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.

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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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Paediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis recognition and management

This CPD is aimed at those who want to learn or re-fresh their knowledge around Diabetic Ketoacidosis recognition and management in the paediatric population. Effective paediatric assessment is crucial when it comes to detecting and assessi....

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

CPD Hours: 2.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Paediatric Respiratory Conditions

Within this module, you'll review the disease processes of common respiratory illnesses in paediatric patients. You'll acquire the ability to discern symptoms across varying severity levels—from mild to severe—and explore preventive measure....

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

CPD Hours: 2.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Paediatric assessment and recognising deterioration

This CPD is aimed at those who want to learn or re-fresh their knowledge around paediatric assessment. Effective paediatric assessment is crucial when it comes to detecting and assessing for deterioration. Whilst children are often able to ....

Members: $60.00 | Non-Members: $90.00 Members: $60.00 | Non-Members: $90.00

CPD Hours: 6.00

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

Sepsis

Sepsis, a silent killer, is considered a medical emergency. It is the leading treatable cause of mortality globally projected to claim more than 6 million people worldwide (Burrell et al., 2016; Lester et al., 2018). It is time critical....

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

Wound Management  Overview

This module will provide you with an overview and update of wound physiology, assessment and management strategies.

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

CPD Hours: 4.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Working with Rural and Remote Communities (Number 5 in the AOD Series)

This module gives and overview of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use in rural and remote communities across Australia. Examines key challenges in addressing AOD use in rural and remote areas and highlights considerations for nursing practice.

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

CPD Hours: 1.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Defining Palliative Care

Palliative care is a model of care designed to meet the complex needs of people with life limiting disease. It is provided in almost all clinical settings where there are healthcare personnel including: - Neonatal care - Paediatrics - Ac....

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

CPD Hours: 1.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Physical Assessment  

Physical assessment is an essential skill for all nurses. Effective physical assessment not only assists in the observational process, but also allows us to communicate any concerns we may have more precisely and effectively. This module w....

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

CPD Hours: 4.00

Content Type: Elearning module

Respiratory Nursing  

Completion of this module enables the participant to: - Describe the components of a patients history relevant to the respiratory system - Explain a respiratory physical assessment under the headings; inspection, palpation, percussion and....

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

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