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


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

To support trainers at a district level we are developing websites specific to their area of practice. The sites will contain training material, news, research, reports and contact information for other trainers.

If you have completed train-the-trainer training, you can access the sites here:

Level 1A DHB trainers

Serious Illness Conversation Guide trainers

If you are interested in being trained, have any questions about these sites, or have forgotten your username and 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.