After midnight on 30 June 2023, Evergreen course registrations will be temporarily closed for maintenance. Check the Find an event page from Tuesday, 4 July 2023 for the new Evergreen course registration pages.

With the federal government announcement of $12.9 million to raise the bar on food and nutrition in aged care, there’s no better time than now to refine your aged care skills. To assist members to upskill in this space, Dietitians Australia’s Centre for Advanced Learning (CAL) is offering members a 20% discount on this course.

Normally priced at $480, for a limited time it is just $380. Hurry as this discount expires on 30 June, 2023.

The Centre for Advanced Learning (CAL) is excited to bring you 'The Aged Care Sector for Dietitians' Evergreen course. Over 6 modules, the course provides information, resources, recommended reading and case studies to enhance your active learning experience. 

Audience:  Dietitians with 1-3 years' experience in practice. This course can also be used as a refresher if you are returning to practice within this area. 

Course overview: This course consists of 6 unique modules. We have redesigned our course structure to provide you more flexibility in your registration options. For this course, you can choose to register for the whole course at once, OR you can choose to register for the individual module(s) that are relevant to you.

Course learning outcomes: 

• Provide an overview of the aged care sector across the continuum of care
• Discuss the challenges and solutions in a range of settings, including rural and remote settings
• Provide an understanding of the high prevalence nutrition risks in aged care, both residential and community
• Provide an overview of the residential aged care sector, the regulatory system, funding models and the organisational structure of services
• Provide an overview of an APD's role when providing care to older people living independently in their own home
• Understand the limitations of the current aged care system and opportunities for advocacy at the grass roots level

Access to the course: new registrants will be uploaded to the Learning Management System (LMS) within 7 days of registering online. Once you have been uploaded to the LMS, you will have ongoing access for 12 months to the course and associated materials. 

Check the course website for more information.