This course has been developed for Fitness Professionals to provide you with information on the structure and function of the pelvic floor muscles so that you can incorporate this knowledge into your client’s (and your own) pelvic floor fitness program. This course will take between 7-9 hours to complete.
The 6 modules will cover:
- The Pelvic Floor and its Function
- Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Getting Pelvic Floor Exercises Correct
- Changing Exercise Programs to Support Clients at Risk
- Exercise Modifications
- Motivating and Assisting Clients
This course builds on the learning from Essentials of Continence Care. It should be completed after undertaking Essentials of Continence Care. It has been developed primarily for:
- Community-based aged care and disability support workers,
- Residential aged care support workers
- Enrolled Nurses
- Registered Nurses moving into the sector
The 10 modules will cover:
- Skin Care to reduce the risk of Skin Breakdown
- Assistive Products and Technologies to improve Continence Care Outcomes
- Person-centred Care to Promote Continence
- Good Toileting Habits to Promote Continence
- Multidisciplinary Care and Team Based Approach
- Communication to Improve Continence Care Outcomes
- Good Lifestyle habits to Promote Continence
- Continence Products Funding Assistance
- Getting help for Bladder and Bowel Problems
- Bladder and Bowel Diaries to Improve Continence Care Outcomes
This 10 module course presents the essential core theories of continence. It should be completed before undertaking Aspects of Continence Care. It has been developed primarily for:
- Community-based aged care and disability support workers,
- Residential aged care support workers
- Enrolled Nurses
- Registered Nurses moving into the sector
The 10 modules will cover:
- Let's start talking about Incontinence
- Understanding the Urinary System
- The Micturition Process
- The Lower Gastrointestinal Systems
- The Defaecation Process
- The Pelvic Floor
- Types of Urinary Incontinence
- Functional Incontinence
- Medications
- Bowel Problems and Faecal Incontinence
This course complements the Continence Support Now website. Each module is an extension of the content featured on the website. Topics include:
- Skin care
- Assistive products and technologies
- Urinary Catheters
- The Bladder
- The Bowel
- Fluids and fibre
- Care plans
This course supports the understanding and application of the Continence Resources for Aged Care. It is a 7 module course and has been developed primarily for:
- Community-based aged care and disability support workers,
- Residential aged care support workers
- Enrolled Nurses
- Registered Nurses moving into the sector
The 7 modules will cover:
- Introducing the Continence Resources for Aged Care
- Screening for Incontinence
- Three-day Bladder Charting
- Seven-day Bowel Charting
- Continence Care Planning
- Continence Care Summary Form
- Reviewing Continence Care Needs
Downloadable Continence Resources for Aged Care