Project description

caring@home aims to increase access to quality and timely end-of-life care for patients who choose to be cared for, and die at home, when that is possible.

Access Course

Learning options

For health professionals

Three online education modules are aimed at educating registered nurses about the caring@home resources and how they can be used to teach carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines.

  • Module 1 - Introducing the caring@home resources and their benefits
  • Module 2A and 2B - Teaching carers/families to help manage breakthrough symptoms using subcutaneous medicines
Target audience

Registered nurses caring for people dying at home.

For Aboriginal health workers

The online education module for Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) familiarises AHWs with the caring@home resources and how they can be used to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and carers to manage symptoms at home, or on Country.

Target audience

Aboriginal health workers caring for people dying at home.

Funder

Australian Department of Health and Aged Care

Cost for participant

Nil

Registration required

No

For further information

E-mail: caringathome@health.qld.gov.au
Phone: 1300 600 007

caring@home website

Last updated 06 December 2023

Expected outcomes

The caring@home education modules for registered nurses will support community-based services to improve symptom control by integrating carers into the multidisciplinary team and supporting them to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines.

Access Course

Palliative care online learning modules

Learning options

The two online education modules are aimed at educating registered nurses about the caring@home resources and how they can be used to teach carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines.
  • Module 1 - Introducing the caring@home resources and their benefits.
  • Module 2A & 2B - Conducting a one-on-one training session

Target audience

Registered nurses caring for people dying at home.

For further information

E: caringathome@health.qld.gov.au
T: 1300 600 007

caring@home