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Workforce Development

Workforce Training Calendar

For access to the WellSouth workforce training calendar, please go to the following link:

https://training.wellsouth.nz/

Our current training flyer can be downloaded here. 

If you have any queries regarding training and workforce development with WellSouth, please email: workforce@wellsouth.org.nz

Access GPCME podcasts

To register for access to GPCME podcasts,  email workforce@wellsouth.org.nz with your name, practice and professional registration number. You will receive an email once you have been granted secure access to the GPCME podcasts.

Immunisation Training

Need to undertake Immunisation training or update it, visit: www.immune.org.nz  for face to face or online course.

Code of Health and Disability Training

The National Health & Disability Advocacy Service provide free education sessions for all health and disability providers.  There are three advocates based in Dunedin and one in Invercargill who are happy to provide training in person or via zoom on the Code of Rights, Open Disclosure and our role in a healthy complaints process. 

The Advocacy Service can be contacted to arrange education sessions via phone or email: kim.fleck@advocacy.org.nz

Phone Dunedin: 03 479 0265

Invercargill: 03 214 0415.

Foundation and Cornerstone

Please refer any queries to RNZCGP's Phone (64) 04 496 5999 https://www.rnzcgp.org.nz/Quality/Cornerstone/Quality/Cornerstone-public.aspx 

Understanding Bias in Health Care

Three video learning modules on bias have been developed for people working in the health care sector who engage directly with consumers or who influence the way health organisations are managed. The modules are an introduction to bias in health care.

These modules encourage health professionals to examine their biases and how they affect the health care they provide, their interactions with consumers, and therefore their health outcomes. Sign up to learn online for free and complete the modules at the following link:

https://learnonline.health.nz/course/view.php?id=394

Privacy Training

Nurses can undertake Privacy training online via the Office the Privacy Commissioner Free e-learning privacy training modules https://www.privacy.org.nz/further-resources/online-privacy-training-free/ 

Privacy Tools include the Health Privacy Toolkit  https://www.privacy.org.nz/news-and-publications/guidance-resources/health-privacy-toolkit/ 

Infection Control Training

Training via Health Learn.  To gain access to Health Learn online modules please email Katrina Braxton to request access. Katrina requires your full name, practice name and email address.  Once you have been granted access from Health Learn you will receive an email from them to reset your password.

Diabetes Certification - NZSSD

https://learning.nzssd.org.nz/Courses.html 

My Health Hub

My Health Hub aims to deliver education to rural health professionals and is a new directive from Mobile Health which has been providing education for more than 15 years. In the last few years the education program has grown significantly and is endeavouring to make webinars more accessible, create short courses and to streamline administration. 

The My Health Hub webinar recordings have been endorsed by The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners (RNZCGP) and have been approved for up to 1 CME credit for each one hour webinar for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) purposes.

My Health Hub lodges claimed CME points with RNZCGP and issue certificates, which are directly emailed to you.

For access to the pre recorded webinars (available to everyone), please go to:

https://myhealthhub.co.nz/webinars/

If you are a rural practice and you would like to work with My Health Hub with regards to some specific training, please contact workforce@wellsouth.org.nz and we can work together with My Health Hub to come up with the right training program for you.