Education Table of Contents - Last Update 5th October 2026
Local Education
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- HEADSS - 22nd & 23rd October 9AM-4PM - Greymouth, Westport
- Herd Immunity - Immunisation Talk - 18th & 19th November, Greymouth & Westport
PHO Orientation Dates
- Next: 20th November 2026
Webinars
October
- Health Hub: HNZ's National Palliative Care Work Programme: 1st Oct 7.30-8.30am
- My Health Hub: Why does it still hurt: 6th Oct 7-8pm
- Goodfellow: ADHD insights form confirming diagnoses to initiating stimulant treatment; 6th Oct, 7.30pm
- Goodfellow: Point-of-care testing: Making it work, 13th Oct, 7.30pm
- NZ Telehealth Forum - Remote patient monitoring: Equity of access: 15th Oct, 12.30-1.30pm
- Shingrix Educational Webinar: 19th Oct 7-8pm
- Goodfellow: Beyond topicals: Managing moderate-to-severe Atopic dermatitis: 20th Oct, 7.30pm
- High-Control Group Awareness and Practice Skills Workshop - 21st October, Greymouth
- HealthPathways: Acute Coronary Syndrome: 21st Oct, 7pm
November
- Sexual health Aotearoa: RoughSex: Understanding and Responding: 2nd Nov
- Goodfellow: Anaphylaxis in practice: Recognition, management, and misperceptions, 3rd Nov 7:30pm
- Goodfellow: Beyond the CPAP mask: Incretins, obesity, and the future of OSA treatment, 10th Nov 7.30pm
- Goodfellow: Endometriosis and fertility: The missed diagnosis that delays conception; 17th Nov, 7:30pm
Upcoming Conferences
- NZNO College of Primary Health Care Nurses Symposium - 9-10th October - Christchurch
West Coast Health Education
West Coast Health Orientation
Upcoming Webinars
October
Why does it still hurt?
Date & Time: Oct 6, 2026 07:00 PM in Auckland, Wellington
Description:
Presented by: Dr Bronwyn Lennox Thompson - Senior Lecturer, Academic Lead Postgraduate programmes in Pain and Pain Management, University of Otago, Ōtautahi
Persistent pain is one of the most common and complex conditions encountered in healthcare and is often influenced by multiple health conditions, social circumstances, and psychological factors. In this webinar, Dr Lennox Thompson will explore contemporary understandings of pain and the key principles of pain self-management. She will discuss common concerns experienced by people living with persistent pain, including fear of an undiagnosed condition and uncertainty about managing pain independently. The session will cover both pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches and provide practical strategies to support confidence, function, and quality of life through a biopsychosocial approach to care.
ADHD insights from confirming diagnoses to initiating stimulant treatment
WEBINAR 6 October, 7.30pm. Michael Buckley overviews the landscape for ADHD in primary care.
Covering:
- Responsibilities and obligations for primary care providers since the legislation change, and some common questions and queries from patients and practitioners.
- Practitioner upskilling, available training and existing and emerging supports for practices and practitioners wanting to provide better neuroaffirming care for Tangata Whaiora with Aroreretini/ADHD and Takiwatanga/Autism.
- Ideas and suggestions for models of care in practices embracing and looking to incorporate assessment for and confirmation of diagnosis of ADHD, where appropriate, as part of their neuroaffirming care.
- Embracing emerging tools and resources in 2026 to help make this component of neuroaffirming care more achievable and sustainable.
- Emerging associations and wider related conditions that practices and practitioners embracing neuroaffirming care for Tangata Whaiora with Aroreretini/ADHD and Takiwatanga/Autism will start to make more sense and have an understandable framework for approaching and walking with their Tangata Whaiora on their journey.
- Reminders about how to keep practitioners and practices healthy and neuroaffirming through this process
Point-of-care testing: Making it work
WEBINAR 13 October, 7.30pm. Samarina Musaad and Jo Scott Jones on how POCT can support general practice.
Driven by the growing availability of point-of-care systems and expanding test menus, POCT enables faster clinical decision-making and can facilitate deeper patient engagement.
This webinar will feature practical insights into implementation, including governance and funding and provide examples of POCT being used in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
NZ Telehealth Forum - Remote patient monitoring: Equity of access
Thursday 15 October, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
Remote patient monitoring is reshaping how healthcare reaches communities, but only if it reaches everyone. Join this webinar to explore remote patient monitoring (RPM) through an equity of access lens, featuring practical examples from across the motu. Read more and register.
Shingrix webinar
Thank you for your interest in the upcoming Shingrix educational webinar, One Virus, Many Consequences: Shingles Across Adulthood, taking place on 19 October 2026 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm (NZT). This virtual event is designed for healthcare professionals who are unable to attend one of the in-person meetings being held across New Zealand.
This webinar brings together expertise in cardiology, infectious diseases, and gerontology to discuss:
• The burden of shingles across adulthood
• The potential consequences of shingles and its complications
• The impact of shingles beyond the viral infection itself
• The role of vaccination in helping protect eligible at-risk patients
Our distinguished speakers include:
• Dr Hasan Bhally, Infectious Diseases Specialist, Te Whatu Ora Waitematā
• Professor Andrew Coats, International Cardiologist
• Dr Anthony French, International Geriatrician
Please find the webinar invitation attached. I would be grateful if you could share this invitation with colleagues who may also be interested in attending.
Healthcare professionals who attend may request a certificate of attendance for their professional development records by contacting me directly following the event.
We look forward to welcoming you online for this informative educational session.
Beyond Topicals: Managing moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis
WEBINAR 20 October, 7.30pm. Karen Koch will review the diagnosis and management of atopic dermatitis, including when to move beyond topical treatments, and the role of systemic therapies.
High-Control Group Awareness and Practice Skills Workshop - 21st October, Greymouth
A Full-Day Cult-Informed Practice Workshop with Dr Natalie Fabert and Dr Caroline Ansley
*Special thanks to Kelly Shaw for being the driving force to bring this to the Coast.
Date: 21 October 2026
Time: 9am to 4pm
Venue: Tai Poutini Polytechnic - Campbell Building (Upstairs), Greymouth
Cost: $150 per person, including GST - this includes lunch, morning tea and afternoon tea.
A rare professional development opportunity for West Coast professionals
Family Start West Coast/Buller is pleased to confirm that we will be hosting a full-day professional workshop with internationally recognised cult-informed practitioners and educators Dr Natalie Fabert and Dr Caroline Ansley.
This specialist workshop is designed for professionals who want to improve their understanding of cults, high-control groups and group-based coercive control.
Whether you work in health, mental health, social services, counselling, education, family violence, safeguarding, law, community support or another helping profession, this workshop will strengthen your ability to recognise the effects of coercive control and respond in a safe, informed and effective way.
Why cult-informed practice matters
People who are currently involved in, or who have left, high-control and coercively controlling groups may experience complex and long-lasting effects.
These can include:
- Trauma and psychological distress
- Difficulties with identity, autonomy and decision-making
- Disrupted education and employment
- Financial abuse or dependency
- Challenges establishing relationships and community connections
- Family separation, grief and loss
- Fear, shame, isolation and uncertainty
- Difficulty recognising the coercion or harm they have experienced
The effects of group coercive control can be misunderstood or overlooked when professionals have not received specialist training.
A well-intentioned helping response may be ineffective—or may unintentionally recreate feelings of control, powerlessness or not being believed—when the practitioner does not understand the dynamics of the group environment.
Cult-informed practice gives professionals the knowledge and practical frameworks needed to look beyond the presenting issue, understand the wider context and support each person without judgement or coercion.
What the workshop will cover
This comprehensive full-day workshop will help participants develop a deeper understanding of cults, high-control groups and coercive control in a group context.
Topics are expected to include:
- How cultic and high-control environments operate
- The mechanisms and dynamics of group coercive control
- Recognising possible indicators of involvement in a high-control group
- Understanding how coercive control can affect identity, autonomy and agency
- Common psychological, relational, social and practical impacts
- Clinical presentations that may be associated with group coercive control
- Considerations for screening, assessment and differential diagnosis
- Trauma-informed and cult-informed approaches to engagement
- Working with people who remain involved in a high-control group
- Supporting people who are leaving or recovering from a high-control environment
- Avoiding practices that may unintentionally replicate coercive dynamics
- Advanced intervention considerations
- Recovery pathways and effective professional collaboration
The workshop will translate specialist psychological and sociological knowledge into practical guidance that professionals can apply within their own roles and services.
Who should attend?
This workshop is suitable for professionals working across:
- Social work and community services
- Psychology, counselling and psychotherapy
- Mental health and addiction services
- Primary and secondary healthcare
- Family violence and sexual violence services
- Child and adult safeguarding
- Education and pastoral care
- Youth services
- Disability and advocacy services
- Legal and justice services
- Government agencies
- Non-government and community organisations
- Clinical leadership, supervision and service management
You do not need to be a clinician to attend. The workshop will be relevant to any professional whose role involves supporting, assessing, advising or making decisions that affect people connected to high-control groups.
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Topic: Assessing suspected ACS safely in the communityDate and time: Wednesday 21 October, 7 to 8pmBooking link: Webinar Registration - Zoomnaked link https:// mobilehealth.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_SK_DjFBYRBKp3rqGsiPz8w#/ registrationFlyer with full details is attached.
Session summary:The introduction of a national Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) pathway, alongside increasing use of high-sensitivity troponin testing, provides clinicians with a consistent approach to assessing selected patients in the community.
Join our panel of experts from general practice, emergency medicine, and HealthPathways as they share practical approaches to assessing suspected ACS.
In this session, you'll learn about the pathway's built-in safety checkpoints, interpreting high-sensitivity troponin results, and recognising when a patient needs hospital referral. Drawing on expert insights and real-world examples, you'll gain practical knowledge you can apply in everyday practice.
Presenters:
- Dr Andy Williams - GP and HealthPathways Clinical Editor
- Dr Keith Buswell - Rural GP and Hospital Doctor
- Dr Laura Joyce - Emergency Medicine Specialist
Moderator:
- Dr Carol Atmore - Clinical Lead, GP, Urgent Care and Rural Health
CPD - Up to 1 hour of professional development - certificate of attendanceRNZCGP Fellows - up to 2 CPD points
November
Rough Sex: Understanding and Responding
Goodfellow: Anaphylaxis in practice: Recognition, management and misperceptions, 3rd November 7:30pm
WEBINAR 3 November, 7.30pm. Karen Lindsay & Rebekah Thompson explore how to distinguish mild allergic reactions from anaphylaxis, and identify when treatment with adrenaline should begin without delay.
Goodfellow: Beyond the CPAP mask: Incretins, obesity and the future of OSA treatment
FREE WEBINAR: Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) and obesity are tightly linked, sharing overlapping metabolic and mechanical pathways that worsen cardiometabolic risk.
With the emergence of incretin-based therapies (GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 agonists) showing substantial weight loss and reductions in apnoea severity, the treatment landscape for OSA is shifting.
This talk will cover the pathophysiological links between obesity and OSA, summarise recent clinical trial evidence for incretin therapies in OSA management, and discuss practical implications, including patient selection, referral pathways, and how these therapies may complement or reduce reliance on CPAP.
Aimed at equipping clinicians to recognise and appropriately manage patients with comorbid obesity and OSA in primary care.
As always, we will answer as many questions as possible.
Goodfellow: Endometriosis and fertility: The missed diagnosis that delays conception; 17th Nov, 7:30pm
WEBINAR 17 November, 7.30pm. Guy Fisher outlines decision aids for referral timing, pain management during fertility care, and routing patients correctly between surgical and fertility care.
Upcoming Conferences
- NZNO College of Primary Health Care Nurses Symposium - 9-10th October - Christchurch