Enteral Feeding Support (PEG and PEJ)

eLearning1h 20m
Published May 30, 2025
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An informative 80 minute eLearning module on how to support people who receive nutrition through a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube or Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ) tube.

Why take this course?

Everyone has a right to good health and nutrition. But for those who require enteral feeding through a Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) tube or Percutaneous Endoscopic Jejunostomy (PEJ) tube, extra care is required to maintain safety, privacy and dignity.

This 80 minute eLearning will build your confidence in assisting people with enteral feeding, including how to manage different types of tubes, feeding regimes and care of the insertion site and tube. We’ll go through how to apply best practice, respond to common problems, and work in a way that’s person-centred and within your scope of practice.

This online course has been created with expert training content from Premium Health and forms part of our series of 7 High Intensity Daily Personal Activities eLearning modules.


What you’ll gain

We’ll dive into:


  • The different types of tube feeding and feeding regimes

  • Providing support and following a person's Support Plans

  • Providing tube and stoma care

  • How to administer different types of tube feeds and medication via the gravity, bolus and pump methods 

  • How to troubleshoot common problems and respond to medical complications


Who’s it for?

  • Support Workers 

  • Frontline Leaders

  • Allied Health Professionals

  • Anyone involved in supporting people with enteral feeding


What’s included?

  • 80 minute eLearning module

  • Practical diagrams, graphics and examples to show you how to apply your learnings in the real world

  • Certificate of completion


Note: This course does not cover the practical assessment of skills required to provide support. Premium Health offers practical skills competency assessment workshops anywhere in Australia.

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