuse and Mandatory Reporting

This workshop is designed to assist staff in understanding of the meaning of elder abuse, the relevance and application that this has to the residential aged care environment and the individual staff members’ role and responsibility. It provides staff with ...
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Infection Control

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Mandatory Education

Medication audit tools are used to review and identify areas for improvement within the operational medication system within the aged care facility. They are an integral part of the quality system within the home and serve to ensure that medication systems are not only safe but adhere to required legislative and regulatory requirements, professional guidelines and reflect evidence based practice. Below are two audit tools available for your use within your aged care home. Audit Tool (1) – … Read more

Medication Audit Tools and Resources

Competency is an observable measure that demonstrates not only the ability to perform a skill to a required standard of practice but involves the consistent and committed application of knowledge to ensure repeated procedures are similarly to this expected level. In competency assessment appropriate evidence is collected upon which professional judgements are made that reflect the meeting of required standards of practice and knowledge levels. It is the assessor’s responsibility to collect thi… Read more

Medication Competency Assessment System

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Elder Abuse and Mandatory Reporting

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