Course Description

This course is for professionals who want to develop their expertise in the care of older people living in residential care and collaborate with other healthcare professionals and experts to drive improvements in this area.
Closing date for spaces is the 19th September 2023.


AIM

This Certificate has been designed for healthcare professionals working in Ireland who are seeking to develop expertise in clinical care for the older person in residential care facilities


OBJECTIVES

On completion of the certificate, you will be able to:

• Describe the common clinical scenarios, best management practices and likely outcomes that can occur when caring for older people

• Understand the different clinical governance models that apply for healthcare professionals working in residential care settings

• Understand the ethical, legal, psychological, and social aspects of care of older persons

• Communicate effectively with older people, their families and/or carers and demonstrate the importance of effective communication when working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

• Demonstrate an understanding of data management, reporting, reporting obligations and the role of the healthcare professional in the governance, management, and accountability within residential care facilities

• Recognise the basic tools of quality improvement and apply these in your role to improve quality in your healthcare environment

CONTENT


Module   Date   Time Format

Session 1: 20th Sept  5:30pm- 8:00pm Virtual

Session 2: 18th Oct  5:30pm- 8:00pm Virtual

Session 3: 08th Nov 9:30am - 4:30pm RCPI No.6 Kildare Street Dublin 

Session 4  29th Nov 5:30pm- 8:00pm  Virtual

The Certificate in Clinical Care for Residential Facilities is a modular-based, blended programme delivered using international best-practice principles and guidelines in teaching and learning including online and classroom-based teaching.

Teaching is delivered by recognised experts incorporating online material and interactive virtual classroom sessions with case-based discussions.

The course will contain 3 live virtual evening sessions and one day interactive in person workshop held in Dublin

The content will be delivered in 4 modules from  September 2023 to December 2023.

It will be of interest to:

• General Practitioners, GP Trainees, Medical Officers, doctors considering a career in geriatrics and Community Health doctors
• Directors of Nursing/Clinical Nurse Managers/Persons in Charge in Residential Care Facilities with a special interest in gerontologic nursing

ENTRY CRITERIA

All participants must be fluent in English. You will need a PC, Laptop, Smartphone, etc with audio/video & Internet. Make sure a browser is running correctly (google chrome, firefox, etc).


CERTIFICATION

On successful completion of the full programme you will be awarded a Certificate in Clinical Care for Residential Facilities.


TRAINING PROVIDER - ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF IRELAND

This certificate programme is delivered by leading experts in Geriatric Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Physiotherapy, Community Care, General Practice and law and ethics.You will also hear from the CEO of HiQA and representatives from the nursing homes industry.

For more information on the speakers, please see:
Certificate in Care for Residential Care Facilities (rcpi.ie)

For more information on the course, please contact: office@lhpskillnet.ie