Tutor led webinar workshops

Our ‘open to all’ webinar workshops place you in our virtual classroom with a qualified tutor offering certificated theory based training across a range of scheduled topics.

UPCOMING WEBINARSVIEW WEBINAR COURSES

Upcoming webinar workshops

Simply select the upcoming workshop to book and pay securely online. The schedule (see below) consists of many frequently requested topics, but if you do not see the training you require, let us know, that’s how we create the schedule!

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Scheduled webinar workshop topics

Discover the webinar topics we are running. Check out their learning objectives, dates and cost then simply register to claim your space in our virtual classroom and benefit from tutor led, certificated, theory-based training. If you don’t see a webinar topic you require, let us know, requested topics are how we choose which topics to run.

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Addressing the challenges of Alzheimer’s Disease
  • Applying a person-centred approach to caring and support
  • Guidelines for activities of daily living
  • Preventing instances of hitting, biting and wandering
  • Meaningful activity and variety in everyday life

Anti-Discriminatory Practice

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • What is personal attitudes, beliefs and experiences
  • Service provider (individuals and institutes) and service user’s point of view
  • Direct and indirect discrimination
  • Prejudice and stereotype
  • Gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, beliefs, race, disabilities
  • Discussion of prejudice plus power
  • The implications of multiculturalism
  • The challenges of misunderstanding
  • Cultural difference and cultural enrichment
  • Promotion of equality, confidentiality, beliefs, preferences and choice
  • Positive communication

Aseptic Technique

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Define the term “aseptic technique”
  • Identify when an AT should be used
  • Explain why there are variations in AT procedures
  • State the potential sources of microbial contamination
  • Identify non-aseptic steps and how to maintain asepsis
  • Relevant legislation and guidance
  • Competency framework

Autism Awareness

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Explore statistics and myths about Autism
  • Define what is meant by term autism
  • Identify the difference between Autism and Asperger Syndrome
  • Explore the Triad of Impairment
  • Identify characteristics of people with autism
  • Explore how autism impacts upon behaviour
  • Identify strategies to work with people with autism

Bowel Management

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • What is Bowel management following SCI?
  • Anatomy and physiology
  • Understanding the importance of maintaining bowel regime and normal function
  • What is incontinence and constipation
  • Contributing factors to incontinence
  • Factors affecting bowel management
  • Develop knowledge in the anal rectal stimulation procedure
  • Care management and use of hygiene procedures and infection prevention and control procedures

Catheterisation

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Definitions and methods of catheterisation
  • Understand the advantages and risks of urethral and suprapubic catheterisation
  • Indications for urethral and suprapubic catheterisation
  • Contraindications to catheterisation Urological anatomy and physiology male and female
  • Post procedure catheter positioning
  • Post procedure check list
  • Daily care of catheter systems including record keeping
  • Male and/or female and/or supra pubic catheterisation procedure (theory and practical session)
  • Applied practical workstation and simulated practical assessment
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Competency framework and theory test

Confirmation of Death

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Background of nurse verification
  • Terminology including certification, confirmation and expected death
  • Diagnosis and recognition of death
  • Resuscitation or non resuscitation
  • Coroner / referral
  • Confirmation procedure
  • Accountability, equality and diversity
  • Documentation including evidence of competency

CPAP & BiPAP

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • What is CPAP and BiPAP
  • How CPAP works
  • Who might need CPAP
  • CPAP overview, benefits and side effects
  • How BiPAP works
  • Who might need BiPAP
  • BiPAP overview, benefits and side effects
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities

Diabetes & Insulin

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • What is diabetes?
  • All aspects of diabetes
  • The short and long term effects of diabetes
  • Diet (food & diabetes)
  • Weight management
  • Physical activity
  • Medication
  • Insulin administration and blood testing
  • Legal aspects of giving or supervising injections
  • Monitoring and the impacts of diabetes
  • Ensure staff within care, residential & nursing homes feel confident about managing clients with diabetes

Dignity, Support & Choice

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • The five essential accomplishments
  • Making choices
  • Dignity and respect
  • Competence
  • Personal autonomy
  • Integration
  • Community participation

Dysphagia

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Understanding what dysphagia is and how it occurs
  • The signs and symptoms of dysphagia
  • The problems caused by dysphagia
  • Promoting safer eating and drinking for individuals
  • The role of the Feeding Assessment and Advisory Group (FAAG)
  • Preventing aspiration in older adults with dysphagia
  • Aspiration pneumonia

Enteral Feeding

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • The purpose of enteral feeding
  • Neurological conditions which may require enteral feeding
  • Different types of enteral tubes
  • Indications and contra indications of enteral feeding
  • The care of naso gastric tube and implementing balloon gastrostomy
  • The procedures for feeding and administering medications via enteral tubes
  • Recognising, dealing with and reporting complications
  • The care and maintenance of enteral feeding tubes
  • Procedures for effective mouth care
  • Competency framework
  • Documentation and record keeping

Epilepsy Awareness & Rescue Medication

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Definition of and facts about epilepsy
  • Classification and management of seizures
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Person centred care planning and recording
  • Risk assessment/promotion of safeguarding and dignity
  • Epilepsy, mortality and SUDEP
  • Status epilepticus
  • Buccal Midazolam: uses in epilepsy, side effects, administration
  • Emergency care plan and when to call an ambulance
  • Access to local and national support network

Flu Vaccination

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • National policy and schedules
  • The immune system and how vaccines work
  • Storage and handling of vaccines
  • Legal aspects, documentation and record keeping
  • Communicating with patients
  • Improving immunization rates
  • Administration of vaccines
  • Recognition and management of anaphylaxis
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Competency framework and theory test

Food Hygiene

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Introduction to food safety
  • Current legislation
  • Food safety hazards ~ physical, chemical and biological
  • Contamination
  • High risk foods
  • Personal hygiene
  • Time and temperature control
  • Storage
  • Premises and equipment
  • Cleaning and disinfection
  • Food pests

Infection Prevention & Control Inc. Covid-19

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £35 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Current legislation
  • Bacteria and viruses
  • Common infections
  • Causes and spread of infection
  • The principles of infection prevention and control
  • Cleaning, decontamination and waste management
  • Universal precautions and protective equipment
  • Personal hygiene

IV Cannulation

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £35 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • NMC code of conduct
  • Patient identification and consent
  • Legal and professional approach
  • Basic universal precautions
  • The vascular system (arteries, veins and valves)
  • Reasons to cannulate
  • The procedure (site selection, preparation, equipment, insertion, maintenance and removal)
  • Calculating drip rates
  • Infection control
  • Potential complications
  • Applied practical workstation and simulated practical assessment
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Competency framework and theory test

Mental Health Awareness

Webinar virtual workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • General overview of mental health problems (signs and symptoms, nature and causes) and how they affect people
  • Understand current approaches to care and treatment in hospital, residential units and the community
  • Mental health diagnosis
  • Types of mental illness i.e. depression, bipolar, psychosis and anxiety
  • The importance of social inclusion
  • Identify the verbal and nonverbal cues (challenging behaviour) that can suggest a mental health problem
  • Practical steps to improve your own mental health
  • Managing clients and employers expectation
  • The law and mental health problems
  • Have an understanding of the Mental Health Act 1983
  • What help is available in your community

Nutrition & Hydration

Webinar virtual workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Nutritional care introduction
  • What prevents people from eating correctly?
  • What problems arise from malnutrition?
  • Timing of meals and snacks
  • The environment in which meals and snacks are served
  • Preparation of residents for meal times
  • Encouragement of independence and involvement in mealtimes
  • Providing support and encouraging service users to eat and drink
  • Risk assessing residents
  • How to spot the signs of malnutrition
  • What to do if you believe a service user is suffering from malnutrition
  • The signs of being under hydrated
  • Why might someone not be fully hydrated?
  • How we can encourage service users to keep hydrated
  • The food groups and food safety

Oxygen Therapy

Webinar virtual workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Anatomy and physiology of the lungs
  • Conditions that require oxygen therapy
  • Understanding oxygen
  • Care and safety of medical gases
  • Oxygen therapy equipment
  • Potential hazards
  • Identifying the clinical need of oxygen
  • Prescription only medicines Act (POM)
  • Targeted oxygen therapy
  • Health and safety
  • Procedures
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities

Palliative Care

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Legislation and agreed ways of working
  • Communication skills
  • Factors affecting end of life care
  • Care planning in relation to end of life
  • Nutrition and hydration
  • Loss and bereavement for the families and the patient
  • Available support for the individual and key people
  • Consideration of individuals ideals and beliefs
  • The last 48hrs of life & support individuals through the process of dying
  • Managing and dealing with their own feelings/staff support

Personality Disorder

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Legal, clinical and social definitions, including classifications
  • An understanding of Personality Disorder, its prevalence and diagnostic criteria
  • Exploring the origins of the term Borderline Personality Disorder
  • The Hare Psychopathy checklist / psychopaths in the media
  • When and where does the problem occur / triggers and consequences
  • Examining the risk factors, personality factors and predisposing factors for Borderline Personality Disorder
  • Developing and implementing a maintenance plan
  • Supporting yourself

Safeguarding of Children

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Definition of a child and young person
  • Understanding what is abuse
  • Recognising acts, signs and symptoms of abuse
  • Types of abuse (neglect, sexual, physical, emotional and psychological)
  • How to safeguard individuals from abuse
  • What to do should you have a concern
  • How to respond to an individual should they disclose a concern

Sepsis Awareness

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Understand the definitions of SIRS, Sepsis and Septic Shock
  • Know the basic pathophysiology of SIRS and Sepsis
  • Recognise the clinical syndrome of sepsis and septic shock
  • Know how to manage the initial resuscitation of the septic patient
  • Describe the priorities and potential therapies for the first 24 hours and beyond

Syringe Driver Awareness

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • When to use a syringe driver and it’s benefit
  • The risk management issues and the limitations of certain devices
  • Care and set up, prime and checking that the syringe driver is ready for use
  • Record keeping and documentation of syringe driver use
  • Demonstration of the safe administration of drugs via syringe driver devices within the scope of the relevant policy
    and guidelines
  • Applied practical workstation and simulated practical assessment
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Competency framework and theory test

Tracheostomy Care

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Ensuring the best care and treatment in accordance with current understanding and research
  • Types of tubes
  • Communication and swallowing
  • Risk assessment
  • Nursing considerations
  • Removal and changing of tube
  • Changing dressing
  • Suctioning
  • Resuscitation including the use of an ambu bag
  • Humidification
  • Emergencies
  • Applied practical workstation and simulated practical assessment
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Competency framework and theory test

Venepuncture

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training webinar workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Venepuncture introduction
  • Patient identification
  • Patient consent
  • Professional approach
  • Basic universal precautions
  • Selecting a site
  • Order of draw
  • Post venepuncture care
  • Specimen labelling and special specimen handling
  • Trouble shooting and problems
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Competency framework and theory test

Wound Management

Upcoming webinar workshops

To enroll on an Acute Training virtual workshop, simply click on the registration link next to your preferred training date.

Price: £45 Incl VAT per person

Course duration:

2 hours

Webinar workshop learning objectives:

Skills and knowledge highlighted in this training include:

  • Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of national policies and guidance in relation to wound care
  • Types of wounds – chronic / acute
  • Understand the 3 stages of wound healing
  • Identify the different cells involved in the stages of wound healing
  • Explain the importance of infection control protocols in relation to wound care management
  • 4 Principles of wound management – TIME concept (Tissue, Infection, Moisture, Edge)
  • Categories & principles of wound healing
  • Selecting the appropriate dressing and Aseptic Non Touch Techniques
  • Decision-making including safeguarding and record keeping