About this Course : A live experience of Respect at Work where kaimahi learn together about the importance of creating a healthy workplace where all can thrive.
Mā wai tēnei | Who is this for: All Te Waipounamu kaimahi
Frequency: Once
Takawā | Time: 4 hours
Contact: Ruth Robertson, Organisational Culture and Development Delivery Lead for Te Waipounamu
Who is this for: Registered Health Practitioners working under standing orders, who will be caring for patients who require treatment for a sore throat or tonsillitis.
Prerequisites: The successful completion of the Introduction to Standing Orders Assessment course, also located within healthLearn. Please note that you will not be able to complete this course if you have not completed the introduction course.
Time: 1.0 hrs
Course contact: Caroline Allen
Method: online
Frequency: once
Time: 15 minutes
About: This training provides an overview of the process administrators should use when managing a patient who misses their first FSA appointment.
Contact: Tracy Hall
Frequency: Once
Who is this for: All Te Waipounamu staff who manage outpatient waiting lists.
Time: 15 minutes
About: This training provides an overview of the process administrators should use when applying and managing patient-led outpatient waiting list suspensions in SIPICS.
Contact: Tracy Hall
Frequency: Once
Who is this for: All Te Waipounamu staff who manage outpatient referrals or waiting lists.
Time: 15 minutes
About: This training provides an overview of the process administrators should use when putting a referral 'on hold' while a clinician awaits information to make a triaging decision.
Contact: Tracy Hall
Frequency: Once
Who is this for: All Te Waipounamu staff who manage FSA appointments.
Time: 15 minutes
About: This training provides an overview of the process administrators should use when managing a patient-initiated FSA cancellation.
Contact: Tracy Hall
Frequency: Once
Who is this for: All Te Waipounamu staff who manage outpatient referrals and waitlists.
Time: 15 minutes
About: This training provides an overview of the process administrators should use when loading outpatient referrals or managing outpatient waiting lists in SIPICS.
Contact: Tracy Hall
Frequency: Once
Who is this for: All Te Waipounamu staff who manage outpatient referrals and waitlists.
Time: 15 minutes
About: This training provides an overview of the process administrators should use when loading outpatient referrals or managing outpatient waiting lists in SIPICS.
Contact: Tracy Hall
Frequency: Once
The new National Outpatient Waiting List Management Guidelines introduce a nationally consistent minimum standard for managing and administering outpatient (OP) waiting lists within planned care specialties.
The modules in this course highlight the processes Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora administrators in the Te Waipounamu region should use to ensure a uniform, transparent, and patient-centred approach to active management and scheduling of OP appointments.
Registrations for 2026 Christchurch Spirometry Courses will
open mid-January 2026. We are unable to reserve spaces on our courses in advance
of registrations opening. You are welcome to email enquiries to: spirocourse@cdhb.health.nz Planned course dates for 2026 Foundation Courses: 2 & 3 March
8 & 9 June
19 & 20 October
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The overall aim of this course is to develop your skills and confidence performing and interpreting spirometry.
On completion you will be able to:
- Understand the clinical application of spirometry and the key measurements obtained
- Identify what equipment & environmental conditions are needed to safely perform spirometry and understand the need for equipment quality control
- Perform spirometry tests on patients/clients and identify common errors and their effect on clinical outcome
- Report and interpret spirometry using appropriate reference data
The assessments of this course are:
- Short assessments during the workshop
- Portfolio submission - evidence of workplace spirometry and quality control.
- Course contact: Waitaha Respiratory Service
Who is this for: Clinical Staff who are being supported to undertake spirometry testing within their workplace and submit the required portfolio to achieve spirometry certification.
Pre-requisite: Pre-requisite: Attendance at either the Spirometry Foundation Workshop (RGCT017) or the Spirometry Update Workshop (RGCT020).
Time: Part of workshop requirements
Course contact: Waitaha Respiratory Service
Method: Online
Frequency: 3 yearly
- Course contact: Waitaha Respiratory Service
Registrations for 2026 Christchurch Spirometry Courses will
open mid-January 2026. We are unable to reserve spaces on our courses in
advance of registrations opening. You are welcome to email enquiries to: spirocourse@cdhb.health.nz Planned course dates for 2026 Update Courses: 9 March
15 June
9 November
The overall aim of this course is to develop your skills and confidence performing and interpreting spirometry.
On completion you will be able to:
- Understand the clinical application of spirometry and the key measurements obtained
- Identify what equipment & environmental conditions are needed to safely perform spirometry and understand the need for equipment quality control
- Perform spirometry tests on patients/clients and identify common errors and their effect on clinical outcome
- Report and interpret spirometry using appropriate reference data
The assessments of this course are:
- Short assessments during the workshop
- Portfolio submission - evidence of workplace spirometry and quality control.
- Course contact: Waitaha Respiratory Service