Welcome to the  Waitaha/Canterbury Region Section of healthLearn. In this directory you will find courses that are specifically for Waitaha/Canterbury staff. 

If you are not able to find the course that you are looking for - please look in the Regional Directory 

About: This workshop is for staff who are required to familiarise themselves with the new Mindray Defibrillators.
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: Te Whatu Ora Waitaha|Canterbury Clinical staff required to confidently operate the Mindray Defibrillator. 
Frequency: Complete once
Takawā / Time: 0.5 hour
Contact: Waitaha | Canterbury Resuscitation Service

About: This workshop is for staff who are required to be SuperUsers for the roll out of the new Mindray Defibrillators.
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: Te Whatu Ora Waitaha|Canterbury Clinical staff nominated by managers as SuperUsers
Frequency: Complete once
Takawā / Time: 1 Hour
Contact: Waitaha | Canterbury Resuscitation Service

About: This practical course builds knowledge and skills to lead best practice person-centred care for people living with dementia and their whānau.  
Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for:  Registered Health Professionals working with people living with dementia including ARC & Homebased RN’s, EN’s, Unit Co-ordinators, Team Leads, CM’s, AH
Type of Learning: A blended course with face-to-face workshops & individual sessions with the educator to support application of learning in the workplace. 
Takawā / Time: 72 hours of professional development (including 24 hours of self-directed learning), delivered over six months and offered twice yearly, with intakes in January and July. 
Contact: All enquiries to Walking in Another's Shoes Dementia Care Education Team, OPMH Community Service.

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Whakaminenga | Who is this for: ED Hospital Aides at Waitaha Canterbury

Takawā | Time: 8 hours

Course contact: Leona Robertson, Nurse Educator

Method: Face to face

Frequency: Annually


Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: Any registered health professional or allied health assistant (AHA) working in the community who wishes to be able to assess and prescribe core equipment to help their clients with functional tasks at home. If you are unsure if this training is appropriate for you, please check with your manager or the Service accreditation facilitator.
Takawā / Time: 2 hours
About: These workshops will provide you with a practical opportunity to explore and understand the Service accreditation equipment available in your region.
Contact: Your local Service Accreditation Facilitator.
Frequency: To be completed once to gain assessor status and repeated to refresh your knowledge/understanding about Service Accreditation and equipment provision.

Mā wai tēnei | Who is this for: All Forensic Mental Health Service staff at Waitaha Canterbury; new to practice or revisiting skills. Nursing staff and Mental Health Assistants Day 1 to 4; Allied Health Staff Day 4 optional. 

Takawā | Time: 32 hours (4 days)

Course contact: Sophie Cooper, Nurse Educator

Method: Face to face

Frequency: Once


Whakaminenga / Who is this for: Health and Safety Representatives
Course contact: Richard Mackay and Leon Fox
Frequency: Once

Mā wai tēnei / Who is this for: Health NZ Health Care Assistants new to healthcare.
About: To develop the knowledge, practical skills, communication techniques, and professional behaviours required for Health Care Assistants to provide safe, compassionate, culturally respectful, and effective patient care within their scope of practice across a range of clinical care settings.
Takawā / Time: 16 Hours face-to-face | Two day workshop.
Contact: PDU Nurse Educators.
Frequency: Once

Whakaminenga | Who is this for: OPH&R and Rural Senior Nurse/ Allied Health Managers Annual Study Day in Waitaha, Canterbury - CNM; CTC; DNM; ACNM; Allied Health Managers

Takawā | Time: 8 hours

Course contact: Liz Lewis, Fiona Davie

Method: Face to face

Frequency: Annually

Whakaminenga | Who is this for: Nursing staff at Waitaha | Canterbury

Takawā | Time: 8 hours

Course contact: Maria ten Hove, Nurse Educator, or the Wound Care team

Method: Face to face

Frequency: Once