Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Centre

Continuing professional development (CPD) is central to lifelong learning and constitutes a vital aspect for keeping healthcare professionals’ knowledge and skills up to date. At ACN we are dedicated to helping you meet your CPD requirements and ongoing education needs.

Our CPD centre offers you an extensive range of tailored evidence-based products to suite your lifestyle, workplace, and education needs. Choose from a variety of study modes including online, face-to-face and webinars with new products being added regularly.

Become an ACN member now to receive a discount when enrolling into our CPD courses.

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Scheduled website upgrade

We are scheduled to upgrade our CNnect website from 5:00pm AEDT Monday 15 January 2024 and is expected to be back online by 12:00pm AEDT Tuesday 16 January 2024. The system will be temporarily unavailable during this period and students will not be able to access their course material.

Should you encounter any difficulties logging into CNnect following the upgrade, please reach out for assistance via email at CNnect.support@acn.edu.au. For any enquiries regarding your CPD or Immunisation course, please contact your course coordinator at cpd@acn.edu.au or immunisation@acn.edu.au. Your understanding is appreciated and apologise for any inconvenience.

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Building Resilience for Professional Success

Resilience—the ability to cope effectively in the face of adversity—is key to managing professional and personal challenges. It helps reduce stress and prevent burnout, empowering you to thrive in demanding environments. This course will g....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $45.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $45.00

CPD Hours: 3.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Understanding Boundaries for Mentors and Preceptors

There are many benefits of mentoring and precepting, and they are reciprocal. It is a valuable way to share your skills, experience, and insights with new colleagues. You will contribute to their professional development, and overall, you w....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $30.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $30.00

CPD Hours: 2.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Using My Health Record in Nursing

This course provides an overview of My Health Record and describes how practice nurses can use it within their practice. At the end of this course, you will be able to: • determine the key health information you can access to support clin....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00

CPD Hours: 0.50

Content Type: Elearning module

My Health Record in Emergency Departments

This module provides an overview of My Health Record and describes how clinicians can use it within emergency departments. The content in this course has been divided into four short topics: Topic 1: A brief overview of My Health Record T....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00

CPD Hours: 0.33

Content Type: Elearning module

Electronic prescriptions and Active Script List in your practice

This module will explore what an electronic prescription is, how it is prescribed, and the policy requirements and legislation that underpin the process.

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00

CPD Hours: 1.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Digital Health Security Awareness

The Digital Health Security Awareness eLearning course has been developed to provide an introduction to online security concepts for the healthcare sector. There are 5 modules in this course and each can be accessed separately. Completion o....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00

CPD Hours: 1.75

Content Type: Elearning module

Using online conferencing and telehealth technologies securely

This module outlines how to protect the confidentiality of people's health information during telehealth consultations. This module is not intended to be comprehensive and should not take the place of conducting other due diligence processe....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $0.00

CPD Hours: 0.25

Content Type: Elearning module

Nursing Accountability and Law

Accountability means that as nurses, we must be prepared to answer to others for our decisions, actions, behaviours and the responsibilities that are inherent in our roles. In this module you will learn which professional standards of pract....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $45.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $45.00

CPD Hours: 3.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Comprehensive Infection Series

It is estimated around 165,000 healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) occur in Australian health facilities each year. In addition to causing great suffering to patients, HAIs can also impact healthcare resources. Most HAIs are potentially....

Members: $165.00 | Non-Members: $195.00 Members: $165.00 | Non-Members: $195.00

CPD Hours: 13.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Aged Care Bundle 1 - Aged Care Standards

Organisations providing Commonwealth subsidised aged care services are required to comply with the Aged Care Quality Standards. The Aged Care Standards Bundle provides you with comprehensive information and resources on the structure, in....

Members: $108.00 | Non-Members: $135.00 Members: $108.00 | Non-Members: $135.00

CPD Hours: 10.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Nurse Self Care and Wellbeing

Nursing is a rewarding and deeply satisfying career. However, it can be emotional and carries great responsibility, delivered in a system that is often far from perfect. Maintaining our own health and well-being is vital to performing our v....

Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00 Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00

CPD Hours: 4.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Mental Health Nursing

On completion of this module will enable the student to: - Explain the nursing role and duty of care in relation to mental health - Identify the components of and select appropriate use of the mental state examination - Describe how to c....

Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00 Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00

CPD Hours: 4.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Ensuring Quality in Health Care

All health professionals play an integral part in maintaining and improving quality care for health care consumers. As nurses, it is essential that we recognise poor quality care and respond appropriately to achieve the best possible outco....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $30.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $30.00

CPD Hours: 2.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Conflict Awareness

As healthcare professionals, we are constantly interacting with people who are experiencing high levels of stress. These interactions have the potential to create challenging situations, especially when expectations or demands are not able ....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $45.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $45.00

CPD Hours: 3.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Nurse Authorised Witness Course

This course has been developed specifically for Nurses who can act as ‘Authorised Witnesses‘. This course will take you through a range of modules and processes to be able to authorise documents such as Certified Copies & Statutory Document....

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CPD Hours: 5.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Using My Health Record from within a local Clinical Information System (CIS)

These videos provide instruction for healthcare professionals using My Health Record from within a local Clinical Information System (CIS). Open a resource listed below to view a video on using a function within a Clinical Information Sy....

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CPD Hours: 1.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Introduction to Coaching

As in nursing, ethical practice in professional coaching is an essential element of coaching practice. Coaching, however, is an unregulated profession and as a result, there are a number of organisations that coaches can belong globally, th....

Members: $15.00 | Non-Members: $45.00 Members: $15.00 | Non-Members: $45.00

CPD Hours: 3.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Ensuring Quality in Health Care

All health professionals, including nurses play an integral part in maintaining and improving quality care for health care consumers. It is important to be able to recognise poor quality care and respond appropriately to achieve the best po....

Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00 Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00

CPD Hours: 4.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Professional Issues in Contemporary Nursing Practice  

On successful completion of this refresher module, you should be able to: - Review and benchmark current nursing practice against Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) codes and professional standards - Identify legal implicatio....

Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00 Members: $30.00 | Non-Members: $60.00

CPD Hours: 4.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Foundational Concepts in Nursing Leadership  

The clinical knowledge and skills that registered nurses possess often establish them as clinical leaders. The leadership functions of registered nurses include being a team player, team builder, vision setter and goal driver. In this C....

Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $15.00 Members: $0.00 | Non-Members: $15.00

CPD Hours: 1.00

Content Type: Elearning module

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