1800 867 1390MEDICAL EDUCATION
FOR NURSES
Advance your knowledge with online courses across a range of special interest medical fields, tailored for nurses in Australia.
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*Credit applies to degree-qualified nurses only (Registered Nurses and Nurse Practitioners).
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Acquire the knowledge to safely and confidently diagnose and treat commonly encountered skin lesions.
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Foundations of skin cancer medicine
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The BEST protocol ( BEnign or Suspicious Test)
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The importance of skin checks and how to identify patient risk
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How to perform a skin examination
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Partial and complete punch and shave biopsy techniques
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Patient cases
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Learn an approach to the screening, diagnosis, and management of pigmented skin lesions.
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Benign lesions (freckles, solar lentigo, seborrhoeic keratosis, haemangioma, dermatofibroma, blue naevi)
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Dermoscopy of pigmented lesions
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The Three-Point Checklist
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Dysplastic naevi and melanoma
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Risk factors for melanoma
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Key points for detecting benign and suspicious lesions
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Learn skin imaging techniques for detecting melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers, plus indications for each approach.
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Digital dermatoscopy
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Total body photography
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Reflectance Confocal Microscopy (RCM)
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Optical coherence tomography
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High frequency ultrasound
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Electric impedance spectroscopy
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Multispectral analysis
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Raman spectroscopy
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Learn an approach to the screening, diagnosis, and management of non-pigmented skin lesions.
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Dermoscopy of non-pigmented lesions
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Biopsy approaches
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Treatment options (including field therapies)
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Solar keratosis
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Bowen's disease
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Keratocanthoma
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Basal cell carcinoma
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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Understand how to screen fall risk, provide prevention strategies, and develop a management plan for geriatric patients.
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Risk screening tools
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Fall prevention strategies
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Management plans to reduce risk of falls and fall-related injury
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Patient examination and investigations, including home assessment
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Fall reduction programs
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Learn to recognise the signs of elder abuse (including general, physical, sexual, emotional, economic, and neglect) and understand the nurse's role in intervention.
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Ageing and healing process of the skin
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Physical signs of elder abuse
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Possible causal factors for injuries
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Risk factors, signs and symptoms of abuse
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How to assess elder patients and avoid diagnostic errors
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The nurse's role
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Accessing support services
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Gain an understanding of depression and suicide risk in older people, encompassing risk factors, causes, effects, screening, and management.
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Depression, psychological distress, and suicide risk
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Causes of depression
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Risk factors
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Effects and signs of depression
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Diagnosis, screening, and assessment tools
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Treatment (education, lifestyle changes, and psychological and medication considerations)
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GP Mental Health Care Plan
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Understand the role of the nurse in the primary prevention, screening, evaluation, treatment and ongoing monitoring of comorbidities in overweight and obese patients.
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Sustained behavioural change
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Lifestyle changes and counselling
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Patient education and lifestyle modifications
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Diet and exercise
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Medication as an adjunct to diet
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Weight loss surgery
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Nurse's role in education and advocation
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Learn to identify and manage paediatric presentations of commonly seen respiratory symptoms.
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Identification, triggers, risk factors, and diagnosis
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Investigations, medications, and ongoing review
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Hospital admission
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Asthma
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Croup and bronchiolitis conditions
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Community-acquired pneumonia
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Understand the health impacts of certain lifestyle choices and provide support to your male patients to encourage positive choices and prevent medical issues.
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Health impacts of smoking and alcohol
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Impact of obesity and sedentary lifestyle
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Preventing poor lifestyle choices in men
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Comorbidities
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How to work with male patients to encourage positive lifestyle choices
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Manage patients with diabetes from screening to treatment. Learn how to initiate and plan long-term diabetes management with the goal of achieving glycaemic control.
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Screening and pathology testing
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Step-by-step approach to explaining diabetes diagnosis and management to patients
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Long-term management plans
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Initiating all areas of lifetime diabetes care
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Management strategies for glycaemic and weight control, diet and exercise, lifestyle choices, renal function, eye and foot health, blood pressure, lipids, and comorbidities
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Medical management of glycaemia
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Learn the basics of wound care, healing, anaesthetics, and managing complications.
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Theoretical and practical concepts of wound care
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Skin anatomy, tension lines and wound healing
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Aseptic technique and local anaesthetics
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Safety, equipment and complications
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Gain the skills to manage skin ulcers, pressure sores and wounds in the primary care setting, and provide aftercare for patients.
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Identifying skin ulcers and pressure sores
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Symptoms and stages of pressure injuries
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Wound identification and healing stages
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Choosing dressings, bandages, and equipment
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Prevention strategies for high-risk patients
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Best practices for wound debridement, cleansing, dressings, and topical agents
HealthCert Education is a university quality-assured and CPD-accredited education provider for medical professionals.
Study mode
All courses are delivered 100% online. Study at your own pace and to your own schedule. Interactivity, discussion, and feedback opportunities are included.
- View and replay video lectures at your convenience.
- Complete your assessment online and receive your certificate with no face-to-face requirements.
Entry requirements
These courses are suitable for all nurses, including Enrolled Nurses, Registered Nurses, and Nurse Practitioners.
No other previous formal training is required. Proficiency in English is assumed. You will require access to a computer, internet connection, and basic technology proficiency to access and navigate the online learning portal.
Certification
Upon successful completion of your course, you will receive a digital badge credential in recognition of your skills. Learn more about digital credentials.
Each course will be endorsed by a peak membership association (including the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association and the Australian College of Nursing) or the International Dermoscopy Society.
Get in touch with us
Our Education Advisors can assist you with any queries and tailor our education pathway to suit your current expertise, interests and career goals.
