The management of older adults with Type 2 diabetes requires careful consideration of the effects that advancing age and changes in health status can have on the competing risks and benefits of therapeutic interventions.
Risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes include getting older and lack of physical activity. Due to many elderly people in residential aged care being immobile,
they rely on staff and carers to help with maintaining their blood glucose levels through a healthy diet, physical activity and administration of diabetes medications, injections and insulin.
This workshop covers the following:
This workshop is delivered in the classroom over a two hour duration.
Upon successful completion of the workshop, participants will be able to confidently demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and will receive a Statement of Attendance for Professional Development within 10 business days.
All Health Training recommends refreshing your knowledge and skills annually.
The nationally recognised unit applies to all workers who may be required to provide a first aid response in a range of situations, include community and workplace settings and enables the correct first aid response to a casualty.
This skill set reflects the skill requirements to prepare for and provide medication assistance plus completion of medication documentation
The aim is to refresh your skills and knowledge, bringing you in line with current standards and procedures and is ideally suited for those students who completed the qualification but have not entered the workforce as a pathology collector.