BackgroundOn July 1 2007, the Australian Government introduced Medicare Item 10997 to provide monitoring and support to people with a chronic disease care plan by a practice nurse or registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Worker on behalf of a general practitioner. In April 2008, Australian General Practice Network (AGPN) in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) and the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education (Batchelor Institute) began the development and delivery of an e-learning training package to support the role for practice nurses and registered Aboriginal health workers to provide monitoring and support in accordance with Medicare Item 10997. This project was commissioned and funded by the Department of Health and Ageing. ContentThe e-learning training package consists of a foundation unit and seven disease-specific units covering the topic areas of arthritis, asthma, dementia, diabetes, cancer, coronary heart disease and chronic kidney disease. The modules have been developed by expert organisations in the field of chronic disease, which ensures current best practice is provided in each of the learning areas. The modules are intended to provide participants with introductory level knowledge and information to support the monitoring and support role. AcknowledgementsAustralian General Practice Network and their partner organisations, Royal College of Nursing, Australia and Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education would like to take this opportunity to extend their appreciation to the following organisations for their contribution to the development of this training package.: Australian Association of Practice Managers
AimsThe aims of this training package are to:
Getting started
Access to the modules is available to eligible participants only. Eligible participants are defined as being Aboriginal Health Workers or nurses working in general practice in Australia. Registration if you are an eligible userRCNA members or 3LP subscribersRCNA members or 3LP subscribers should follow the following steps:
Non-membersNon-members can register for these modules at the following URL: Registration if you are not an eligible userIf you are not eligible, you may choose to register for the package at cost of $110.00 (online access only) or $121.00 (CDROM and online access). Click here to register. After creating the account, non-members can log in and access the modules from the 10997 Home Page (the page you are currently viewing). Working through the modulesThe foundation module is a prerequisite learning module that is strongly recommended for students to undertake and successfully complete before starting any of the disease-specific modules. The foundation module is underpinned by principles of Wagner’s (1998) Chronic Care Model and consists of three distinct yet interrelated topics:
The modules have been developed with a variety of self-assessment tasks. These tasks can include multiple choice questions, true/false, case studies and some short written answers amongst other learning techniques. All of the modules contain two interactive virtual scenarios to work through that will present real-life situations faced by practice nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers in the course of their working life. You are invited to participate in the on-line learning discussion forums that are built in to the training package as part of the self-assessment process, which provide opportunities for peer-group learning in an informal setting. Upon successful completion of each of the modules a Certificate of Completion will be awarded. Registered nurses and enrolled nurses will receive Continuing Nurse Education points attributed by the Royal College of Nursing, Australia . If you experience any technical difficulties, please contact the RCNA 3LP help desk on 1800 233 705. AGPN and their partner organisations, RCNA and Batchelor Institute trusts you will enjoy this professional development package. Click here for more information about e-Learning Training Package to support Medicare Item 10997 |
