Courses

GPs are in a good position to assess the mental capacity of their patients and it is within the scope of practice of ALL medical practitioners to assess decision-making capacity and obtain informed consent.

Resources for those who attended live or purchased online.

This one-hour course reflects the 2018 New Zealand Ministry of Health's consensus statement on cardiovascular disease risk assessment and management.

Pancreatic cancer is a major cause of cancer-associated death. It is currently the fourth highest cause of cancer death in developed countries.

IUCDs (intrauterine contraceptive devices) are forms of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC).

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) refers to pneumonia that is acquired in the community as compared to pneumonia acquired in/after a stay in hospital.  Pneumonia is a bacterial or viral infection of the lungs.  It is usually caused by inhalation of micro-organisms from the upper respiratory tract.

Stuttering is a potentially debilitating condition which affects approximately 1% of the adult population. While it is indiscriminate of language, culture and intelligence, it runs in families and affects more males than females. 

In people with cancer, lymphoedema may arise because the lymphatic vessels or nodes have been damaged. This may occur as a result of:

This course is about understanding a trauma-informed system and recognising the indicators and impacts of trauma. It has been developed for the children’s/tamariki workforce (e.g.

This course is about recognising trauma and its impact on children/tamariki and understanding what it means to be trauma-informed. It has been developed for caregivers (foster parents and whānau carers) of children/tamariki.