Training offer
The training offer is available in two modalities: Online and in person and is intended for Caregivers, Person Being Cared For and Professionals. In this portal you will soon have access to more information on these two modalities.
Course available online: "Safe management of the medicine"
The adoption of responsible and safe behaviour in the use of medicines has become essential in the performance of the informal caregiver's duties.
For you, who are an informal caregiver, we offer a free online course on "Safe and Responsible Use of the Medicine", available since 22 July on the NAU Platform (Distance Learning and Education). To access this course you must register on the NAU Platform.
Guides
- Practical guide National network for integrated long-term care (Instituto da Segurança Social, I.P., 2018)
- Practical Guide Social Support - Elderly People (Instituto da Segurança Social, I.P., 2017)
- Practical Guide - The rights of people with disabilities in Portugal (Instituto Nacional para a Reabilitação, IP, 2019)
Programmes
- RHAPSODY - Information and support for caregivers of people with early onset dementia (Joint Programme - Neurodegenerative Disease, 2017)
Manuals
Dependent persons
- Manual of the Informal Caregiver of Dependent Users (Ministério da Saúde, ARS Norte, I.P., ACES Espinho/Gaia, Unidade Saúde Familiar Anta, 2014)
- Care for the dependent person: promotion of self-care and leisure (Governo Regional dos Açores, Direção Regional da Solidariedade Social, Rede Regional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados, Unidade de Saúde da Ilha de São Miguel, 2016)
- Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly (Governo Regional dos Açores, Direção Regional da Solidariedade Social, Rede Regional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados, Unidade de Saúde da Ilha de São Miguel, 2016)
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention (Governo Regional dos Açores, Direção Regional da Solidariedade Social, Rede Regional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados, Unidade de Saúde da Ilha de São Miguel, 2016)
- Care for the dependent person (Governo Regional dos Açores, Direção Regional da Solidariedade Social, Rede Regional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados, Unidade de Saúde da Ilha de São Miguel, 2016)
- Take care of yourself, take care of those close to you (Governo Regional dos Açores, Direção Regional da Solidariedade Social, Rede Regional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados, Unidade de Saúde da Ilha de São Miguel, 2016).
Falls prevention
- Trips, falls and tumbles: Digital book on fall prevention (Ministério da Saúde, Centro de Investigação para Tecnologias Interativas e Instituto Nacional de Engenharia Biomédica /Universidade do Porto, 2017)
- Caregiver’s Manual – Prevention of falls in elderly people at home (Governo Regional dos Açores, Direção Regional da Solidariedade Social, Rede Regional de Cuidados Continuados Integrados, Unidade de Saúde da Ilha de São Miguel, 2016)
Dementia
- Manual of Good Practice in Dementia (União das Misericórdias)
- Suggestions to visit the person with Dementia (Alzheimer Portugal, 2019)
- About Dementia (Alzheimer Portugal, 2019)
- Caring for Caregivers (Alzheimer Portugal, 2019)
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