External Education
MidCentral District Health Board (MDHB) has a number of programmes available for external health practitioners.
Palmertson North doctor talking to a patient about prescription.
Programme Information
Programmes available for external practitioners fall into two categories, 'general programmes’ and ‘clinical programmes’. The courses are primarily delivered by MDHB employees with a general practising focus, although may at times refer to MDHB policies and procedures.
Full details of these courses can be found by downloading the professional education programme – for external participants handbook.
Please note: Registrations are made by completing the Registration Form. Payment is required at the time of the booking. Limited spaces may be available on some courses due to high usage from MDHB employees.
General programmes cover:
- Cultural Competency
- Customer Service Skills
- Fire and Building Warden
- Quality and Clinical Risk
- Treaty of Waitangi
Clinical programmes include:
- Advanced analgesia
- Advanced Breastfeeding Workshop – No 3
- Advancing Preceptorship
- Assessing in the Workplace
- Challenging Incident Management Training
- Clinical Core Refresher Electrical Safety
- Clinical Core Refresher Fire Training
- CORE (Certificate of Resuscitation and Emergency Care)
- Essentials of Pain Management
- IV Cannulation & IV Venepuncture
- Modular Level 4 CPR Resuscitation
- Newborn Life Support
- Wound, Skin and Pressure Area Management
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Last Updated 02/02/2012