Designed for Anaesthetic Assistants, this module provides the education for Sedline EEG monitoring.

SedLine helps clinicians monitor the state of the brain under anaesthesia with: 

An enhanced signal processing engine, which improves performance of the Patient State Index (PSi) 

Four simultaneous channels of frontal electroencephalogram (EEG) waveforms, enabling bilateral data acquisition and processing of EEG signals 

A Multitaper Density Spectral Array (DSA) which may enhance visibility of EEG features

An 'enrolment key' is required for this course, please contact Gail Haines for the key.

Audience

This course is appropriate for Radiation Oncology staff

  • Radiation Therapists (Mandatory)
  • Physicists, Radiation Oncologists, Registrars (Optional)

On completion of this module, you will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the RCTS (Lung) SBRT Protocol and technique workflow including:

  • Patient eligibility
  • Prescription
  • Immobilisation equipment
  • Planning technique
  • Treatment and CBCT imaging

Once completed Radiation Therapists will have further training with the treatment trainer to demonstrate the skills of CBCT soft tissue matching while understanding the implications of Hyper-fractionation dose tolerances to other proximal OARs identified by the planner.

Time allocation

This course is eligible for 3 hours of Continuing Professional Development time under the e-learning category of a CPD programme.

Learners must start and finish this course in the same calendar year. 



Audience

All staff working at Midcentral Health.

Patient identification involves correctly matching a patient to appropriately intended interventions and communicating information about the patient’s identity accurately and reliably throughout their health care journey. 

Frequency

On employment Once only

Time allocation

20 minutes

This course is for MidCentral employees.

The Palliative Care Niki T34 (Body Guard) Syringe Pump is a 24hr subcutaneous infusion device currently used in MidCentral.

Please note this e-Module is for Adult Palliative Care Patients.

This course is aimed at providing the learner with the knowledge and ability to safely set up and use the NIKI T34 (Body Guard) Syringe Driver Pump. This course has been developed with thanks to REM SYSTEMS LTD.

Following the completion of this module the learner will be able to:

  • Demonstrate safe use of the Niki T34 (Body Guard) Syringe Driver

This course is equivalent to 20 minutes Professional Development Time

 

 

 

 

 

Audience

Registered Nurses and Midwives seeking certification in PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management at MidCentral.

Introduction

Aim: To ensure registered nurses-midwifes will have knowledge and skills on adult PCA & IV Opioid Infusion Management. The nurse-midwife will be able to describe and demonstrate safe- timely, effective and competent care of a person receiving PCA/IV opioid infusion.

The tasks below will supplement the information you received at the PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management session. To achieve competency you will need to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of:

    • Benefits of PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management

    • Nursing/midwifery competency in the use of PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management

    • Potential complications and management of issues regarding PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion

Frequency

This course is to be completed once, however a separate recertification will be required every three years.

Time allocation

Three hours


To provide learning resource and assessment tool to allow Nurses to gain informal accreditation for a programme of collaborative management of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease. 

This learning resource is designed for use in conjunction with the CME Special Interest Rheumatology Training programme. 

For more in-depth information or access to the General Practitioners CME package content please contact Tim Richards in the first instance.

Audience

Primary Health practitioners and health professionals with special interest in rheumatology.

Time Allocation

3 hours

Audience

General Practitioners, Practice Nurses, Nurse Practitioners or anyone working in Sexual Health

This course provides an update on Sexual Health and is a requirement for people who under the Sexual Health Contract and have completed the initial Sexual Health training.

Frequency: Once only

Time allocation: 1 hour

This course is for ALL MidCentral employee’s.

This course provides you with an overview of one of the key health targets set by the Ministry of Health. You will learn what the government is aiming to achieve and the statistics behind it’s importance.

The course will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.


Emergency departments (EDs) play an important role in suicide prevention. This online course teaches healthcare professionals who work in an ED how to conduct screening, assessment, and brief interventions, such as safety planning and lethal means counselling. It also addresses patient-cantered care for patients with suicide risk, patient safety during the ED visit, and incorporating suicide prevention into discharge planning. This programme is provided to employees by [ insert organisation], an external training organisation on their website.

Audience

This course is applicable to Emergency Department clinicians providing suicide risk assessment and safety management of people presenting to ED with thoughts, intent or attempt to suicide.

Note: This course and resources are provided to MDHB employees by Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC), an external training organisation and are not managed by MDHB Ko Awatea Learn and will not be recorded in Yourself.  


Audience

Registered Nurses and Midwives seeking certification in PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management at MidCentral.

Introduction

Aim: To ensure registered nurses-midwifes will have knowledge and skills on adult PCA & IV Opioid Infusion Management. The nurse-midwife will be able to describe and demonstrate safe- timely, effective and competent care of a person receiving PCA/IV opioid infusion.

The tasks below will supplement the information you received at the PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management session. To achieve competency you will need to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding of:

    • Benefits of PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management

    • Nursing/midwifery competency in the use of PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion Management

    • Potential complications and management of issues regarding PCA & Adult IV Opioid Infusion

Frequency

This course is to be completed once only, however a separate recertification will be required every three years.

Time allocation

45 minutes


Audience

Clinical Staff of MDHB

Frequency

Once

Time allocation

4 hours

Audience

All MDHB Health Professionals

Frequency

Every three years

Time allocation

60 Minutes