This education program aims to provide health care professionals with accreditation in tracheostomy management and deliver the theoretical components necessary to ground your practice in the care of a patient with a tracheostomy. Annual accreditation is required.

The same practical session provides training for staff needing initial accreditation as well as staff needing their yearly refresher.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of the Principles of Basic Tracheostomy Management online resource and practical session the learner will be able to identify:

• Important legal, professional and ethical issues related to patient care, including tracheostomy management
• Anatomy and physiology of the trachea and surrounding structures and the specific features of tracheostomy tubes
• Indications and purpose for a tracheostomy
• Routine and emergency tracheostomy care
• Local policy and guidelines associated with the care of patients who have a tracheostomy or total laryngectomy.
• Laryngectomy care and management if working with patients who have a laryngectomy

Pre-requisites

In order to attend and actively participate in a Tracheostomy Management practical session please complete the following:

1. Online learning modules, resources and videos prior to attending the practical session. You will need to achieve 100% for successful completion.
2. Advanced Modules If your clinical area accepts patients with laryngectomy.

Post Requisites

1. review local policies and procedure to consolidate learning
2. supervision of their practice skills of suctioning, inner cannula cleaning, dressing and tape change in the clinical area to ensure safe practice and opportunity for further learning.
3. reflect on any feedback given during the session or during the supervised skills performance.

The online modules must be completed prior to participation in the practical session.

maximum 8 participants 

All sessions held 13.30-1530 

To book into available sessions, click on link below, and sign in.

Click here to book in 

For further information contact

Gloria Munro - gloria.munro@sa.gov.au