Whakaminenga / Who is
this for: All Waitematā PGY2 and Registered Nurses
Prerequisites: Acute Care Training
Takawā | Time: 8 hours
Course contact: Kerlvin Ocado
Frequency: This course can be repeated every 2 years
About: This workshop is aimed to strengthen communication and collaboration between doctors (PGY2) and nurses in the inpatient setting.
Aim: Participants will understand ADHB policy and best practice for intrathecal analgesia/catheter
Audience: Nursing staff involved with patients receiving intraspinal analgesia (primarily in the oncology settings) management, including basic troubleshooting
Purpose: This course will provide participants with the essential knowledge to support the level of skill (development) required to provide care of a patient with an intrathecal catheter confidently, safely and consistently in accordance with legislation and ADHB policy
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If your role requires the use of Continuous Analgesia Infusions, you must complete this course. 
This module is appropriate for clinical staff who need to achieve competency with Intravesical administration of chemotherapy drugs such as Epirubicin.
The Antineoplastic Drug Administration Course (ADAC) supports health professionals develop the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to safely administer antineoplastic drugs via different routes, and handle related waste safely.
The Intravesical cytotoxic course includes: high-quality interactive scenarios, a simulated video demonstrating best practice, multiple choice and competency assessment to consolidate theory into practice
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitematā nurses wanting to revise their knowledge and understanding of basic Gynaecology conditions, treatment and management.
Prerequisites: None
Takawā | Time: 8 hours (4 hour in-person study day, 4 hours e-Learning)
Course contacts: Charlotte Akehurst
Frequency: This course can be completed every 2 years
About: Assessment & Management, Common Conditions, Gynaecology Surgeries, Pregnancy Loss & Contraception, Physiotherapy for Gynaecology, Hyperemesis, Chronic Pelvic Pain, Breastfeeding & Surgery.
Related Courses: In-depth Gynaecology, Pregnancy Loss & Termination.
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Waitematā Surgical In-patient ward Nurses
Course contact: Amanda Robinson
Frequency: once
About: Introductory orientation module & Resources for nurses commencing in Surgical inpatient wards at Waitematā
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Health New Zealand | Waitematā district Central Bureau Nurses
Prerequisites: none
Frequency: once
About: Orientation overview page for nurses commencing in Waitematā Central Bureau Service
About this course: In this e-Module you will learn about current best practice for delivering advanced life support. This includes how to manage shockable and non shockable rhythms. This e-Module is for staff members interested in learning about advanced life support.
Duration: 1 hour
This training program equips cardiology nurses with the essential overview, knowledge, and hands-on skills to competently and safely perform as a second RN in CT Coronary Angiography. Through online modules, facilitated sessions, and supervised practice, participants will learn to support patient safety, follow procedural protocols, and work effectively alongside the primary RN. Upon completion, nurses will be prepared to assist confidently in CT Coronary Angiography procedures.
Introduction to Cardiology Procedures - CTCA Nurse Assist
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: Equivalent to 16 CPD Hrs. (as a 2nd CTCA RN Assist)
Course contact: Cardiology Education Team
Method: Blended Training Programme
About this course:
This introductory course equips cardiology nurses with the baseline 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 experiential learning and actual case-based assessments, participants gain in-depth knowledge of delivering safe, high-quality care during CTCA procedures as CTCA Assist RN.
About this course: This e-Module is for staff at Te Toka Tumai Auckland who have clinical contact with patients and wish to understand how early warning score systems are designed to work.
Following successful completion staff will be able to:
To give nurses starting in general medicine information about five common disease processes they will care for in their patients:
The course aims to ensure they have the appropriate knowledge to provide safe care for them.
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: All Waitematā staff
Prerequisites: none
Takawā | Time: 8 hours
Course contact: Carolyn Turnhout
Frequency: This course can be completed every 2 years
About: Learn about the basics of:
About: This study day gives the participants basic understanding on the care of
the haemodialysis patient
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: Staff new to the Haemodialysis unit from CMH, Auckland and North Shore
Frequency: Once
Takawā / Time: 8 hours
Course contact: Mohana Varughese and Anu Chacko
Participants: New Health and Safety Representatives.
Duration: 8 hours face to face course
About this course
This is an introduction to the Health and Safety Representative (HSR) role for new HSRs of Waitematā District Health Board. This session aims to provide new HSRs an understanding of their role. This course covers:
Course Aims and Objective
Please note: Prior to signing up to attend this course please ensure you have discussed with your manager and gained approval to attend so that appropriate measures are taken to manage staff cover in your absence from your role.
Course Contact: rachel.yang@tewhatuora.govt.nz or tina.dunn@tewhatuora.govt.nz
A knowledge of the language of medicine is of great benefit to non-clinical staff working in a healthcare setting. The purpose of this course is to improve the medical terminology understanding of non-clinical staff to assist with communication in clinical areas.
This course introduces participants to the language of medicine and teaches the tools necessary for word analysis. There are 14 lessons begining with word structure, then medical terms and acronyms for specific body systems are introduced, along with a brief review of the structure and function of the body system for context. Body systems covered include the Digestive, Reproductive, Nervous, Cardiovascular and Musculoskeletal systems. Each lesson contains puzzles and multiple choice questions to reinforce learning.
The course culminates with a test.
The lessons should be worked through in order, and the course is available to participants for 26 weeks after enrolment.
This course is a short introduction to the Regional Alcohol Withdrawal Guideline for doctors and nurses in all clinical areas. It includes Alcohol ABC, the AUDIT-C tool for screening alcohol use, the CIWA-Ar monitoring tool (which replaces AWS) and medication protocols for managing alcohol withdrawal.
Key contact: Vicki Macfarlane, Rebekah Irwin
The overall aim of this course:
To develop/update/up-skill nurses (and other health professionals on clinical violence, risk assessment, safety planning, and risk management skills in the Forensic Mental Health setting.Workshop learning goals:
Hours: 8 hours
Participants: ALL staff working on WDHB premises
About this course
Topics covered will include:
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This course consists of modules that are aimed to assist staff from all disciplines to achieve an understanding of stroke, and the impacts on the patient/ family and community. The course contains basic nursing skills guidance such as how to perform the Glasgow Coma Scale and more advanced skills for nurses involved with thrombolysis of an ischaemic stroke patient This course is worth 2 hours of Professional Development time. |
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The aim of this eModule is to assist you in understanding what you are doing ,when you do a 12 lead ECG for your patients, and is an introduction into reading an ECG
About: This is a comprehensive
introductory workshop designed to equip physiotherapists with the skills and
confidence to complete a detailed vestibular assessment, and offer treatment
options for vestibular hypofunction and BPPV.
It is one of the 2-3 such courses that will be offered this year. The
others will be run by other Auckland area/Northland DHBs, and at locations near them.
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: This is for
physiotherapists who assess and treat people with dizziness,
that is, physios covering wards, ED, and/or doing weekend cover. It is
available to all physiotherapists working in the Auckland and Northland DHBs.
Prerequisites: Vestibular Training – e-learning
Frequency: Once
Takawā / Time: 16 Hours
Course contact: Janet Rowley and Thomas Deane
This course outlines all iPM changes relevant to ED Nurses. The main change for ED Nurses is the new Bed Request functionality, which will be replacing WIMS.
Welcome to the iPM Data Quality Annual Review. It is a refresher course highlighting important information on how to achieve excellent data quality.
This course is appropriate for iPM users who update patient demographics.
This refresher training has been provided to give you real examples of data quality issues that we see quite often.
There is a real need to showcase some examples across all groups so that we can all share the learnings and improve together.
Topics covered are the following :
This course is appropriate for both clinical and non-clinical staff who require access to i.Patient Manager (i.PM). Course completion is mandatory to receive an i.PM login.
Welcome
Audience:
This course is appropriate for both clinical and non-clinical staff who require access to i.Patient Manager (i.PM). Course completion is mandatory to receive an i.PM login.
The intention of this course is to ensure you are aware of the importance of finding the correct patient, and have the knowledge to view and update patient details. Once complete, the course can be revisited anytime. All other i.PM courses are classroom based and booked via the Training Booking System from StaffNet.
Time Allocation: Learners should allocate 2 hours to complete this course
This course is comprised of three eModules which need to be completed in the following way:
Outline:
This course is intended to show staff
This course is a prerequisite for the following iPM classes
Intended audience: All staff who are required to use iPM
All staff who are required to use i.PM as part of their job role must complete the relevant e-learning module(s). As i.PM is our primary patient information system which provides information for all our other systems it is important that all i.PM users are competent. The e-learning modules have been created for current users of i.PM to ensure everyone is confident and familiar with the changes and relevant functionality with the upgrade.
Welcome to Te Toka Tumai's IRR training for 2025. This is for booking your face to face course.
The FULL training is for new and existing IRR testers. Make sure you meet one of the criteria below:
IRR testing is completed annually to ensure good data quality, and that we are using TrendCare according to the Gold Standards.
Don't hesitate to reach out to the Safe Staffing Team (Support2@adhb.govt.nz) if you have any questions.
Welcome to Te Toka Tumai's IRR training for 2025. This is where you will book your face to face course.
IRR Lead Refresher is for new and existing IRR testers. You must meet the criteria below:
*If you are NOT a lead tester, you can alternatively do the IRR Online Refresher.
IRR testing is completed annually to ensure good data quality, and that we are using TrendCare according to the Gold Standards.
Don't hesitate to reach out to the Safe Staffing Team (Support2@adhb.govt.nz) if you have any questions.
Whakaminenga / Who is this for: For nurses working in Integrated Stroke Units or Proficient/Expert RN at Waitematā
Prerequisites: Must have attended the Medical Stroke Study Day
Takawā | Time: 8 hours
Course contact: Joana Quiazon
Frequency: This course can be completed every 2 years
About: The course aims to provide in-depth stroke knowledge to nurses working ISU or for Proficient/Expert nurses wanting to gain more knowledge about stroke.
This course will teach you more about the IV Heparin Chart for Adults and IV unfractionated heparin therapy. Learning about the IV Heparin Chart for Adults and IV unfractionated heparin is important because with better understanding and knowledge we can deliver more optimal patient care.
This course is worth 30 minutes of Professional Development time.
This Programme is designed to guide you through the process of setting up an Insulin Infusion from once it has been prescribed.
The below topics will be covered:
This course is worth 1 hour Professional Development Time
This course is part of the IV Therapy course. It covers the different pumps that are used for IV Therapy.
Kia ora and welcome to the IV Therapies Skill Validation for Te Toka Tumai Auckland District Health Board.
All Te Toka Tumai Auckland District Health Board clinical staff expected to provide IV therapy must be assessed as competent within six weeks of starting in their clinical role. It is recommended that you complete the IV Therapies Theory course prior to this one, unless your manager/educator has agreed that you have sufficient clinical experience.
Successful completion of this course is evidence that you have been assessed as competent to administer IV therapy at Te Toka Tumai Auckland District Health Board.
This course covers the theoretical aspects of IV therapy, and complements the IV Therapy Skill Validation course. 1.5 hours of CPE are awarded for completing this course.
This course has been designed for Midwives to provide the required knowledge and skills to safely manage patients who require intravenous fluids and/or medication. There is a separate IV Therapy course for Registered Nurses.
This course has been designed for Registered Nurses to provide the required knowledge and skills to safely manage patients who require intravenous fluids and/or medication. There is a separate IV Therapy course for Midwives.
Whakaminenga | Who is this for: For people administering IV therapies at Te Toka Tumai Auckland
Takawā | Time: 1.5 hours
Course contact: Michelle Knox
Method: Blend of eLearning and Skill Validation
The programme comprises of two parts: a theory component (1.5 hours) and a practical skills validation (0.5 hours)
Technology: Headphones or earbuds if completing
eLearning in a shared workspace
Whakaminenga | Who is this for: All staff who need IVAD Management Skill Validation in Te Toka Tumai Auckland
Takawā | Time: 30 minutes
Course contact: Your Nurse Educator is your first point of contact. Then Erika Lackey-Ruwald Nurse Consultant - Practice and Performance Improvement, Manawa Awhi | Nursing Development Unit
Method: Skill validation
Frequency: Once