For Health Professionals

The two online education modules are aimed at educating health professionals about the caring@home resources and how they can be used to teach carers to help manage breakthrough symptoms safely using subcutaneous medicines. See Module 1, 2A and 2B below.

This activity has been endorsed by APNA according to approved quality standards criteria.

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Module 1 - Introducing the caring@home resources and their benefits

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Aim: The aim of this module is to familiarise you with the caring@home resources that can be used to teach carers/families to help manage care for someone at home including to safely use subcutaneous medicines to manage breakthrough symptoms.

Time to complete:  15 minutes


Module 2A - Teaching carers/families to help manage breakthrough symptoms using subcutaneous medicines

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Aim: To enable nurses to develop knowledge to use the caring@home resources during training session(s) with carers/families to teach them to help manage breakthrough symptoms at home using subcutaneous medicines.

Time to complete:  20 minutes


Module 2B -  Teaching carers/families to help manage breakthrough symptoms using subcutaneous medicines

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Aim: To enable nurses to develop the knowledge to use the caring@home resources during training session(s) with carers/families to teach them to help manage breakthrough symptoms at home using subcutaneous medicines.

Time to complete:  20 minutes


For Aboriginal Health Workers

The online education module for Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) will familiarise 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.

AHWs supporting mob at home with caring@home resources

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Aim: The online education module for Aboriginal Health Workers (AHWs) will familiarise 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.

Time to complete:  30 minutes