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Overview

Explore acute and chronic medical conditions across multiple biological systems. Older persons require a multi-faceted approach to care and the gerontological specialisation will support you to undertake risk assessment, clinical decision-making and to implement risk mitigation strategies to ensure the delivery of quality and safe care to older persons.

You¡¯ll study key concepts of health and wellness, aged-related health conditions, pain, pharmacotherapy and comprehensive risk assessment, as well as concepts of patient¡¯s rights, governance frameworks, continuous improvement systems, loss and grief, elder abuse and behaviours and perceptions of older persons to enable you to practice inclusive, respectful, person and family-centred care in the gerontological setting.

Career opportunities

Studying this specialisation can lead to a career as a: 

• clinical nurse specialist
• clinical nurse consultant,
• nurse unit manager/associate nurse unit manager
• ward educator
• clinical education programs coordinator
• an academic in undergraduate education

Industry partnerships

51³Ô¹Ï is proud to partner with:

• Ballarat Health Service
• Bendigo Health
• Northern Health
• St Vincent¡¯s Hospital Melbourne
• The Prince Charles Hospital Brisbane