Ako Aotearoa - the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence

The Centre promotes excellence in tertiary teaching practice and provides a central hub for institutions to work collaboratively together on improving student learning outcomes.

The web site has a range of useful resources and links on tertiary teaching and learning and also provides a repository for research and projects linked to teaching and learning.

They also have some funding available for innovations, research and projects associated with tertiary education.

www.akoaotearoa.ac.nz

Continuing Professional Development for Nurses

CPD4 nurses provides professional development learning activities for nurses. The activities are undertaken partially online and partially in conjunction with articles published in NZNO’s Kai Tiaki Nursing New Zealand journal.

www.cpd4nurses.co.nz

Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre

Description: The HIIRC website provides an extensive knowledge library of literature, directories of individuals and organisations, access to improvement projects, tools and initiatives, and other news and information.

http://www.hiirc.org.nz/

Health Navigator

Health Navigator is a centralised database and website gateway leading to accurate and reliable health information, tools and resources that support, equip and enable individuals and their families to manage their health and any long-term health conditions more effectively. It has significant resources for health professionals.

http://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/

Health Navigator - Centre for Clinical Excellence

The Health Navigator website provides information for health professionals and consumers towards the aim of self-management.  This section on clinical excellence will primarily be of interest for health providers in primary, secondary and community settings with its focus on quality improvement and high standards of care.  This area of the website also includes reputable information for continuing professional development and online learning.

http://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/centre-for-clinical-excellence/

Hepatitis C E-Learning Tool

Health professionals now have an online tool to help them reduce the impact of chronic hepatitis C in New Zealand.Almost 95 New Zealanders die each year from HCV and this number is expected to double by 2020.

The hepatitis C e-learning tool on LearnOnline.health.nz helps primary health care professionals improve the outcomes for their patients with hepatitis C through faster diagnosis and access to treatment.

http://www.learnonline.health.nz

NZ Qualifications Authority: Tertiary Education, Studying in New Zealand

This is a very useful webpage from the NZ Qualifications Authority (NZQA) website.

It provides an overview of the tertiary education providers, the courses/programmes being offered, and information for students deciding about studying in New Zealand.

www.nzqa.govt.nz/studying-in-new-zealand/tertiary-education/

Nurse Education in the Tertiary Sector (NETS)

The NETS website provides useful information on nursing education in New Zealand along with links to all of the institutions in New Zealand providing nursing education – both undergraduate and postgraduate.

www.nurseducation.org.nz/

Pregnancy and Alcohol Cessation Toolkit (PACT)

An online alcohol and pregnancy resource for health professionals. Developed by Alcohol Healthwatch and the University of Otago, Wellington, to assist the many New Zealand healthcare professionals who say they don’t feel adequately trained to discuss alcohol use with their pregnant patients.

Studies show up to 30 percent of New Zealand women drink during pregnancy and 50 percent still believe drinking some alcohol during pregnancy is safe – but that healthcare workers are often unsure how to speak with them.

Access to the PACT is freely available at:
www.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/projects/pact