Attend Interactive Healthcare Workshops in Mackay

Essential Healthcare Courses

Welcome to our comprehensive workshop series designed to enhance your knowledge and skills in various critical healthcare areas. At First Aid Courses and Training (FACT), we offer a range of engaging and interactive workshops to equip you with the expertise needed to provide quality care and support to individuals in diverse healthcare settings. Our Mackay workshops cover essential topics such as: 

• Manual Handling
• Medication Administration
• PEG Feeding
• Diabetes Management (including BSL monitoring)
• Epilepsy Management
• Documentation
• Asthma and Anaphylaxis Management 
• Cultural Competence

Led by experienced trainers, these workshops provide valuable insights, practical techniques and up-to-date information to ensure you are well-prepared to deliver exceptional care. Whether you are a healthcare professional seeking to expand your competencies or an individual looking to improve your understanding of these critical areas, our workshops offer a valuable learning experience. Join us and enhance your skills in these vital healthcare domains. 

Contact us on 0488 442 325 to learn more and enrol in our upcoming workshops or first aid courses and training programs.

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About Our Workshops

Manual Handling

Medication Administration

PEG Feeding

Diabetes Management including BSL monitoring

Epilepsy Management

Documentation

Asthma and Anaphylaxis Management

Cultural Competence

Manual Handling Session

The topics in this session include:

Regulations and safe work practices

Infection control principles and procedures

Duty of care

Cultural awareness

Using hoist and slide sheets

Mobilising a person safely

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

Medication Administration Session

The topics included in this session are as follows:

Legislation, regulations and definitions

Incident reporting

Infection control principles and procedures

Duty of care

Handling and storing medication

Administering medication safely using Nursing Council Guidelines

Documentation

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

PEG Feeding Session

This session includes the following topics:

Regulations and definitions

DRSABCD

Issues related to PEG Feeding

Feeding procedure

Documentation and incident reporting

Infection control principles and procedures

Duty of care

Cultural awareness

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

Diabetes Management (& BSL Monitoring)

This session includes the following topics:

Regulations and definitions

BSL Monitoring and recording readings

Administering Medication following strict guidelines

Dealing with hypoglycaemic events

Incident reporting

Infection control principles and procedures

Duty of care

Cultural awareness

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

Epilepsy Management Session

The Epilepsy Management session includes these topics:

Regulations and definitions of asthma and anaphylaxis

CPR techniques on infants, children and adults

DRSABCD, including the use of a defibrillator (AED)

Incident reporting in a childcare setting

Infection control principles and procedures

Chain of survival

Duty of care

Cultural awareness

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

The Documentation Session

This session covers the following topics:

Regulations

Duty of care

Confidentiality

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

Cultural Competence Session

This session includes the following topics:

Regulations and definitions – inclusivity

Duty of care

Cultural awareness

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

Asthma & Anaphylaxis

All schools and childcare providers are required to have staff trained in Asthma Management and Anaphylaxis Awareness and to ensure a trained First Aider is immediately available at all times—in the classroom, on the playground, camps and on excursions. 

The topics covered in this session include: 

Regulations and definitions of asthma and anaphylaxis

CPR techniques on infants, children and adults

DRSABCD, including the use of a defibrillator (AED)

Incident reporting in a childcare setting

Infection control principles and procedures

Chain of survival

Duty of care

Cultural awareness

Importance of debriefing and recording

Duration is 2.5 hours

Reward: Workshop Attendance Certificate

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