Whakangungu
Training and trainer support
Our training resources
There are a number of online and face-to-face training resources for clinicians to increase their knowledge about advance care planning, explore their biases, understand the legal framework for medical decision-making, improve their clinical communication skills and to effectively document conversations and plans.
Online modules
The following modules are available to complete online:
• Learning and education modules on understanding bias in health care (three modules)
• Level 1 advance care planning (four modules)
• Serious Illness Conversation Guide (SICG) introduction
• Legal framework for medical decision-making
• Shared goals of care using the serious illness conversation guide (for hospital admissions)
If you do not have a Health NZ e-learning account, you will need to create one to access these materials. Health NZ e-learning log in instructions
Please note: Health care staff who are not employed by Health NZ can request a Health NZ e-learning account to access this course.
District classroom training
Refer to the interactive map for your local district contact.
• L1A advance care planning workshop: a comprehensive one-day workshop covering the benefits of advance care planning, the legal framework with case studies, communication skills and practice, and documentation practice.
• SICG three-hour workshop: a role-play based workshop which helps clinicians build their confidence to use the guide in advance care planning and shared goals of care discussions.
National training
Please contact acp@tewhatuora.govt.nz for more information on national training sessions.
• L1A train-the-trainer two-day course
• SICG train-the-trainer one-day course
Support for trainers / Communities of practice
The community of practice pages are for local one-day advance care planning and serious illness conversation guide workshop trainers. They contain the current training material and other useful resources.
If you have completed train-the-trainer training, you can access the sites here:
• Serious Illness Conversation Guide trainers
If you have any question about the community of practice pages, or have forgotten the password, please contact acp@tewhatuora.govt.nz.
Exploring how the way we work impacts the consumer experience
The video below explores consumers' experiences of communication and decision-making, when things do not go well in health care and a clinician's perspective of what might contribute to that experience.