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Education relevant to nurses and other healthcare workers in the disability, community and home-care environments.

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Understanding Mobility Aids
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Child Protection
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Transporting Clients Safely
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Lone Working Safety in the Home
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6m
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Minimising Falls Risk in the Home
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Image for Revolving Doors: Helping Older Adults Avoid Admission
Revolving Doors: Helping Older Adults Avoid Admission
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27m
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Healthy Eating for Older Adults
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40m
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Managing Falls Risk After Discharge
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Oral Health for Older Adults
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How to Conduct a Bed Area Safety Check
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Articles

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Understanding Mobility Aids
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New
Image for Transporting Clients Safely
Transporting Clients Safely
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Lone Working Safety in the Home
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6m
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Minimising Falls Risk in the Home
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Managing Falls Risk After Discharge
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Oral Health for Older Adults
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Early Childhood NDIS Support
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Respecting Client Money and Property
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Timely, Appropriate Referrals and Responding to Deterioration in Community and Residential Care
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Planning With Consumers
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Ongoing Assessment
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Ventilator Management in the Community
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Understanding Brain Damage Locations
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Enteral Feeding and Tube Management
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Complex Bowel Conditions and Care
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Identifying Pain in Those Who Can’t Communicate it
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A Palliative Approach to Care
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Behaviour Management and BPSD
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Aphasia: Care and Management
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Quality of Life for Older Australians
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Protecting Clients From Violence, Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation and Discrimination
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Image for A Guide to Video Telehealth Consultations
A Guide to Video Telehealth Consultations
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Effective Surface and Environment Cleaning
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How to Take Blood Pressure
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Gaining an Understanding of Gout
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Living Well With a Stoma
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4m
Image for The Importance of Cultural Awareness in Aged Care
The Importance of Cultural Awareness in Aged Care
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Disability in the Workplace and Persistent Stigma
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Parkinson's Disease
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Image for The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) Explained
The Aged Care Funding Instrument (ACFI) Explained
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Explained
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Dysphagia and Swallowing
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Image for What is Consumer-Directed Care?
What is Consumer-Directed Care?
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Sensory Loss in Older Adults
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Image for What is Dementia?
What is Dementia?
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Showering, Bed-Bathing and Hygiene for Caregivers
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Purposeful Engagement and Activities for People with Dementia
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Communicating with Someone Who Has Dementia
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Meal Planning in Aged Care
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Image for A Wellness and Reablement Approach to Purposeful Ageing
A Wellness and Reablement Approach to Purposeful Ageing
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Meal Service in Aged Care
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Intimacy and Sexuality in Aged Care
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Unexplained Absences and Missing Residents
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Understanding Professional Boundaries
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Fire, Security and Workplace Emergencies
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Dignity of Risk
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What is Depression / Major Depressive Disorder?
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Mobility Issues and Limitations in Aged Care
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Continence Management in the Community
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Food Handling Basics
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Cultural Considerations in Healthcare
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Image for Navigating the NDIS - For Participants and Healthcare Professionals
Navigating the NDIS - For Participants and Healthcare Professionals
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Image for Can You Speed Up Recovery From Colds and Flu?
Can You Speed Up Recovery From Colds and Flu?
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Falls Prevention
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Storytelling and Health Literacy in Rural Areas
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Crohn's Disease
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What are Home Care Packages?
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Delirium Awareness and Cognitive Impairment
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Managing Oedema and Lymphoedema with Hydrotherapy
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Image for Three Areas of Focus for Improving Care of the Older Adult
Three Areas of Focus for Improving Care of the Older Adult
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Image for Aquatic Physiotherapy: What Does it Bring to the Therapeutic Table?
Aquatic Physiotherapy: What Does it Bring to the Therapeutic Table?
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Image for Pneumonia Symptoms, Signs and Treatment
Pneumonia Symptoms, Signs and Treatment
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Image for Research into Rural Healthcare and Isolation
Research into Rural Healthcare and Isolation
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Image for Even More Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise, Task or Activity
Even More Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise, Task or Activity
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Image for Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise, Task or Activity
Ways to Progress Any Rehabilitation Exercise, Task or Activity
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Image for Five Evidence-Based Ways to Hone Proprioception
Five Evidence-Based Ways to Hone Proprioception
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The Pelvic Floor - What is it and Why Should I Exercise it?
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Enrich Your Exercise Programs: Add a Cognitive Overlay
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Is Walking Speed Really the 6th Vital Sign? The Walking Speed Test
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Hydrocephalus and Shunts
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Image for A Guide to Optimal Health in Aged Care
A Guide to Optimal Health in Aged Care
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Cancer Rehabilitation in a Multidisciplinary Team
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Nursing Care of External Fixation Devices
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The Amputation Journey
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Rehabilitative Care of a Patient Following Polytrauma
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Parkinson's Disease
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Image for Genetic Testing in the Hands of the Consumer - The Genomics Revolution
Genetic Testing in the Hands of the Consumer - The Genomics Revolution
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Traumatic Brain Injuries
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Understanding Organ and Tissue Donation - The GIVE Trigger
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Image for Neural Mechanisms Of Spontaneous Recovery - Stroke Care Management
Neural Mechanisms Of Spontaneous Recovery - Stroke Care Management
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Stroke Care Management: Motivation and Engagement
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Stroke Care Management: Alien Hand Syndrome
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Nursing Care of Someone With MND
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Courses

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Child Protection
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1h 22m
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Healthy Eating for Older Adults
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40m
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Nausea and Vomiting Treatment Options
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47m
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Malnutrition in Older Adults
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52m
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Falls Prevention at the Bedside
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59m
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Pressure Injuries
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50m
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Preventing Medication Errors
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47m
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Nausea and Vomiting in Palliative Care
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35m
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Advance Care Directives
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46m
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Clinical Detective: Cardiovascular
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1h 5m
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Consent to Treatment
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1h
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Managing Falls in High-Risk Groups
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1h
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Restraint Use in Healthcare
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40m
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Pain Management
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1h 5m
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Identifying Falls Risk
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1h 10m
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Managing Aggression in the Workplace
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30m
Image for Urinary Incontinence - Disorder or Symptom?
Urinary Incontinence - Disorder or Symptom?
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55m
Image for Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Community
Management of Urinary Incontinence in the Community
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1h 10m
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Hand Hygiene Essentials
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40m
Image for Mental Health Disorders and Chronic Physical Illness
Mental Health Disorders and Chronic Physical Illness
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1h 15m
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Oral Health for Older People
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1h 5m
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Comprehensive Health Assessment of the Older Adult
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1h 20m
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Falls: Psychosocial Care
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1h 5m

Lectures

Image for Revolving Doors: Helping Older Adults Avoid Admission
Revolving Doors: Helping Older Adults Avoid Admission
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27m
Image for Quick Chats: What is Patient Advocacy?
Quick Chats: What is Patient Advocacy?
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10m
Image for Quick Chats: Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights and Patient Advocacy
Quick Chats: Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights and Patient Advocacy
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Image for Quick Chats: Important Aspects of Patient Advocacy
Quick Chats: Important Aspects of Patient Advocacy
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10m
Image for Trauma and Emergency in Australia
Trauma and Emergency in Australia
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51m
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Spinal Cord Injuries
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38m
Image for Mouth Care Made Easy (PCAs and AINs)
Mouth Care Made Easy (PCAs and AINs)
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38m
Image for Maternity Care for Women with a Higher Body Weight
Maternity Care for Women with a Higher Body Weight
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48m
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Caring for the Carers
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29m
Image for Preventing Pressure Injuries (PCAs and AINs)
Preventing Pressure Injuries (PCAs and AINs)
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Further Resources

Image for Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Status 2019
Overview of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Status 2019
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3h 50m
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Image for Review of Cardiovascular Health Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Review of Cardiovascular Health Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
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1h 58m
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
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Management of Gout in Older People (JPPR February 2019)
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30m
Society of Hospital Pharmacists of Australia
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Medication Adherence for Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients
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1h
Heart Foundation
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Cardiac Rehabilitation
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1h
Heart Foundation
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Warning Signs of Myocardial Infarction
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1h
Heart Foundation
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Heart Failure and Acute Coronary Syndrome Medical Follow-Up
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1h
Heart Foundation
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Explaining Heart Diagnosis and Procedure
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1h
Heart Foundation
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Patient Risk Factors for Heart Failure and Acute Coronary
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1h
Heart Foundation
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Heart Failure Module
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3h
Heart Foundation
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NAIDOC Week 2019
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35m
Nurse and Midwife Support
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The Spiritual Needs of Community-Dwelling Older People Living with Early-Stage Dementia
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1h 12m
Sigma Marketplace
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Nurse Faculty Led Medical Mission
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1h 18m
Sigma Marketplace
Image for Review of Eye Health Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
Review of Eye Health Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People
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2h 12m
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
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