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Nov/Dec 2024 Workshops for Registered Nurses, Managers, and Aspiring Leaders

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Upcoming Workshops

Join us for one-day, information-packed workshops aimed at improving your professional practice and reinvigorating your work life. Each workshop offers eight hours of professional development, and you’ll receive a certificate of attendance.

Workshop Dates & Locations:

  • Monday, 9 December | Auckland
  • Tuesday, 10 December | Tauranga

Due to low registration, our Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin workshops have been cancelled.

In recognition of additional travel costs for those attending Auckland and Tauranga in lieu of their preferred locations, we will be keeping early bird pricing in place.

If you’re in the South Island and still want to attend one of the North Island events, we’re offering a discounted rate in recognition of the additional travel costs. Please reach out to Lili Bush directly to enquire at Li**@nz***.nz“>Li**@nz***.nz.

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Speakers & Topics

These workshops consist of two engaging courses, provided by RespectEd and Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora, and an update from the ACA:

  1. Trauma-Informed Care in Aged Residential Care
    Presenter: Anita Lowry, CEO, RespectEd
    Gain essential skills to provide responsive, trauma and violence-informed care in aged care settings.
  2. Pressure Wounds: Prevention and Management
    Presenter: Anj Dickson, Health NZ | Te Whatu Ora
    Learn best practices for preventing and managing pressure injuries with practical demonstrations.
  3. An update from the Aged Care Association
    This presentation from the Aged Care Association will update you on what’s happening in the wider aged care sector, the challenges the sector is facing and our advocacy for a better future for ARC and our elders.

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Programme overview

Time Session
8.30am Registrations open
8.50am Introductions, welcome and a word from our sponsor Solventum and Amtech.
9.10am ACA presentation
9.30am Understanding trauma and violence informed systems of care in aged care settings
10.40am Morning tea and networking
11.00am Understanding trauma and violence informed systems of care in aged care settings continued
12.30pm Lunch and networking
1.15pm Relieving the pressure: pressure injury prevention and management
2.40pm Afternoon tea and networking
3.00pm Relieving the pressure: pressure injury prevention and management
4.20pm Closing comments and farewells

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Venue & Parking Information

Find the specific details for each workshop venue below:

Wellington | Friday 29 November
Lower Hutt Events Centre, 30c Laings Road, Hutt Central, Lower Hutt
The Riddiford Garden carpark is adjacent to Lower Hutt Events Centre on Laings Road ($6 a day). The Centre City Plaza car park is located 250 metres from the venue on Queens Drive (Earlybird $8.00 per day) and the large Riverbank car park is 800 metres from the centre, accessible from Daly Street (maximum daily charge $7.00).

Christchurch | Monday 2 December 
Rydges Latimer, 30 Latimer Square, Christchurch Central
Parking at Rydges is $20 a day. There is surrounding street parking (free of charge) within walking distance of the hotel.

Dunedin | Tuesday 3 December
Fable Dunedin, 310 Princes Street, Central Dunedin
Valet parking at the hotel is $40. Street parking is available for $1.50 an hour. Time limits may apply.

Auckland | Monday 9 December 
Grand Millenium, 71 Mayoral Drive, Cnr Vincent Street, Auckland
Parking is available on site and costs $25 per day.

Tauranga | Tuesday 10 December 
Cubro, 149 Taurikura Drive, Tauriko, Tauranga
Parking is free at the venue and in surrounding streets.

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Workshop Descriptions

Understanding trauma and violence informed systems of care in aged care settings

Trauma‐and‐violence‐informed care expands on the concept of trauma‐informed care. It considers the intersecting impacts of systemic and interpersonal violence and structural inequities on a person’s life. This workshop will equip health professionals with the knowledge and skills to provide responsive, trauma and violence informed care in aged care settings.

The course will cover

  1. Understanding the principles of trauma and violence-informed care
  2. Recognising violence and the impacts of violence on victim survivors
  3. Implementing trauma and violence-informed practices in daily care

Relieving the pressure

This workshop is about getting back to basics of pressure injury prevention and management – how do they develop, how can we prevent them and if they do develop, how do we stop them deteriorating?

There will be practical workshops on staging and a brief overview on product selection, as well as some tips and tricks on repositioning.

These workshops are being supported by pressure injury experts from your communities, the people with the best understanding of the pressure injury landscape in your region.

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Contact Information

For any questions regarding the workshops, please reach out to:
Lili Bush
Email: li**@nz***.nz

This series of workshops would not be possible without the support of our sponsors, Solventum and Amtech. Thank you for your work with the Association and the aged care sector.