Deconditioning – Healthcare/Hospital Acquired Harm

This 12 week online course aims to support health and social care professionals to understand, recognise, detect, prevent and treat hospital and healthcare acquired deconditioning.

Online learning

CEUs: 24

Cost: €500

7pm-8:30pm

Programme available from the 9 September 2026 - 2 December 2026 (course will not run during midterm break on Oct 28th)

Fellows and Members in Good Standing can avail of a 10% discount by contacting facnurse@rcsi.com

Group discount available for organisations

At the end of this programme learners will:

• Comprehensively understand the epidemiology of deconditioning including the prevalence, distribution and determinants and recognise the pathology/presentation/impact of deconditioning on individuals, the community and healthcare services.
• Critically appreciate the scientific evidence/literature related to deconditioning, and be able to put in place strategies and policies to prevent and treat deconditioning.
• Comprehensively understand the role of the multi-disciplinary team in monitoring, managing and mitigating deconditioning.
• Critically understand deconditioning agendas/policies nationally and internationally.
• Have a high level of awareness of best practices internationally and understand the importance of organisational cultures on deconditioning.