Category: A-G
Search results: 1901
Intended audience: Everyone (all staff and primary health care partners)
Duration: 30 minutesMethod: eLearning
About this course:
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to ensure that everyone has the same message about COVID-19, the precautions we are taking at the hospital, and the relevant guidelines and policies.
Category: Northern Region
This course is designed to give some basic and clear information to staff working in the health care sector around the COVID-19 virus, in particular;
- What is COVID-19?
- Symptoms of COVID-19 and how it is spread
- Basic protection of self and others
- Infection prevention measures
- Looking after your wellbeing
Category: Professional Development
Kia ora! The overall aim of this course is to share with you some resources to guide best practice when caring for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19.
The expectations of this course are that you will:
- have already completed the Infection Control training on Ko Awatea LEARN
- know how to access the COVID-19 resources on Hippo
- discuss with your preceptor/nurse educator/manager the current best practice for the care and management of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 in your clinical setting
- verify your completion of the associated competency
Category: Nursing Familiarisation
This is the elearning component of swabbing training to support Counties Manukau staff during the 2021 lockdown.
Key Contact: Sarah De-Viell
Category: N-S
This course covers the process/procedures for taking swabs for those working in MIQ facilities
Category: Counties Manukau
Participants: North Shore Hospital ICU/HDU Nursing Staff
CPD: 2 hours
About this course
This course is designed for nurses who are working within the WDHB Critical Care Services as part of the Annual Competency Update or new to service.
The aim of this module is to improve the delivery of Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) care within the ICU/HDU environment, and to reduce mortality and ensure patient safety by better adherence to guidelines.
This module will standardise and improve the competencies of those healthcare professionals involved in the provision of NIV care.
This module is designed to be taken prior to doing a practical training session.
Areas covered in this module:- Indications for NIV
- Contraindication for NIV
- Modes of NIV
- Nursing care of the NIV patient
- Operating the Hamilton-C1
Category: eCompetency Resources
Participants: healthcare professionals completing the online COVID learning framework (who do not require the competence assessment component)
CPD: 1 hour
Contact: Kerlvin Ocado
About this course
The aim of this module is to improve the delivery of Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV) care within the ICU/HDU environment, and to reduce mortality and ensure patient safety by better adherence to guidelines.
This module will standardise and improve the competencies of those healthcare professionals involved in the provision of NIV care.
This module is designed to be completed as part of the COVID learning framework.
Areas covered in this module:- Indications for NIV
- Contraindication for NIV
- Modes of NIV
- Nursing care of the NIV patient
- Operating the Hamilton-C1
All components need to be completed and quizzes passed for a certificate of completion to be issued.
Note: If you work in ICU or HDU and / or are required to complete the in person competency assessment you are in the wrong course. Please go here.
Category: COVID related courses
Intended audience: ONLY for Child, Youth and Family Mental Health Services staff. All other staff please contact the resus team to discuss bookings.
Prerequisites: CPR Basic Life Support online course
About this course:
CPR Face to Face training component for all Child Youth and Family Mental Health Services. You must have completed the CPR online component prior to attending this course.
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The ability to perform effective, good quality CPR is an essential component of a health professionals practice, or for anyone working in the health field. As such regular review of both theoretical and practical application are a necessity. This course contains information for PHO/NGO staff that are attending CM CPR refreshers. Topics include:
Key Contact: matthew.pollock@middlemore.co.nz |
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Category: Counties Manukau
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The ability to perform effective, good quality CPR is an essential component of a health professionals practice, or for anyone working in the health field. As such regular review of both theoretical and practical application are a necessity. This course contains information for PHO/NGO staff that are attending CM CPR refreshers. Topics include:
Key Contact: matthew.pollock@middlemore.co.nz |
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Category: Counties Manukau
About: Basic Life Support training for adults, children and infants, including use of AED. Participants working in selected clinical areas will also learn airway management and the use of manual defibrillator.
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: All staff (clinical & non-clinical) who works in Level 3/Adult Cardiology services in Te Toka Tumai.
Prerequisites: Patient Deterioration must be completed within 3 months prior to attending this course.
Frequency: Annually.
Takawā / Time: 1.5 hours.
Course contact: Cheyann Scalabrini
Creating Positive Environments through the 5 Ways of Wellbeing is an initiative to improve workplace wellbeing. If you are interested in learning some tips and tools to improve your own and your colleagues wellbeing, then this is a course for you.
Category: Healthy You, Healthy WDHB
Intended audience: Child Youth and Family Mental Health Portfolio team
Duration: 3.5 hours
Prerequisites: viewing Creating Positive Environmnents through the 5 Ways of Wellbeing: for all staff online resources
About this course
Your and your colleagues' wellbeing is important. It directly impacts our ability to deliver quality work.At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Identify resources for yourself and others that you can relate to
- Apply the principles of wellbeing to your context
Criteria Led Discharge - A&E General Medical Services
Intended audience: ALL Waitemata District Registered Nurses who are working within Acute & Emergency Medical Services, AT &R, & Specialty Medicine for the Health of Older People
Prerequisites: Endorsement by Clinical Nurse Manager
Duration: 0.45 PD hours
Course contact: TBA
Method: Blended
About this course:
Welcome to the online course on Criteria-Led Discharge A&E and General Medical Services. This comprehensive course is designed to provide nurses with the knowledge and skills to understand and implement criteria-led discharge protocols. By the end of this course, you will have a solid understanding of the principles, benefits, and practical application of criteria-led discharge, enabling you to enhance patient flow, optimize resources, and deliver high-quality patient care.
Category: LF Directories - A&E Medical Division
This course will build on your current knowledge and ensure you are prepared to facilitate the Criteria-Led Discharge (CLD) pathway in the ADU. Once accredited you will be ready to demonstrate your advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills within this expanded nursing role.
Category: ADU - Assessment & Diagnostic Unit
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Associate Clinical Charge Nurses (ACCN) employed at Waitematā District ICU/HDU (North Shore/Waitākere Hospital)
Prerequisites: Please review Policy relevant to session
Takawā | Time: 2 Hours
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: Annual
About: This session is intended to update or refresh ACCNs on current practice/policy for ICU/HDU specific requirements.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: (describe the people who should enrol - be specific if this is employees or available to externals)
Prerequisites: (write "none" if not required)
Takawā | Time: (write length of seminar - PD credit)
Course contact:
Frequency: (used for course recertification, e.g. annual, once)
About: (add a short description)
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
About: The Critical Care Annual Update Day is a yearly event for all staff in the Critical Care Complex that brings teams together to gain knowledge, complete mandatory training, and participate in simulation exercises, with each day linked to an ACMN’s appraisal group and conducted alongside ICU registrars attending their education day.
Mā wai tēnei | Who is this for: All staff in the Critical Care Complex (CCC).
Prerequisites eLearning:
- Fire Safety Training for all Counties staff
- Privacy of Personal and Health Information (National Course)
- Life Support Training for all Counties staff
- Infection Prevention and Control for all Counties staff
- Recertification: Blood Gas Analysers Assessment for Critical Care, Emergency Care, and Theatre staff – Counties
- Moving and Handling | Patient Handling eLearning
Frequency: Annual
Takawā | Time: 8 hours
Course contact:
Helmer Zijdel / Suzanne Vercoe / Sweetlyn Joice / Rachael Wake
Category: Seminars for Counties Manukau
This portal is designed to assist the staff from Critical Care Complex during their Orientation
Category: A-G
About:To enhance the participant’s knowledge of theoretical and
practical issues in the care of paediatric patients admitted to the Critical
Care Complex (CCC).
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: Nurses working in the CCC for 1 year or
who have previous paediatric experience and have a competent PDRP. This is
discussed at the Senior Nurse Day.
Prerequisites: Completed Paediatric Medication
test.
Frequency: Once
Takawā / Time: 8 hours
Course contact: Pamela
Culverwell
Category: Seminars for Counties Manukau
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Nurses providing care for patient receiving Non-Invasive Ventilation in NSH ICU/HDU.
Prerequisites: Completed Course: CPAP & Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation (NIPPV) (koawatealearn.co.nz)
Takawā | Time: 2 hours pre-learning
6 hours face-to-face
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: Complete once, repeating will refresh knowledge but not update your verified record.
About: The tutorials run over a period of about 4-5 weeks and it is expected from you to have completed all your online learning as listed by the end of the tutorial roster.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitematā Registered Nurses who precepts newly joined staff within ICU/HDU
Prerequisites: Waitematā Preceptor Workshop (https://koawatealearn.co.nz/course/view.php?id=10693)
Takawā | Time: Eight hours face to face
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: Complete once, repeating will refresh knowledge but not update your verified record.
About: This course is aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of Registered Nurses precepting new staff in the Critical Care setting.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitemata ICU/HDU Registered Nurses who provide Pulse-Induced Contour Cardiac Output (PiCCO) monitoring with in the unit.
Prerequisites: Review the PiCCO Resource Package
Takawā | Time: 2 Hours
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: Complete once, repeating will refresh knowledge but will not update your verified record.
About: This course is aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of Registered Nurses providing Pulse-Induced Contour Cardiac Output (PiCCO) monitoring in the critical care setting.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: ICU Registered Nurses with at least 2 years ICU experience
Prerequisites: Please complete the following prerequisite revisions and e-learnings and send the completion certificates to the course facilitator prior to attending the study day:
- Renal Anatomy and Physiology
- Acute vs Chronic Renal Failure
- Gambro Beginners and Intermediate online modules
Takawā | Time: Two hours eLearning, six hours face to face
Course contact: Monica McGrath
Frequency: Once
About:
This course is designed for nurses who are working within the Waitematā DHB Critical Care Services as ventilator competent and progressing towards taking care of the more acutely critical ill patient requiring CRRT or as a resource for the annual eCompetence.
It aims to improve the ICU Nurses' knowledge regarding Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and their level of competency in taking care of the patient requiring Renal Replacement Therapy.
By the end of this course the learner will be:
Familiar with the Renal Anatomy &Physiology
Able to understand continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
Name common clinical indications of CRRT in the unit
Assist ICU team during insertion of vascular catheter
Initiate, manage and end therapy for patient
Monitor for possible complications
Troubleshoot problems
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: All new Waitemata nurses working in ICU/HDU
Prerequisites: None
Takawā | Time: 6 x 8 Hour Study day's
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: once
About: To develop essential nursing skills and knowledge according to evidenced base practice and Waitemata policies in an acute clinical environment
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitemata ICU/HDU Registered Nurses with at least one year ICU/HDU experience.
Prerequisites: None
Takawā | Time: Eight hours face to face
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: Once
About: This critical care Simulation day is aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of the critical care nurses and RMOs working in ICU.
By the end of the day the participant would have practiced:
Recognising the deterioration and appropriate escalation of the critically ill patient.
The use of the three communication modules: ISBAR, Pacer and Snappi
Leadership skills
ACLS and RSI applied
Specialised ICU procedures facilitated through workshops.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: (describe the people who should enrol - be specific if this is employees or available to externals)
Prerequisites: (write "none" if not required)
Takawā | Time: (write length of seminar - PD credit)
Course contact: (write who the course contact is for this course - hyperlink name with mailto: )
Frequency: (used for course recertification, e.g. annual, once)
About: (add a short description)
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitematā Registered Nurses who provide Tracheostomy and Laryngectomy care within ICU/HDU.
Prerequisites: Please complete the following prerequisite eLearnings and send the completion certificates to the course facilitator prior to attending the study day:
- Tracheostomy Cares for Waitemata DHB (koawatealearn.co.nz)
- Emergency Airway Management and CPR for NECK BREATHERS - Waitematā (koawatealearn.co.nz)
Takawā | Time: Eight hours face to face
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
Frequency: Complete once, repeating will refresh knowledge but not update your verified record.
About: This course is aimed to enhance the knowledge and skills of Registered Nurses providing Tracheostomy Care in the Critical Care setting.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Nurses providing care for patient receiving Invasive Ventilation in NSH ICU/HDU.
Prerequisites: Completed Learning Modules from Hamilton and Getinge
Takawā | Time: 8 hours
Course contact: Charmaine van Heerden
About: The tutorials run over a period of about 3-4 weeks and it is expected from you to have completed all your online learning as listed by the end of the tutorial roster.
Category: Intensive Care Nursing
The Critical Te Tiriti Analysis workshop aims to strengthen the healthcare sectors engagement with Te Tiriti. Critical Tiriti Analysis (CTA) is a tool to inform the development of policy, review policy/curriculum/competencies, analysis of qualitative research data to check Te Tiriti compliance. It can be used retrospectively or prospectively.
Who is this for: This workshop will be most useful for those who work in roles that involve policy/system/process design or re-design.
Time: 7 hours
Course contact: Organisational Development Te Toka Tumai
Method: face-to-face
Frequency: once
Category: Building capability to achieve equity
Target audience: CRO
Time allocation: approx. 2 min.
Completion criteria: complete ALL mandatory activities (refer to Course Completion Status block on the right)
Contact: Email us MCIS@adhb.govt.nz
Category: BadgerNet Programme
CTCA Competency Programme
Intended audience: Waitemata District, Cardiology Service, Registered Nurses
Prerequisites: Completion of Clinical Cardiology Modular Course or equivalent qualification, an endorsement by RN Charge Nurse Manager/Team Leader, and Pre-competency assessment by CNE-Cardiology and ACCN for Cardiology Procedures
Duration: 10 equivalent shifts in Cardiology Procedures (CTCA) - as per CTCA Competency Sign-off
Course contact: Cardiology Education Team
Method: Blended
About this course:
This certification program equips cardiology nurses with the knowledge and skills to manage Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography (CTCA) procedures. The course covers CTCA protocols, patient preparation, medication management, procedural monitoring, and post-scan care. Through interactive modules, case-based assessments, and clinical scenarios, participants gain competency in delivering safe, high-quality care during CTCA procedures.
Category: Cardiology Procedures
This is a directory page, which will link through to relevant courses and materials related to the page topic.
Category: Cultural Competency and Diversity
eCALD® Services provide a suite of online and face-to-face “Courses for working with CALD patients” to enhance cultural awareness, knowledge and skills for health practitioners working with Asian, migrant and refugee clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. The courses provide practitioners with insights and understandings of how people from cultural backgrounds different from their own respond to health and illness and to health care services; as well as the skills to care for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) clients with more confidence.
Category: Cultural Competency and Diversity
Your CV is your marketing tool, so it's important that you produce a document that reflects who you are and the work you have done.
In this module you will get the opportunity to have a look at the different types of CVs so that you can consider which style is the right one for you. At the end of the module you will find links to other resources including CV templates and a CV builder tool.
Category: Professional Development
Category: Adult Nursing
Category: Clinical Skills Checklist - Surgical
Intended audience: nursing staff working CV ICU and CV CCU
About this course: Couterpulsation therapy
Agenda: By the end of the study day, we really hoping all attenders is able to adjust the timing and make the most out of the balloon pump to achieve the demand and supply need from the myocardium.
Category: Cardiology & Vascular
This module must be completed after attending the CVICU Prismaflex Study day.
Category: Cardiology & Vascular
This workbook was compiled by the Hemofiltration User Groups and CVICU Education Team for new users of the PRISMAFLEX and the SLEDD. This book needs to be read prior to attending the theory day and practical day. Questions in the tests will cover the contents of the workbook, including the protocols and recommended best practice. The workbook will be yours to keep for future reference.
On the practical day, theory will not be covered. It is a day to get some familiarity with the PRISMAFLEX & the SLEDD machine and how to run them. However, should you have questions do not hesitate to ask them during the workshop. Good luck!
Kind Regards,
The Renal Replacement Groups
Category: Cardiology & Vascular
Cardiac arrest and other crisis events that occur in a cardiovascular intensive care unit must be managed with an understanding of the particular context of CVICU.
A series of crisis check-lists are used in emergency situations in CVICU.
This course provides the essential knowledge to locate resources and effectively manage these crisis situations in CVICU:
Cardiac arrest – covers check-lists 1,2,3 and 12
Emergency airway management – covers check-lists 6,7,8, 9 and 10
Category: Cardiology & Vascular
This E-learning was compiled by the Hemofiltration User Groups and CVICU Education Team for new users of the Slow Low Efficiency Daily Dialysis (SLEDD). This module needs to be read prior to attending the practical day. Questions in the tests will cover the contents of the workbook, including the protocols and recommended best practice.
On the practical day, theory will not be covered. You will be expected to complete a closed book pre-test before attending the practical component of the day. The study day is a day to get some familiarity with the SLEDD machine and how to run them. However, should you have questions do not hesitate to ask them during the workshop. Good luck!
Kind Regards,
The Renal Replacement Group
Category: Cardiology & Vascular