Catalogue Entries

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Study Day ‘Yarning about Aboriginal Health

Description:	Information to staff regarding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health inequality and Closing the Gap campaign. Western Health’s commitment to the importance of cultural competency and safety and the role of clinicians. Western Health’s support of employment opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees.
Delivery Mode:	F2F Session To complete this course, you will need to: Complete the Aboriginal Cultural Awareness course prior to booking into this study day. Attend the study day and complete the evaluation.
Important For:	This course is recommended for All WH staff and external participants
Course Duration:	8 Hours
Course Contact:	Cindy Wright (Cindy.Wright@wh.org.au)

Advanced Life Support Level 2 (ALS2) – External Medical Enrolments (Non-WH employees)

Course Fee : $1100.00

Description:	The Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Advanced Life Support Level 2 (ALS2) is a two-day course aimed at developing advanced skills in the management of the adult deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest management. The course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties (e.g .MET and code blue responders), or to teach them on a regular basis.
Target Audience:	The course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors and nurses working in critical care areas (e.g. emergency, ICU/HDU, anaesthetics/theatre, coronary care, acute admissions units, resuscitation/medical emergency teams), and paramedics.
Delivery Mode:	Face to Face
Course Duration:	2 days: 08:00-17:30 hrs. Please arrive 15 mins early to allow for registration.
Course Location:	Sunshine Simulation Centre Level 2, Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE) building Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Rd, St Albans VIC 3021
Course Contacts:	For further information regarding the Western Health ALS2 course please contact the course coordinators. John Ozcan (John.Ozcan@wh.org.au) Tegan Coutts (Tegan.Coutts@wh.org.au) Further details about ALS courses are also provided by the Australian Resuscitation Council at www.resus.org.au
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $1,100. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	No refunds, transfers or credits will be given for non-attendance or cancellation within ten (10) working days of the course. Prior to this, refunds will incur a $100 cancellation fee (includes course manual cost) or you may apply to transfer to another course in the same calendar year at no fee. All cancellations / transfers / refund enquiries are to be forwarded in writing via email: welearn@wh.org.au

Advanced Life Support Level 2 (ALS2) – External Nursing/Paramedic Enrolments (Non-WH employees)

Course Fee : $800.00

Description:	The Australian Resuscitation Council (ARC) Advanced Life Support Level 2 (ALS2) is a two-day course aimed at developing advanced skills in the management of the adult deteriorating patient and cardiac arrest management. The course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties (e.g .MET and code blue responders), or to teach them on a regular basis.
Target Audience:	The course is designed for healthcare professionals who would be expected to apply the skills taught as part of their clinical duties, or teach them on a regular basis. Appropriate participants include doctors and nurses working in critical care areas (e.g. emergency, ICU/HDU, anaesthetics/theatre, coronary care, acute admissions units, resuscitation/medical emergency teams), and paramedics.
Delivery Mode:	Face to Face
Course Duration:	2 days: 08:00-17:30 hrs. Please arrive 15 mins early to allow for registration.
Course Location:	Sunshine Simulation Centre Level 2, Western Centre for Health Research and Education (WCHRE) building Sunshine Hospital, 176 Furlong Rd, St Albans VIC 3021
Course Contacts:	For further information regarding the Western Health ALS2 course please contact the course coordinators. John Ozcan (John.Ozcan@wh.org.au) Tegan Coutts (Tegan.Coutts@wh.org.au) Further details about ALS courses are also provided by the Australian Resuscitation Council at www.resus.org.au
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $800. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	No refunds, transfers or credits will be given for non-attendance or cancellation within ten (10) working days of the course. Prior to this, refunds will incur a $100 cancellation fee (includes course manual cost) or you may apply to transfer to another course in the same calendar year at no fee. All cancellations / transfers / refund enquiries are to be forwarded in writing via email: welearn@wh.org.au

Full - Airway Course for Critical Care and Emergency (ACE)

No sessions currently available

Description:	The Airway Course for Critical Care & Emergency (ACE) has been specifically designed for critical care and emergency trainees as well as for more senior clinicians who want to refresh and practise their airway skills. In conjunction with the faculty responsible for developing the highly successful National Airway Training Course for Anaesthetic Trainees (NATCAT), Consultant Emergency Physicians and Intensivists have developed this course to meet the specific needs of airway practitioners in the emergency and critical care setting. Skills to be covered include: Optimising bag-mask ventilation Correct LMA choice and optimising ventilation through the LMA Direct and indirect laryngoscopy using a variety of blades and videolaryngoscopes The use of intubating adjuncts e.g. bougie Intubating through an intubating LMA blind and fibrescope assisted Performing and oxygenating through a needle cricothyroidotomy, using a Melker kit and performing a cricothyroidotomy using a scalpel and bougie All participants will have the chance to consolidate these skills in a series of fully immersive scenarios in the state of the art simulation centre using high fidelity SimMan 3G mannequins. ACE is unique in that this high fidelity simulation component comprises 25% of the whole course.
Target Audience:	This course is designed for critical care and emergency trainees as well as more senior clinicians who want to refresh and practise their airway skills.
Delivery Mode:	Face to Face
Course Duration:	Full day
Course Location:	Simulation Centre Sunshine Hospital, Melbourne VIC
Course Contacts:	Dr Adriano Cocciante(adrianococciante1@gmail.com)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $575. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	All courses run at Western Health are approved to proceed by the Western Health COVID operations team. If there are any changes to the COVID guidance we reserve the right to cancel the course to ensure the safety of participants and faculty. Cancellation would be advised as early as feasible and participants would be entitled to a full refund. On entry to Western Health an attestation will need to be completed. This attestation confirms you do not have any COVID symptoms or are in mandated isolation. Please do not attend if you are unwell or in isolation, we will issue you a full refund. We reserve the right to cancel any course if insufficient registrations are received. This will occur no later than 5 working days prior to a course, participants registered will be notified and their course fees refunded in full. All cancellations/transfers/refund enquiries are to be forwarded in writing via email: (welearn@wh.org.au)

Full - EPIQ Quality Improvement Workshop-Externals

No sessions currently available

Description:	The EPIQ workshop on the 17th May is being run for the Neonatal Service teams associated with the VicTas CPI collaborative group. Participants will have had their place on the workshop confirmed prior to registration and payment through the WeLearn platform. The EPIQ stands for evidence based practice for improving quality. This is a one-day interactive workshop with participants working in teams through ten steps needed to design and complete a quality improvement project. Further enquiries regarding alternate options to attend an EPIQ workshop may be made to the course contact.
Target Audience:	All Medical, Allied Health, Nursing & Midwifery staff
Delivery Mode:	Face to Face Seminar
Course Duration:	8 hours face-to-face session
Course Contacts:	Damien Gilby (damien.gilby@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $54. Select one of the available sessions below, then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner to purchase this course.

Fetal Surveillance (Face to Face)-Non-Employees Western Health (Externals)

Course Fee : $200.00

Description:	The FSEP course aims to reduce the risks of the adverse perinatal outcome by improving professional levels of understanding and confidence in the area of fetal surveillance.
Delivery Mode:	Face to Face
Recommended For:	All Obstetricians, GP Obstetricians, Midwives, Residents, Registrars, Midwifery Students and Medical Students
Course Duration:	8 hours
Course Contact:	Hayley Pohatu (Hayley Pohatu@wh.org.au)
Course Enrolment:	This course is available for all Non-western Health aspirants who are interested in a course on payment of fee of $200

Full - Infection Prevention Study Day - External

No sessions currently available

Description:	To provide theoretical and practical information to increase the participant’s knowledge in infection prevention and control.
Target Audience:	This course is open to all Health Professionals.
Delivery Mode:	Face to Face
Course Duration:	7 Hours
Course Contact:	Chelsea Cornford (chelsea.cornford@wh.org.au )
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $200. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner to purchase this course.

Information Webinar: Working as a Nurse and Midwife in Australia

Webinar Description:

Melbourne has been voted the most liveable city in the world- Are you an a nurse that is working and registered overseas? Do you see yourself living and working in Melbourne, Victoria, but need information related to living and here. This webinar aims to take participants on the journey of Australian Registration process, job application. It allows participants to ask questions about what it is like to live and work in Victoria and also about the steps needed to commence working here. To register for this course click below and a create a “non-employee” account.

Target Audience:

This webinar is recommended for all Internationally Qualified (outside Australia) Nurses and Midwives who are interested in living and working in Australia and would like know more about the process required to gain your Australian Registration and Visa access, and what Melbourne and Western Health can offer you.

Delivery Mode:

Webinar, Date: April 26th, 2023 https://westernhealth.zoom.us/j/92222178271?pwd=VFdjZHV6Y1ljTmtkc1JQampsekFTZz09

Course Duration:

60 Minutes

Course Location:

https://westernhealth.zoom.us/j/92222178271?pwd=VFdjZHV6Y1ljTmtkc1JQampsekFTZz09

Course Contacts:

Hannah Sharrock (Hannah.Sharrock@wh.org.au)

Full - Microsoft Excel - Advanced

No sessions currently available

Description:	To provide participants the knowledge on how to create macros, data validation, 3-D formulas and simple pivot tables. It is also recommended that participants attending this session have attended the Microsoft Excel - Introduction session and Microsoft Excel - Intermediate or have equivalent skills
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Excel - Charts & Graphs

No sessions currently available

Description:	To provide participants the knowledge to create charts/graphs in Excel such as column, bar, line, radar and pie charts. You will learn to choose the correct chart/graph in relation to the data created in Excel and customise your graphs/charts by changing colours, adding data labels, creating trend lines, headings and error bars. It is also recommended that participants attending this session have attended the Microsoft Excel - Introduction session and Microsoft Excel - Intermediate or have equivalent skills
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Excel - Intermediate

No sessions currently available

Description:	To further your Excel knowledge by exploring complex commands and functions, and then applying this to your business workplace. It explores the intermediate functionality within Excel such as conditional formatting, creating absolute formulas, introducing participating to creating charts and databases, freeze panes, creating simple formulas, linking data from other spreadsheets. This session is a combination of group exercise and hands-on practice. It is also recommended that participants attending this session have attended the Microsoft Excel - Introduction session or have equivalent skills.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Excel - Introduction

No sessions currently available

Description:	To provide participants, who have limited or no knowledge of Excel, with the ability to be able to thoroughly understand how to use the software effectively. You will develop the skills to present data professionally both on-screen and when printed; build your confidence in using formulas and built-in functions as well as exploring shortcuts for data entry and manipulation. This session will provide an opportunity to explore the new subject area, followed by an exercise to reinforce learning.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Excel - Pivot Tables

No sessions currently available

Description:	This workshop will introduce users to the Microsoft Office Excel Pivot Table feature, which organises, summarizes, and analyses your data to reveal its meanings. You will also learn how to create pivot charts, explore more advanced techniques such as how to group items in pivot tables and how to create calculated fields.The slicer tool will also be introduced. Participants must have attended the Introductory Microsoft Excel session and Intermediate Microsoft Excel or have equivalent skills.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Excel - Using Formulas

No sessions currently available

Description:	During this session, participants will learn to create formulas in Excel such as understanding and creating equations applying the BEDMAS rule, creating percentage equations, create AVERAGE, MEDIAN, MODE AND COUNT, COUNTIF, MEDIAN and MODE formulas. The session will also cover using text formulas such as LEFT, RIGHT, UPPER, LOWER, PROPER and CONCATENATE formulas. Participants must have attended the Introduction to Microsoft Excel session and Intermediate Microsoft Excel or have equivalent skills.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft PowerPoint - Introduction

No sessions currently available

Description:	To provide participants the essential fundamentals to creating a presentation using PowerPoint. Participants will learn to create and enter their information into PowerPoint. Then they will learn to insert pictures, flowcharts (using SmartArt) and graph/charts into their presentation. Participants will learn to format their presentation, apply animation to their slides and then run their presentation as a slide show
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Word - Advanced

No sessions currently available

Description:	To provide the participant with the knowledge of how to use Word for the creation of complex documents and ensuring their layout and structure meets the requirements of business. It will also introduce simple macros to speed up everyday tasks and allow you to track changes as documents are modified. This session will also allow participants with the opportunity of both learning the more complex functionality of Word by applying it to their own documents. It is recommended that participants attending this session have attended the Microsoft Word - Intermediate session or have a strong intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Word - Intermediate

No sessions currently available

Description:	To allow participants, who have a good working knowledge of Word but wish to extend that knowledge, to create more complex documents and newsletters. It concentrates on the areas of Word, which are most useful in everyday application. It will provide a good understanding of the many Word shortcuts that can save so much time in the work environment and provide the participants with the most used functions utilised in a busy office environment. It is recommended that participants attending this session have attended the Microsoft Word - Introduction session or have a strong basic knowledge of Microsoft Word.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Word - Introduction

No sessions currently available

Description:	Users will learn to create a document using Microsoft Word. You will learn to format your document such as font formats (i.e. bold, italics, underline, font size and colour) as well as paragraph alignments. Participants will understand how to copy/paste or cut/paste as well as saving or printing your documents.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Full - Microsoft Word - Track Changes, Markup & Compare Documents

No sessions currently available

Description:	Users will learn to use track changes, markup and compare documents. It is recommended that participants have strong knowledge on using the mouse and the Windows environment.
Target Audience:	This course is recommended for Western Health Employees and External Participants.
Delivery Mode:	Zoom
Course Duration:	3 Hours (Varied to suit the number of participants)
Course Contacts:	Education & Learning (welearn@wh.org.au)
Course Fees:	This course attracts a fee of $150. Select one of the available sessions below then click the "Add to cart" button in the top right-hand corner then go to cart at the top of the page to purchase this course.
Cancellation and Refund Policy:	Click here to view our cancellation policy

Pharmacy Alaris Smart Infusion Pump

Description:	This course provides education around the use of Smart Infusion Pumps at Western Health.
Delivery Mode:	eLearning
Recommended For:	This course is recommended for Clinical Pharmacists.
Course Duration:	90 minutes
Course Contact	EMM Senior Pharmacist (emeds.pharmacist@wh.org.au)

Full - Refugee and People Seeking Asylum Study Day

No sessions currently available

Description:	The course aims to provide information regarding Refugee and people seeking Asylum from pre settlement, the settlement journey and the impacts of trauma on health and wellbeing –our role as clinicians.
Delivery Mode:	Facilitator-Led Training
Recommended For:	The course is open all Western Health staff and external participants.
Course Duration:	8:45am - 4:00pm
Course Fee:	This course is free to Western Health Staff and external participants.
Course Contact	Education and Learning Admin: welearn@wh.org.au Image: https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/26/china-host-syrian-islam-refugee-crisis-migrant/