Transform your care with clinical skills training for nurses and allied health professionals
13 May 2025
The Australian College of Nursing is offering clinical skills training through a range of practical, CPD-accredited workshops this May and June. These sessions are ideal for nurses, allied health professionals, and healthcare workers looking to strengthen core clinical skills in a supportive, simulated environment.
Venepuncture and Cannulation
Wednesday, 28 May from 9am to 1pm (and ongoing monthly)
This workshop includes a two-hour online preparation module followed by a four-hour hands-on simulated session. It’s suitable for healthcare professionals who perform peripheral venepuncture and/or catheterisation as part of their scope of practice.
Tracheostomy Care Workshop
Friday, 30 May from 9am to 4pm
Expert facilitators deliver this workshop using interactive teaching methods in a simulated environment. Learn how to understand the anatomy and physiology related to tracheostomy, recognise the indications and contraindications for tracheostomy placement, perform placement and more. Suitable for nurses, respiratory therapists, nursing assistants and other healthcare professionals involved in the care of patients with tracheostomies.
Wound Management Update
Monday and Tuesday, 2 and 3 June from 8.30am
This workshop is ideal for registered and enrolled nurses, allied health clinicians and pharmacists Participants will learn to describe the anatomy and physiology of the integumentary system, outline the process of wound healing, discuss recent developments in wound hygiene and wound bed preparation and more. It is equivalent to 14 CPD hours.
Urinary Catheterisation Workshop
Tuesday, 17 June from 9am to 4.30pm (and ongoing monthly)
This session provides participants with practical skills on safe removal, insertion and maintenance of urethral and suprapubic urinary catheters. Learn evidence-based knowledge on risk prevention and reduction, management of problems associated with urinary catheterisation procedures and appropriate urinary catheter maintenance and care. The workshop offers an interactive teaching approach. It is worth six CPD hours.