Chronic Condition Management Program

The Chronic Condition Management Program introduces tools and processes to assist in supporting self-management and patient collaboration in care planning

When it's run
Self-paced program available any time

Mode of delivery
Online

A$1,100 (inc GST)

Please note: the current hosting platform to the online Flinders Chronic Condition Management Program is due to be transitioned. New registrations will be unavailable until the new learning platform has been finalised. The timeframe is unknown at this stage. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

In the absence of the online training program, Accredited Trainer Sandy Hamilton, is faciliatating future training sessions. If interested, please email sandy.hamilton@flinders.edu.au.

Who should attend?

This short course is designed and relevant for allied health practitioners, aged care workers, nurses, GPs and Aboriginal health practitioners.

Course content

This short course introduces the structured process and set of tools underpinning the Flinders Program approach to self-management support and collaborative care planning. The program includes supervised practice of self-management assessment and care planning.

Learning outcomes

Participants should complete this program with the following capabilities including be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the concepts and principles of the Flinders Chronic Condition Management Program
Identify the principles and processes of Motivational Interviewing
Identify first steps to implement chronic condition management with self-management support

Using this knowledge, participants should have the capacity to:

Assess a client’s self-management capacity using the Partners in Health Scale and the Cue and Response interview
Work with a client to identify a significant problem and link mid- to long-term goals using the Problems and Goals Assessment
Assist a client to problem solve
Use behaviour change counselling skills to maintain a client centred focus throughout the interview
Develop an evidence-based behavioural care plan to improve and support self-management of the client’s chronic condition(s).

Assessment

In order to receive a Certificate of Completion, participants must complete the Flinders Program training, including care planning activities, and submit the signed individual Trainee Undertaking and Personal Licence for Use of the Flinders Program. These entitle the participant to use the Flinders Program tools as part of their individual clinical practice.

CPD and Credits

CPD and Credits Attendance at this short course, where relevant to your clinical role, can be used as self-reported evidence of meeting CPD requirements of up to 16 hours.

This workshop has been endorsed by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners QI&CPD as a Category 1 activity (the equivalent of 40 points) and also by Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine as a PRPD activity (to the equivalent of 30 points).

Pathways into Flinders University Award Programs

Successful completion of this course can attract credit for assessment within the Flinders University Chronic Condition Management postgraduate programs

Facilitators

This short course is delivered by members of the Education and Training team. Areas of expertise include psychiatry, nursing, occupational therapy and social work.

Tasmania Medicare Local has greatly appreciated the support of the Flinders Team. They have assisted TML to establish a Community of Practice for our ‘Closing the Gap’ Care Coordination network which has included sharing resources to assist with the implementation of the Flinders Program for Chronic Condition Management and Flinders.

Debra Burden, Manager, Aboriginal Health Medicare Local, Tasmania