Monday 12 January 2015: Happy New Year! If you’re back at work, welcome back – didn’t the holidays fly past? If you are still off (what are you doing reading this?), I hope your batteries are well on the way to being recharged – we need you at your best when you return. If you’ve been here through the holiday period, you have my sincere thanks and that of the people who needed care. Hopefully your break is still to come. If so, make the most of your time off, you’ve earned it. I understand it’s been a mixed bag across our health system over the Christmas period. Welcome seasonal respite for some, business as usual for others and a busier, more challenging time in some areas – but none that couldn’t be predicted. So here’s a round-up of those pressure points:
Christmas and New Year have once again been busy times for the Emergency Department. With the good weather and people enjoying the holidays and festive spirit, as well as most general practices being closed over the period, we saw that inevitable increase in presentations to the Emergency Department. As always the ED team responded to the challenge, and managed superbly, aided by cooperation of the inpatient teams who ensured smooth patient flow to the wards.
And while general practice may have been quieter than usual, Pegasus Health’s 24 Hour Surgery was not. No less than 3832 patients sought after hours care between Christmas Eve and January 4, 2015. The surgery saw a growth of approximately 400 patients over the same holiday period the previous year, reaching a record 50 patients per hour at one stage. These numbers reflect the demand for after hours care and illustrates the vital and ever increasing support the 24 Hour Surgery provides to the Canterbury community each holiday season – and throughout the year.
Specialist Mental Health Services (SMHS) too were very busy over the Christmas period, working hard to provide the right support to ensure people using services had the best holiday period possible. The management team specifically asked me to relay their thanks to staff who went the extra mile and for those special seasonal touches. The photo below is of Santa and his elves in the Te Whare Mauri Ora unit on Christmas morning. Santa visited Hillmorton and Mother Christmas visited the SMHS Units on the The Princess Margaret Hospital site.
It was a game of two halves for birthing facilities who had a quieter day on Christmas Day and a busier period over New Year. Thanks to the staff, already stretched, who assisted families with sharing their proudest moment through the media. You can’t get much more ‘pure good news’ than a shiny new baby story and they are always uplifting to read.
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Finally from me for now, there are no Facilities Fast Facts this week but we do have some brief advice for people who work at or travel to the Christchurch campus: At Christchurch Hospital, staff who use the Rolleston Ave bridge will notice that substantial new fences have been put up on both sides of the bridge. This is for safety reasons – to completely separate pedestrians and cyclists from the very large trucks that use the bridge to exit the construction site at the back of the hospital. Cyclists must now dismount and walk across the bridge on the footpath. Staff wishing to access the park must now walk across the bridge on the footpath, cross over the road, and walk back over the bridge on the park side. Staff returning to work at Christchurch Hospital will also notice that the City Council’s roading and junction layout changes at Hospital Corner are nearing completion, with Tuam Street being made one-way eastbound. Look both ways on the crossings outside the hospital – traffic may now be coming from an unexpected direction. Next week the council starts work on Oxford Terrace, which will eventually be closed to eastbound traffic between Antigua and Montreal Streets.
Click on the following links for information on the timing of road changes in the vicinity of Hospital Corner and also other sections of Tuam Street, Colombo Street and Lichfield Street: information from Transport for Christchurch and information from the CCC. Once again last year we did a fantastic job of delivering the best possible care, sometimes under the most challenging of circumstances. As our redevelopments gather pace I’m sorry to have to break it to you that 2015 is unlikely to be any easier. However the services we provide have never been more needed and valued, and we can take comfort in knowing state of the art health facilities get a step closer each day. Mary Gordon, Acting Chief Executive
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Bouquets South Ward Inpatient – Hillmorton Hospital We would like to thank the wonderful nursing and other staff, such as the physio and occupational therapists at the South Ward. Never underestimate the importance of just sitting talking with your patients. This is such an important part of their recovery back to being fully functioning members of society. The time you took to connect with them and your kindness will always be remembered. The hot chocolate, marshmallows and foot massages in warm water was a special touch….You are a great team – keep it up! South Ward Inpatient – Hillmorton Hospital The care at the South Inpatient Unit has been outstanding, but there is one young nurse who was quite exceptional and who we would like officially thanked. Sam Rees showed a level of commitment and skill at communicating…which was very impressive and very much valued both by the patient and also the family. South Ward Inpatient – Hillmorton Hospital A special thank you to all the medical staff who treated our son over the last three months. Your skill and dedication is so much appreciated. Ben Beaglehole, Stephen Harris and the support and the outstanding communication skills of Chris Romann are just three of the medical staff we would like to thank for the help you have given getting our young person back into the workforce and his own home. Psychiatric Emergency Service – Specialist Mental Health Service Special thanks to the staff at the after-hours psychiatric ED-based service. Thank you for your kindness, the dimmed lighting and the cups of milo whilst the team arrived. The skill of the medical staff in gently extracting the history from someone with major thought disorder was impressive. Thank you! Emergency Department, Christchurch Hospital My mother was bought into the Emergency Department….She was in a very critical state for some time and was in a great deal of discomfort and distress. They managed to save her for us and we cannot thank them enough for their hard work, care, dedication and genuine sympathy toward her and us as we watched them work their magic. I would like to especially acknowledge and thank Michael very much who was Mum’s nurse during this traumatic time. He cared for Mum in a very dignified and respectful manner while showing genuine concern for her and also our well-being. He remained with us the entire time even helping to move her to a ward when she was stable. In my opinion Michael went beyond his job description and is a true professional in his job. People like him are scarce and I just want to thank him on behalf of all of our family. Thank you to Mum’s doctor Megan who was honest, respectful and a true professional. She remained extremely calm which had a flow on effect on the team that were working with her and was reassuring for us. Thank you also to Sally from ICU who came and spoke to us all - including Mum and made us feel valued and respected. This was not my first experience at ED….prior to this we had many a trip into hospital via ambulance with my Dad….Again, each time we arrived he was cared for in a wonderful manner by some very highly talented men and women. People who scoff about the public health system should take a good look... there are lots of angels that work in Christchurch Hospital and I for one cannot speak more highly of them! Keep up the good work guys, you are all amazing people!
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Waikari Hospital It is now more than a month since I left the cossetted cocoon which you and your wonderful staff provide for those who require that extra time and care which is beyond the means of major regional hospitals. That fortnight was a priceless sojourn leading to the full rehabilitation which I have now achieved. It is my hope that no future cost cutting threatens this unique facility. Would you please accept for yourself, and convey to your staff, my gratitude and affection. Thank you ladies for all the wonderful care you have given me over the last week, the best I have ever had and I feel so well again. May you all have a very happy Christmas and a great 2015. Ward 15 and 16, Christchurch Hospital I just wanted to commend three nurses that cared for me over the past few days. Hillary in SARA, Kat and Christine in Ward 15. Kat and Christine were very proactive in my care and making sure there was a plan, direction and action. Thank you and Merry Christmas. Christchurch Hospital I would like to express my gratitude for all the good work the staff do here. I have had many close family members come to be treated here, and was always impressed by the care and compassion shown to them. I would like you to know how valued your work and time is here and congratulate you on the service you provide. Thanks again. Emergency Department, Ward 14, Christchurch Hospital My husband was admitted on 17 December. We have had many hospital experiences over the years with his chronic renal disease. We are experienced consumers and I am a doctor. We had consistently excellent interactions and staff on Ward 14 all compassionate and considerate. We both felt very confident he was in good hands. This has made a huge difference to our stress levels and I’m sure will aid his recovery, thank you. Radiology, Christchurch Hospital Appointment made for 7.25am for CT scan. All done and dusted by 8am. Great staff, fantastic service, many thanks – doing a great job. Plastics Outpatients Department, Burwood Hospital Great service and care. Plastics Outpatients Department, Burwood Hospital Thank you for your expertise, patience on my visit today. I will be grateful for your help for the rest of my days. Wishing you all a Merry Christmas, God bless you all. Plastics Outpatients Department, Burwood Hospital I had the loveliest doctor who was so kind and considerate as were the other doctors and polite, informative nurses. Nothing was too much bother. They were encouraging and very friendly, completely putting me at ease. Thank you all so much.
Merry Christmas for Mission A voluntary collection was held at the Christchurch campus on 26 November during the annual staff Christmas lunch. Staff raised $1142, which has been donated to the Christchurch City Mission Christmas Fund. Left: Andrew Meier from Christchurch Campus Finance gives the CDHB cheque to Michael Gorman (right), City Missioner, Christchurch City Mission.
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Home-grown web application crosses the strait In December a web based application developed by Community and Public Health (CPH) was officially adopted by Regional Public Health in Wellington. HealthScape has helped Community and Public Health deliver effective and coordinated public health services for more than ten years . Developed in-house by Information Architect Chris Ambrose (who still oversees it), HealthScape is similar to a patient management system such as HealthOne except it is focused on settings, not patients. For instance, Community and Public Health staff use HealthScape to record the interactions they have in settings such as schools, Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) and licensed premises. It allows CPH staff to see what other staff have had interactions with a particular organisation and what was discussed. Although originally developed by CPH to meet public health needs within our region, Healthscape is highly adaptable, and Regional Public Health and CPH collaborated in a project to ensure the system was fully fit for use by Regional Public Health. Regional Public Health provides public health services to the three Wellington region DHBs, and their installation of the CPH system means that Healthscape is now supporting public health services for ten district health boards. CPH General Manager Evon Currie says that HealthScape provides an amazing overview of what public health is doing. “It’s no surprise that HealthScape is becoming more and more popular. By providing up-to-date and consistent data on what’s happening it helps avoid duplication and promotes transparency– staff know who else has visited an organisation and what was discussed,” says Evon. “It runs off existing DHB IT infrastructure and software, supports a paperless environment, and was built entirely in-house. It represents amazing value for money,” says Evon. Right: Peter Gush from Regional Public Health presents CPH General Manager Evon Currie with a certificate of appreciation.
Maternity Information Systems Programme: December 2014 Update In this issue:
First DHBs begin rollout of national Maternity Clinical Information System South Canterbury system goes live Early adopter DHBs share their learnings Applying IT to clinical practice Next steps
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Hand Hygiene Snap Shot of a Doctor
Where is all the alcohol based hand rub?
#point-of-care The key to a successful Hand Hygiene Programme is having Alcohol Based Hand Rub readily available in the patient care environment. All staff have a responsibility to ensure Alcohol Based Hand Rub is always available at the point-of-care (end of patient’s bed, trolleys and clinical rooms). Special consideration is necessary in ‘at risk areas’ where it can be misused i.e. paediatrics, aged care, mental health and emergency departments.
Nursing Workforce Development Team changes The PDRP Office would like to take this opportunity to welcome Seonaid MacMillan who is the new PDRP Administrator to the team, replacing Serrani Bell. We want to take this opportunity to wish Serrani all the very best and thank her for the positive and consistent contribution she has made to the PDRP office and the Nursing Workforce Development Team. Seonaid has recently moved to New Zealand as her husband is contributing to the rebuild of Christchurch. Seonaid will be available via her email seonaid.macmillan@cdhb.health.nz. Please note the PDRP office reopens Monday 19 January 2015. The Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) team has had changes recently with Michelle Casey moving into her new role as a Quality Facilitator at Christchurch Hospital. We thank Michelle for her hard work and effort over the years in setting up and maintaining the DEUs with Sarah Gibbon and in collaboration with CPIT. Jayne Gibson, Ashburton, has recently been seconded into the DEU team until April to ensure continuity of the DEUs is maintained throughout the holiday period whilst we advertise the Nurse Educator position. Jayne is a Duty Manager at Ashburton Hospital as well as previously undertaking the CPIT Academic Liaison Nurse role for Ashburton DEUs. The Nursing Workforce Development Team warmly welcomes Jayne to the team and looks forward to working with her closely over the next few months. Jayne can be contacted via e-mail on Jayne.Gibson@cdhb.health.nz
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Key Messages & Summary from the Alliance Leadership Team (ALT) - December 2014
Sensing Cities Project Presentation - Dr Mike Epton gave a presentation on the Sensing Cities Project. He started by presenting data showing the characteristics of presentations for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and the impact that the St Johns COPD pathway has had in avoiding admissions and caring for COPD patients in the primary care setting instead. The Sensing Cities Project is taking this one step further by using smart phone technology to provide predictors of exacerbation and to put in clinical supports (Community Respiratory Nurse) to try and prevent exacerbation occurring and thus avoiding admission.
Pacific Health Presentation - Members of the Pacific Reference Group joined the meeting to present on health equity issues for Pacifica peoples. ALT were challenged and agreed to support the work of the Pacific Reference Group by ensuring that planning across CCN workstreams and Service Level Alliances (SLAs) has an equity focus and as appropriate CCN workstreams and SLAs are equipped to consider the needs of Pacific people.
Rural Funding Service Level Alliance Proposal - Professor Ian Town, the chair of the Rural Funding SLA joined the meeting to report on the process of developing the new rural funding allocation model and the outcome of the most recent engagement process with rural general practices. He explained that consultation on the new funding allocation model had achieved 75% approval of eligible practices and of geographic coverage of the enrolled population, so the requirements for implementation have now been met. ALT endorsed the implementation of the funding allocation model for the six month period 01 January to 30 June 2015 and endorsed the disbursement, once accurate input data has been confirmed by Planning & Funding, of the $174K new rural subsidies funding for the 2014-15 financial year. ALT also endorsed that the funding related to the July to December 2014 period is disbursed to the eligible general practices immediately. The RFSLA will next meet in early 2015 to begin reviewing the model including approaches to ensure accurate input data from the general practices for the 2015-16 financial year.
Summary of other items discusses
Programme Leaders Report—read here.
Consumer Participation across CCN Report – ALT noted a stocktake report of CCN consumer participation and noted that CCN would be conducting a consumer support needs analysis in 2015.
Farewell to Jane Cartwright – On behalf of ALT, Sir John Hansen extended a farewell and thanked Jane for her service to the CCN and the broader Canterbury Health System and wished her well with her new position at the Christchurch City Council.
For more information contact: Kim Sinclair Morris – CCN Programme Leader – kim.sinclair-morris@ccnweb.org.nz
Hand Hygiene Audit Results 1 July—31 October 2014 The National Hand Hygiene Performance reached 75% The CDHB Hand Hygiene Performance reached 62%
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Collbabor8 Project ensures focus is on patients with most need Physiotherapists and their patients are reaping the benefits of standardising how caseloads are prioritised. The changes were made following Physiotherapist, Laura McIntosh’s Collabor8 Project, “Standardisation of Ward Prioritisation”. Each physiotherapist has a caseload allocated to them, however, realistically, there is always more work than they can do, she says. This makes prioritisation vital and the Physiotherapy Department has prioritisation guidelines. However each physiotherapist has a unique way of organising and writing their priority list for their ward each day. When a physiotherapist needs help or a caseload needs to be picked up due to unplanned leave “you often needed a translation of what different notations mean,” Laura says. “It can be very difficult to determine what the next essential task is. You either needed to take a guess or talk to the therapist.” This often resulted in 10-15 minutes of wasted time on a busy day. Laura’s project saw a standard format agreed upon and implemented, initially with her own cluster, and then team-wide. It proved simple and effective, as measured by a survey. Clinical Manager of Physiotherapy, Richard McKinlay, said the beauty of the project is the simplicity of the communication style. “We are all now speaking the same or very similar ‘caseload management language’. It’s a great example of removing variation from our work which has ensured we focus our care on the patients in most need, and, has released more time for us to spend with these patients." Laura says the process to gain consensus was long but resulted in ‘buy in’ and ultimately was crucial to the success of the project. “The new consistency allows team work to happen more easily, and team work results in better outcomes for everybody.” It had resulted in time efficiency, fairer distribution of work load, and improved level of service to patients and wards. “For clinicians this is all about timely interventions, right patient, right time, right intervention. Being efficient and precise in our process to eliminate waste,” Laura says. Collabor8 is a free two-day course, open to everyone in the Canterbury Health System. Participants learn to apply Lean Thinking principles to an improvement initiative in their work area. If you are interested in attending Collabor8, the next course dates are: Friday 27 February, or Thursday 5 March 2015.
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SI PICS interest ramps up for 2015 Preparation for the launch of the South Island Patient Information Care System (SI PICS) in Canterbury is really beginning to build momentum. You may recall that there have been a number of interactive demos by Orion Health at a number of Christchurch Hospital sites, and open office sessions at The Princess Margaret Hospital and Burwood Hospital. You may even have seen our intro to the Canterbury team or the ads to recruit people with the skills to ensure a seamless rollout – you may even be one of our ‘super-users’? If this has all passed you by, we will shortly be sharing some eye-catching resources in the form of a logo as a starting point for the PICS brand, and an infographic that says what PICS is and what it does in a single page. Look out for both, due to be released in mid February. Our PICS Sharepoint page on the intranet too is going from strength to strength. Alongside the new resources described above you’ll find a short iMovie of Stella Ward, joint executive sponsor for the PICS programme. Stella engagingly talks about how PICS came about and why it is so important for our future business. This is the first of a planned series of short clips, each just 2-3 minutes long, telling the story of PICS from different perspectives. If you want to go to Stella’s iMovie directly, try http://cdhbintranet/corporate/PICS/SitePages/Videos.aspx Alternatively, remember the password SIPICS1 and use it when you click on this link: http://vimeo.com/114539670 User testing of PICS here in Canterbury will begin in April 2015 and by the time the holiday season has passed, what once seemed a long way off will be tantalisingly close. The launch and implementation of PICS proper is scheduled for September 2015. Please see SI PICS intranet pages or click here for a list of all services included in the CDHB Phase 1 go live.
Above: Stella Ward Finally for now, there will be another open office drop in opportunity as follows: Subject: Patient Information Care System (PICS) - drop in to our Open Office Session at Burwood When: Thursday, 22 January 2015 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Where: Burwood Spinal Seminar Room Whether PICS is new to you or you have been to a demo or an open office before, anyone who has any questions or would like to know more is welcome. In this informal setting, we can give your questions individual attention. If you are interested in joining the CDHB PICS Project team as a Super User, this is a good opportunity to meet some members of the team and get a closer look at the system. See more information on our Intranet site here: http://cdhbintranet/corporate/PICS/SitePages/Home.aspx
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The importance of having a robust incident reporting system and acting quickly The Health Quality & Safety Commission-coordinated Open For Better Care campaign (in partnership with First, Do No Harm in the Northern region) is currently focusing on reducing harm from high-risk medicines. Commission Medication Safety Specialist Beth Loe takes a look at the importance of having a robust incident reporting system, identifying medication-related adverse events and acting quickly when there has been a medication incident causing harm. One of the cornerstones of patient safety is to understand how often and how widely adverse events and harm are occurring. Adverse medication events are under-reported worldwide, particularly if the patient is not harmed. Recognising and reporting adverse medication events can help identify contributing factors to why the adverse medication event has occurred. For example, human factor issues related to labelling and packaging. There are various ways adverse events caused by high-risk medicines can be identified:
incident reporting – this includes the reporting of near miss incidents complaints case note review audit ICD 10 codes in the National Minimum Dataset trigger tools such as adverse drug event, global, surgical and primary care observational studies.
When an adverse event occurs, steps need to be taken to lessen or mitigate the impact and harm to the patient. With high-risk medicines, this means having procedures for a quick response and knowing the appropriate antidote or reversal agent to administer. In the case of morphine, and other opioids, when respiratory depression occurs this is a medicine called naloxone. However, there are some high-risk medicines where an antidote or reversal agent doesn’t exist. For example, the anticoagulant dabigatran does not have a specific reversal agent or antidote and any adverse events are managed by less specific treatment options. To mitigate harm from high-risk medicines, it is important to learn what procedures and protocols your organisation has for monitoring for harm and administering antidotes or reversal agents. Become familiar with what these are and where they can be accessed. Simulation training can help teams become familiar with procedures and protocols should an adverse event occur. To find out more about reducing harm from high-risk medicines, go to http://www.open.hqsc.govt.nz/medication/ CDHB is very proactive when it comes to reporting and capturing medicines incidents. We have a team using the Trigger Tools (both Adverse Drug Events and Global ) which is a record audit and we have a Medicines Safety Committee. For further information contact Mary Young, Medication Safety Pharmacist.
CDHB Hand Hygiene Compliancy target 80% June 2015 Let’s make it happen
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One minute with… Jess Wise, Accountability Co-ordinator, Planning and Funding What does your job involve? My job involves helping many people with their accountability requirements. We report to the Ministry of Health quarterly on our progress against many deliverables and I coordinate this process. I am also responsible for board and committee reporting. My team are always looking for new and innovative ways to tell the story of the Canterbury Health System. We do this through Accountability documents, including the Annual Plan and presentations and reports throughout the year. We maintain important communication channels both within the DHB and externally. Why did you choose to work in this field? I was lucky enough to get some experience in administration at Specialist Mental Health after I finished university. This job was the next step for me and a wonderful opportunity to further my knowledge base and gain more experience in the health sector. What do you like about it? Working in a diverse and ever-changing role, no two days are ever the same. I get to meet a lot of really interesting people and get a glimpse into the inner workings of CDHB. What are the challenging bits? Coordinating very busy people within very tight timeframes. Who do you most admire in a professional capacity at work and why? I’m very fortunate to work in a team of very talented people coming from various and equally impressive backgrounds. The smaller Accountability team I am based in impress me every day with their patience, strong communication skills and passion for their work. The last book I read was… The Power of Ashtanga Yoga by Kino MacGregor. If I could be anywhere in the world right now it would be… Partially lost somewhere in South-east Asia in the middle of a grand adventure. My ultimate Sunday would involve… A sunny day, brunch, beach and yoga. One food I really dislike is… Soft floury apples and too soft bananas. Always such disappointment but I try to make them into juice or smoothies so the fruit doesn’t go to waste. My favourite music is… I have pretty eclectic taste in music. I went to the New Zealand School of Music to study a jazz performance degree (unfortunately didn’t last) so will always have a bit of a soft spot for any type of jazz. If you would like to take part in this column or would like to nominate someone please contact Naomi.Gilling@cdhb.health.nz
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Recruitment Team Update The Recruitment Team are on the move! We’re leaving Hagley Outpatients and heading to the CAF Rural Building, The Princess Margaret Hospital during the week commencing 19 January. Over this period our numbers will remain the same but we will update the Hiring Managers once our new numbers are allocated. Our move won’t affect recruitment turnaround times, but we may have a small window of no phone contact, so email will be the best way to reach the team. If you have any urgent requests please contact the Recruitment Team Leader, Sarah Carnoutsos, on 027 472 7113.
New Year, New Role? Check out these opportunities: Nurse Educator As the Nurse Educator for Ashburton & Rural Health Services you’ll promote excellence in nursing practice, provide nursing leadership, clinical expertise and educational opportunities for their nurses. The position also covers the facilitation of professional development within allied health, nonclinical staff, home support assistants and rural hospital staff. This is a part time role covering a large area and supporting a wide range of staff, therefore exceptional organisational and communication skills as well as adaptability and the ability to travel are imperative. For more information contact Kathryn Clark, Recruitment Specialist – Nursing, phone (03) 378 6580, email: kathryn.clark@cdhb.health.nz
Systems Engineer - PICS A key member to this team, the Systems Engineer is responsible for delivering a robust, reliable, secure, and optimised Infrastructure services and solutions that meet and exceed the changing needs of all business units. In your new role, you’ll be mentoring and providing direction to administrative resources as appropriate. We’re looking for someone with a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or Engineering with relevant industry training possibly including qualifications from Microsoft, Citrix, Cisco, and VMware. For more information contact Heather Ewing, Recruitment Specialist, phone (03) 364 0599, email: heather.ewing@cdhb.health.nz
Senior Data Warehouse Developer This role offers you the opportunity to develop your SQL Server skills in an Enterprise Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence environment. We use a wide range of tools, including Microsoft Visual Studio, SQL Server and WhereScape Red. It is primarily focused around developing and supporting our enterprise-wide SQL Server Data Warehouse. You will provide assistance and support within the Decision Support group to ensure that accurate, relevant and timely patient focused information is provided to end users. For more information contact Heather Ewing, Recruitment Specialist, phone (03) 364 0599, email: heather.ewing@cdhb.health.nz
Want to know more about other roles available at the Canterbury District Health Board?
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In brief Community Educations Seminars 2015— Alzheimers Canterbury Free education sessions for people supporting a person with dementia in the community. More information.
Dementia: The Basics A comprehensive course for professionals new to dementia care or those who wish to refresh their knowledge and skills. Next Course— Friday 24 April 2015 More information.
National Fluoridation Information Service Newsletter Read Issue 11 of the On Tap newsletter.
International Medical Simulation Symposium 28 April 2015, Christchurch The Simulation Centre is proud to be involved with the upcoming International Medical Simulation Symposium to be held on 28 April 2015 at the Rolleston Lecture Theatre. For more information.
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In brief
Food Matters Aotearoa Conference— 14-15 February 2015 The Food Matters Aotearoa Conference is being held at Te Papa in Wellington from 14 to 15 February 2015. A lecture is also being held in Christchurch on 9 February. Overseas speakers include Dr. Vandana Shiva, Prof. Gilles-Eric Seralini, and Prof. Don Huber. Food really does matter, especially when it comes to addressing the problems of an increasingly vulnerable global system. Listen to top scientists, both national and international, speak on the challenges we face. Join stimulating discussions on indigenous and sustainable solutions for New Zealand’s food and agriculture. Register now at www.foodconference.co.nz and help guide decisions that will set the course for our environment and the nature of food for coming generations. Food Matters! Whether a consumer, farmer, scientist or government delegate, you will have the opportunity to hear and discuss issues that will influence future food production. Like on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/foodmattersaotearoa Christchurch 9 February 2015. 7.30 -10.00 pm. Canterbury University Central LectureTheatre C-1, Arts Road [off Clyde Rd], Ilam, Christchurch. Speakers: Prof. Gilles-Eric Séralini and Jérôme Douzelet and Emeritus Prof. Don Huber. Register for the Christchurch lecture.
Calling for Participants Developing nursing resilience and adaptive capacity to natural disasters Are you a nurse/ midwife who has worked in either a hospital or residential healthcare facility in Australia or New Zealand, during or after a natural disaster event? My name is Gill Scrymgeour. I am a New Zealand Registered Nurse. I am seeking to interview staff who were working either in a hospital or residential healthcare facility (e.g. aged care or mental health facility), in Australia or New Zealand, during or after a natural disaster event. The purpose of this study is to explore issues that facilitate the capability of nurses to prepare for and adapt to the demands on them, while working during and after a natural disaster such as during the Christchurch earthquakes. Are you interested, or do you know of others who may be interested, in being part of this study? If yes: please link into my website for further information and to request a participant information sheet—http://gillianscrymgeour.wix.com/nursingresilience or email me at Gillian.Scrymgeour@utas.edu.au This study is being conducted in fulfilment of a PhD degree under the supervision of Dr Lindsay Smith and Professor Douglas Paton at University of Tasmania, Australia. Human ethics reference number: H0013982. CDHB Locality Authorisation project ID: 14165.
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