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Face-to-face Courses

Our face-to-face clinical skills courses prepare nurses and midwives for remote practice.

CRANAplus deliv­ers spe­cialised cours­es to sup­port and devel­op remote health and iso­lat­ed health pro­fes­sion­als and man­agers. From mid­wifery upskilling, to emer­gency nurs­ing, to triage and life sup­port cours­es, our clin­i­cal skills cours­es cov­er all fields of remote area practice. 

Through our nurs­ing cours­es such as our REC course, mater­ni­ty emer­gency care course, emer­gency triage work­shop, ALS cer­tifi­cate course, and BLS train­ing, we pro­vide remote nurse train­ing in prac­tice areas includ­ing basic life sup­port, advanced life sup­port, clin­i­cal emer­gency care, men­tal health train­ing, and Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander mater­ni­ty and remote emer­gency care.

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Advanced Life Support

Designed for Nurses, Midwives, Paramedics, and Medical Officers, but open to any remote health care workers, the Advanced Life Support Program is based on ANZCOR Guidelines and best practice principles. The course will provide the remote health workforce with the advanced life support skills… read more Designed for Nurses, Midwives, Paramedics, and Medical Officers, but open to any remote health care workers, the Advanced Life Support Program is based on ANZCOR Guidelines and best practice principles. The course will provide the remote health workforce with the advanced life support skills required in the management of the patient prior, during and after a cardio respiratory arrest with an emphasis on care in the remote and isolated setting.

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Advanced Remote Emer­gency Care + Advanced Life Support

Designed specifically for Nurses and remote GPs, but open to a variety of remote health care professionals, the Advanced Remote Emergency Care course aims to extend the competencies of the experienced Remote Health Practitioner to an advanced level. It has a focus on team leadership, critical… read more Designed specifically for Nurses and remote GPs, but open to a variety of remote health care professionals, the Advanced Remote Emergency Care course aims to extend the competencies of the experienced Remote Health Practitioner to an advanced level. It has a focus on team leadership, critical thinking and communication in emergency situations.

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Basic Life Support

The BLS pro­gram address­es CPR resus­ci­ta­tion of infants, chil­dren and adults. It is suit­ed for all health pro­fes­sion­als prac­tic­ing in a remote and iso­lat­ed con­text.

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First Line Triage

Our First Line Triage Course (FLTC) is designed specifically for Medical Receptionists and/or Practice Nurses with a focus on the application of triage principals in a primary health setting. It is typically delivered on an organisational basis with prices being provided upon application.

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Mater­ni­ty Emer­gency Care

Designed for Nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners, Paramedics and Medical Officers, the Maternity Emergency Care course enables the remote health workforce to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide emergency care for expectant mothers and their babies in… read more Designed for Nurses, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners, Paramedics and Medical Officers, the Maternity Emergency Care course enables the remote health workforce to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide emergency care for expectant mothers and their babies in a remote or isolated setting.

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Men­tal Health Emergencies

The remote and isolated health workforce frequently identify that they feel insufficiently trained and skilled to manage people presenting with acute mental health issues, substance use, suicidal behaviours and episodes of acute distress. This course aims to build participant knowledge, skills and… read more The remote and isolated health workforce frequently identify that they feel insufficiently trained and skilled to manage people presenting with acute mental health issues, substance use, suicidal behaviours and episodes of acute distress. This course aims to build participant knowledge, skills and confidence in responding to such presentations.

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Mid­wifery Upskilling

Designed for Midwives or GPs with relevant obstetric experience, the Midwifery Upskilling course provides an overview of current best practice in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. This includes a discussion of complications in pregnancy/birth and the emergency management of a pregnant… read more Designed for Midwives or GPs with relevant obstetric experience, the Midwifery Upskilling course provides an overview of current best practice in antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care. This includes a discussion of complications in pregnancy/birth and the emergency management of a pregnant woman and her baby, with an emphasis on care in the remote and isolated setting.

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Mirii (Star)

Designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and Workers, the Mirii (Star) course upskills participants in the use of local clinical care manuals and guidelines such as CARPA and PCCM to respond to common patient presentations and undertake systematic patient assessment,… read more Designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioners and Workers, the Mirii (Star) course upskills participants in the use of local clinical care manuals and guidelines such as CARPA and PCCM to respond to common patient presentations and undertake systematic patient assessment, documentation and handover.

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Pae­di­atric Emer­gency Care & Pae­di­atric Advanced Life Sup­port (PEC + PALS)

Designed for nurses, paramedics, and doctors, the interactive, practical PEC + PALS course covers knowledge and clinical skills essential to the emergency management of children in low-resource settings.

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Remote Emer­gency Care

Designed for Nurs­es, Mid­wives, Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Health Prac­ti­tion­ers, Para­medics, and Med­ical Offi­cers, the Remote Emer­gency Care course allows par­tic­i­pants to devel­op the knowl­edge and skills nec­es­sary to respond with con­fi­dence to emer­gency… read more Designed for Nurs­es, Mid­wives, Abo­rig­i­nal and Tor­res Strait Islander Health Prac­ti­tion­ers, Para­medics, and Med­ical Offi­cers, the Remote Emer­gency Care course allows par­tic­i­pants to devel­op the knowl­edge and skills nec­es­sary to respond with con­fi­dence to emer­gency sit­u­a­tions and to deliv­er safe and qual­i­ty care in the remote setting.

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For more infor­ma­tion, please sub­mit an enquiry or con­tact us on (07) 4047 6400.

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