The Palliative Care Education Team aims to provide an in-service and community based programme that offers educational opportunities to all health professionals in Southland and the Wakatipu basin across specialist and general providers and the wider community.
The education provided aims to be holistic, accessible and relevant to current practice.
2025 Education Programme dates:
Lecture Webinars
Held on the first Thursday of each month 7.30-8.30am via webinars at your place of work or home.
A variety of experts in palliative care from New Zealand and around the world, sharing their knowledge. Each month you can register here and download the flyer at this link: https://www.hospice.org.nz/education-training/palliative-care-lecture-series/
Click through the link and answer the short questionnaire, and you will be registered. You will then get a link emailed, please don’t share it.
Hospice NZ Syringe Driver Competency
Theoretical and practical, interactive experience to assist Registered and Enrolled Nurses, to safely manage continuous subcutaneous infusions.
If you are within the Southland/Wakatipu region you can now enrol to complete the Hospice New Zealand endorsed Syringe Driver Competency Programme online. There are 3 parts to this programme:
- Online – Theory
- Medication calculation (available from late March)
- Practical competency
Until the online Medication Theory Assessment is online, on enrolment, we will email a medication calculation question sheet for you to complete and email back to us for assessment. Please complete the theory section online first. Please email to education@hospicesouthland.org.nz
We will contact you with the results & if 100% pass a practical assessment can be arranged Register online:https://knowledgehub.hospice.org.nz/login/index.php
July - Foundations of Spiritual Care Course
Spirituality is deeply individual, personally defined and challenging to express. What gives a person meaning, value and a sense of self?
As healthcare providers we must be mindful of the critical role spiritual wellness plays in the quality of life and our role in caring for that aspect of a patient and their family & whanau. This course encourages us on a journey of development of ones own spirituality and the impact on the care we provide.
Course contains 2 sessions (Must be able to attend both)
Thursday 24th JULY & Thursday 31st JULY 1-4pm
Meeting Room 2 at Hospice Southland – Register for course by 24th June 2025
Facilitated by – Sharon Buick – Spiritual Care & Sarah-Jean Burnett – Councillor Hospice Southland
Wakatipu Basin Education
We welcome enquires from all healthcare facilities for Palliative care education.
For education in the Whakatipu Basin please contact: Marie Wales, General Manager Queenstown
marie.wales@hospicesouthland.org.nz or phone 273017324
Queenstown Community Hospice 7 Yewlett Street, Frankton.
Fundamentals of Palliative Care
The Fundamentals of Palliative Care is a series of learning packages designed for any healthcare worker – registered nd non-registered staff – who are caring for people with a palliative care need.
It provides the learner with a broad overview of how to provide palliative care to people in their last days of life.
The programme is delivered via a blended model of learning, consisting of 4 online modules which include reflection exercises and 1 workshop.
The online modules consist of:
Essence – This is a foundation module and is a pre-requiste to enrolling in further modules in the programme. It covers palliative care concepts and the culture of care.
The palliative care approach – 1 module covering communication, ethics and spirituality.
Managing pain and long term illness – 2 modules covering pain, other symptoms and pharacology. Chronic illness and dementia.
Care and support at the end of life – module covering last days of life, grief, loss and caring for ourselves.
Register for online modules at https://knowledgehub.hospice.org.nz/
Fundamentals Workshop – to attend the workshop you are required to complete the online modules first. Once completed please register for the one day workshop which will cover.
- The palliative care approach
- Managing pain and long-term illness
- Care and support at the end of life
To register for the next Fundamentals Workshop email education@hospicesouthland.org.nz
Education Links
See our Education Booklet for information on all programme training sessions
If you would like to register for any of the programmes please download the Registration form below, fill in and email back to education@hospicesouthland.org.nz or post to Hospice Southland, PO Box 7020, Invercargill 9844.