The Centre for Education and Training provides training, education, courses and educational support for all CYWHS nursing, midwifery and medical staff and for other healthcare professionals
Digital Media is a department within the Centre for Education and Training and provides professional photography, film/video, interactive media, illustration, animation and graphics design services.
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The Centre coordinates an extensive program of activities for medical, nursing and midwifery, allied health and other health professionals.
The Centre for Education and Training provide postgraduate nursing and midwifery education programs in the areas of paediatric nursing studies, paediatric critical care, paediatric at risk and emergency nursing, neonatal nursing, midwifery studies, at risk pregnancy and midwifery refresher/re-entry Some programs are conducted in collaboration with other health centres. Nurses and midwives from around the State can also access these programs.
Credit arrangements exist between CYWHS and Flinders University of SA so that staff can receive credit for further postgraduate study
The Centre conducts both graduate nurse and graduate midwife programs, and facilitates placements for students undertaking Nursing Honours with universities as a part of the Graduate Nurse Program.
The Diploma in Child Health is a one year postgraduate course. The objectives are to provide a goal-directed learning program in a wide range of aspects of child health for medical graduates whose practice may involve children’s health. The course is co-ordinated at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WCH), North Adelaide.
The Centre provides modular programs and study days specifically directed at meeting the educational needs of nurses and midwives in the CYWHS.
The Centre offers training in mandatory subjects such as:
- Prevention and Management of Workplace Violence and Aggression
- Child Safe Environments: Reporting child Abuse & Neglect (Mandated Notification)
- BLS - Bookings Essential (Ring 81617140 for Bookings)
- Fire Training
- Manual Handling & Functional Movement
- Aboriginal Cultural Respect
The following topics are offered to CYWHS staff; however, external participants may be eligible to attend. Contact the Course Coordinator to make enquiries:
- CPR instructors' accreditation
- Preceptorship
- Respiratory assessment
- Wound management
- Respiratory illnesses
- Writing Clinical Standards
The Centre develops and coordinates ward based education packages and programs.
Some of the current learning activities include:
- Tracheostomy Care
- Baby Bathing
- Male Catheterisation
- Blood Sugar Level Estimation
- Epidural Management
- IV cannulation accreditation
- Perineal suturing accreditation
- Neonatal Assessment and Discharge
- Gynaecological Health
- Entenox Accreditation.
The Centre has made exciting developments in providing online learning for health professionals and allied staff. These can be accessed at www.wch.sa.gov.au/education.
Our online learning packages include:
- CYWHS Corporate and Mandatory training
- Mental Health
- Blood Transfusion
The Centre values the contribution that Enrolled Nurses make to the health and welfare of patients at the CYWHS. We collaborate with the RAH to offer a post enrolment program for Enrolled Nurses.
Our administration staff will take your call and forward your enquiry regarding any of our programs to the appropriate personnel.
We have an annual calendar which details our programs for the year.
While the focus of the Centre is on education and training activities for CYWHS staff, some courses are available for health professionals working in other institutions.
Director
Dr Alison Russell
Director Nursing & Midwifery
Elaine Bell
Administration Staff
Vesna Petiq - Office Manager
Linda Gagliardi - Education Support Officer
Emily Weinel- Education Support Officer
Connie Chetcuti - Education Support Officer
Aboriginal Education
Chris Thyer
Bloodsafe eLearning Australia
Trudi Verrall - Manager
Shelly Abbott - Bloodsafe Project Officer
Finance
Sokhom Tim
Paediatric Nursing Education
Rosemarie Farkas
Christine Brumbt
Leanne Stacy
Jayne Hartwig
Neville Hoffman
Learning & Training Consultant
Kylie Eddy
Mental Health Education
Robyn Brodie
Midwifery Clinical Placements
Norelle Groeschel
Midwifery Education
Christine Holliday
Carmel Mercer
Jan Prider
Allison Jolly
Neonatal Education
Trevor Cresp
Nursing Student Facilitators
Danni Boyd-Turner
Melissa Wallace
Medical Education
Dr Chris Clohesy - GP Training & Director Clinical Training
Position vacant as at 15 March 2012- Medical Education Officer
Linda Gagliardi - Course Administrator
Telehealth
Lyn Blight
Library
Sandra Horsell - Manager Library Services, WCH Campus
Amanda Colbert
Leoni Lower
Meg Muirhead
Marion Volckman
Digital Media
Richard Sprod- Manager
Michele Wood - Digital Media Project Officer
Christopher Sprod - Senior Photographer
Erin Baldock - Graphic Designer
Carly Emerson - Senior Photographer
Peter Bailes - Multimedia Developer
Zoe Bogner - Multimedia Developer
Christopher Barton - Multimedia Developer
Centre for Education and Training
Women's & Children's Hospital Network
Women's and Children's Hospital Campus
Level 2 Samuel Way Building
Telephone: 08 8161 7140
Fax: 08 8161 6844