Aug 12, 2020

Free face-to-face PPE training now available in Victoria

Free face-to-face infection control training is now available for people working in residential aged care facilities in Victoria.

This new training program announced by the Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians Richard Colbeck, builds upon the online training program released by the Commonwealth Government earlier in the year.

This free training is being delivered by Monash University, in partnership with the Victorian government.

Bookings are welcomed from all residential aged care facilities across Victoria without any current cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) among their staff and residents. Please fill in the booking request form or contact PPE.Project@monash.edu for more information.

The Commonwealth Department of Health has also developed online training for care workers across all health care settings, including aged care. This training covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for coronavirus (COVID-19).

 

This advice was provided The Department of Health. For further information please visit the department’s  website.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Forty per cent of Victoria’s aged care coronavirus deaths in just 10 homes

Ten aged care facilities with the highest number of deaths accounted for 228 of the total aged care coronavirus deaths, or 40% of all deaths in Victoria. Read More

How Moran Engadine handled COVID-19 case

Friday 20th March, 2020 is a day that will be firmly etched in the memory of the Moran Engadine team and its residents, it was the day that one of the much-loved resident community was confirmed as positive COVID-19. A 78-year old resident complained of a mild sore throat just three days earlier and as... Read More

Fronditha staff member tests positive for COVID-19

On Friday 10 July 2020, a team member at Fronditha St Albans residential aged care tested positive for coronavirus. The team member did not work while infectious and was tested positive eight days after their last shift. They have been in quarantine and will remain so until the necessary protocols are followed. They are not a... Read More
Advertisement