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Wellness & Lifestyles Australia has been providing educational training to health care and aged care facilities for over 7 years. Many facilities have often found it difficult to get all care and nursing staff to attend these training sessions due to employee schedules and staffing requirements for residents.

Now you can provide training to your care staff that can be undertaken any time, on any internet computer.

These specialist audio and video training sessions are developed by our team of allied health professionals for aged care and health care environments.

W&L audio/video presentations include:

	Pain Management – Heat Packs
	Aged Care Clinical Diagnoses Explaining the need for formalised diagnoses in Residential Aged Care Facilities, and how to improve identification, documentation, and care of residents… and how this relates directly back to the Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI).
	Manual Handling People Moving As a nurse or carer, you are all too familiar with heavy lifting, sustained awkward positioning, excessive reaching and static posturing. With this training presentation, our physiotherapists show you that there is another way. Learn about the new techniques and technologies specifically designed to reduce care-giver and patient injuries.
	Occupational Therapy – Lifestyle Adaptations with Occupational Therapy This training presentation offers carers and facilities an understanding of an occupational therapist’s role as well as equipment ideas that assist people to engage comfortably in their daily living activities. It also discusses basic environmental health principles, common environmental health hazards and changes you can make to a home, or aged care facility, that will increase safety and independence.
	Dietetics – Nutritional Care of the Australian Elderly Nutritional care of the Australian elderly is a clear comprehensive training presentation that educates carers on nutrition and health promotion for older adults. It covers topics such as costs of malnutrition, food fortification tips, the Dietary Guidelines of Older Australians and what carers can do to help.
	Speech Pathology – Dysphagia The clinical management of swallowing disorders is a major issue in aged care facilities. This training session provides care staff with a concise reference on all aspects of swallowing disorders including incidence of dysphagia, anatomy and physiology, causes of dysphagia, diagnosis and management.
	ACFI Complex Health Care – Clinical Pathways (Improved Resident & Financial Outcomes) An education session for senior ACFI staff in aged care facilities.  This training session will improve your staff’s understanding of documentation requirements to maintain funding at validation and ensure that your staff know how to correctly provide the interventions to improve compliance and clinical outcomes.
	Podiatry – Overview of issues associated with Podiatry Healthy feet provide the foundation for healthy ageing. In this training session our podiatrist describes the changes that occur to our feet as we age, the most common foot conditions and daily foot care tips for carers. A great educational tool!
	Ergonomics This training session describes the science of equipment design in the workplace to maximise productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort. It will help your staff relieve sore muscles, combat neck, shoulder & back pain, prevent carpal tunnel syndrome and reduce stress. It includes a number of exercises to prevent injury.
	Arthritis This training presentation assists carers and facilities to understand the types and causes of arthritis and how to manage it. A fantastic educational tool to educate your staff about this common condition associated with ageing and what is the best form of exercise. It also assists with the accreditation standards associated with education and staff development.
	Aromatherapy See how aromatherapy can help ease depression and anxiety, ease pain of arthritis, clear and sooth skin, improve circulation, improve breathing, restore energy and much more! This is a great training presentation that describes the benefits of aromatherapy for the elderly.
	Massage This training session details the power of touch in care giving. It offers care-givers a way of relating to the elderly and the ill through gentle, age-appropriate massage and sensitive physical contact. Important information for any care giver to know!
	Passive Range of Motion Passive range of motion exercises prevent contractures, keep the joints and muscles in working condition, assist circulation, prevent or decrease pain that develops in stiff joints, helps maintain awareness of movement and eases hygiene routines. An essential tool in any carer’s toolbox!
	Physiotherapy Care Plan Delivery It is vital to have a good relationship with the physiotherapist at your aged care facility. This training session discusses the role of physiotherapy in residential care, care plan discrepancies and precautions, physio terminology, manual handling principles and exercise examples.
	Podiatry – How A Stroke (CVA) Affects The Feet This training session aims to explain how a stroke (CVA) affects the feet and what can be done to reduce the risk of developing serious complications.
	Podiatry – The Diabetic Foot Patients with diabetes are more likely than others to have problems with their feet. Recognising and treating these problems early can help avoid serious complications. This training session explains how diabetes affects the feet and what you can do to reduce the risk of developing serious complications.
	Staff Injury Prevention The health care/aged care industry is considered an extremely ‘high risk’ industry due to the manual handling involved at work, trips and falls of residents and resistive residents. Find out how to prevent injury and manage this risk in the workplace.
	Staff Wellness Staff wellness is encouraged to reduce the incidence of work related injury and its financial impact within the work environment. Find out how a specialist functional fitness assessment and exercise program can do this. It will optimise your employees’ fitness, health and productivity!
	ACFI W&L Complex Health Care Education (Consultancy Version) An education session for all levels of staff involved in providing therapy and complex health care for aged care residents!  This training will assist all staff involved in the process in their understanding of the ACFI and to ensure optimal substantiation at validation and maximum funding.
	Falls Prevention This training session discusses how to prevent falls and is designed to teach seniors and their carers how to prevent falls and avoid potentially devastating injuries, while increasing energy and maintaining independence through a series of safe, easy and fun balance exercise activities.
	Hip Protectors For Elderly Residents Hip fractures resulting from falls in older adults are a major concern in all long-term and acute care settings. Learn how your facility can effectively use hip protectors to prevent these often debilitating fractures.
	Manual Handling – Community Carers An education session for community carers involved in assisting aged care clients with their mobility and transfers.  As a nurse or carer, you are all too familiar with heavy lifting, sustained awkward positioning, excessive reaching and static posturing. With this training presentation, our physiotherapists show you that there is another way. Learn about the new techniques and technologies specifically designed to reduce care-giver and patient injuries.
	W&L Manual Handling – Materials An education session for ancillary staff (including kitchen, cleaning, laundry and administrative staff).  All staff working in healthcare and aged care facilities are familiar with heavy lifting, sustained awkward positioning, excessive reaching and static posturing.  With this training presentation our physiotherapists show you that there is another way.  Learn the new tecniques and technologies specifically designed to reduce injuries.
	Diabetes – Mellitus This training presentation keeps you up-to-date with the latest information regarding the treatment and understanding of conditions that lead to diabetes mellitus. Your carers will receive up to date facts and data to help them offer the best care to the growing number of elderly patients affected with this disorder.
	Type 2 Diabetes (Sessions 1 & 2) This training was developed to educate patients as a group about managing their diabetes with practical tips from our dietitian. These tips were designed to help you develop and foster an effective self-management education program.
	Type 2 Diabetes (Session 3) To continue on from Sessions 1 & 2. This training was developed to educate patients as a group about managing their diabetes with practical tips from our dietitian. These tips were designed to help you develop and foster an effective self-management education program.
	Weight Loss in Aged Care This training presentation discusses the challenges and the opportunities associated with malnutrition in the elderly. It provides precise strategies for detecting, preventing and treating malnutrition. An excellent education tool for nutrition educators, carers, nurses and family members.
	Food Service Nutrition This training presentation is for proprietors, managers of facilities and any member of the community that provides meals for community members. It aims to improve access to nutritional foods and increase food service providers’ nutritional education.
	Hydration – To Drink or not to Drink This training presentation discusses the importance of hydration as you get older and the signs and effects of dehydration. It also includes what to drink and what not to drink. Important knowledge for the harsh Australian heat!
	Exercise for People with Type 2 Diabetes (Session 1) For people with type 2 diabetes, physical activity is a necessity! This session discusses why exercise is important, how much is required, what to do, what to be aware of, barriers and strategies. Developed to educate patients in a group, it can help you foster an effective self-management program.
	Exercise for People with Type 2 Diabetes (Session 2) To continue on from Session 1. This training is for people with type 2 diabetes, for whom physical activity is a necessity! This session discusses why exercise is important, how much is required, what to do, what to be aware of, barriers and strategies. Developed to educate patients in a group, it can help you foster an effective self-management program