Te Whāriki ā Toi is six months old
By Christine Busby, Education Manager.
Our online learning site, Te Whāriki ā Toi, is
six months old. Since December 2018, we
have enrolled just over 800 new users, both
hospital staff, and primary and community
providers, and nearly 5,500 courses have been
completed in that time.
So what’s new?
There is a lot more to Te Whāriki ā Toi than just health and safety
refreshers. You can learn the basics around service improvement
in a healthcare setting with our two hour Improving Together
course. And if you want to dig deeper into this subject, then the
IHI Open School courses are really worthwhile. The five modules
should take you about seven hours to complete – you can take
whatever time you need to complete them and chip away at them
over a period.
A highly recommended course is Speak up Safely with BUILD
created by April Strategy. This online course is part of the Creating
our Culture programme and complements the optional two hour
face-to-face session. You can book into the face-to-face session
using the training calendar on OnePlace.
Around 60,000 people in our community live with a disability –
that’s one in four people. New Zealand’s Health Quality and Safety
Commission are focused on helping all healthcare workers treat
tangata whaikaha with respect and understanding. Our 15 minute
Disability Responsiveness course is endorsed by the Commission.
It sets out the six key points to be mindful of so that you treat all
tangata whaikaha with dignity and respect.
Text Reminders for courses
The Education Centre has started sending text
reminders to make sure you attend the training
course you’ve booked into.
If you’d like a text reminder, make sure your mobile
details are up-to-date. You can check this on
OnePlace by following these steps:
Under ‘My Menu’ click on ‘My HR & Payroll
Select ‘My Details’ click on personal details,
Click ‘address’ review or update your phone
details.
Don’t forget to save (bottom left hand side of
screen)
If you can’t attend a course that you received a
reminder about, or need to make changes to the
booking, please do not respond to the automated
message, you’ll need to ask your Manager to cancel
your booking.
One of our organisational goals is to help patients prepare for
future health care and end-of-life care. The new Advance Care
Planning course uses four modules developed by the Health
Quality and Safety Commission. This 1½ hour course, covers
all aspects of advance care planning starting with your own plan
through to planning conversations with your patients and others.
Other new learning opportunities include:
For everyone Cyber Awareness
For managers Management Fundamentals – Employment Basics
Domestic Violence – Victims’ Protection Act
For nurses and midwives
Controlled and Monitored Medicines
Stroke Core Competencies
For clinicians working in ED Non-Fatal Strangulations
For SMO’s and registrars Prescribing Fluids for Children
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