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Assessment principles and practice for professional development programs
Design and develop suitable assessment instruments to ensure effective clinical education. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Clinical quality improvement methods
Learn to effectively plan, implement and review quality improvement projects in the workplace. RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.

Creating a positive work culture in health services

Learn how to optimise the work climate and culture within health services to benefit the individual employee and wider organisation. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Critical appraisal and evidence
Learn how to critically appraise the evidence to answer your clinical questions.  This course will provide resources and tools to assist clinician's with critically appraising; intervention, diagnostic and prognastic studies, systematic reviews and Clinical Practice Guidelines. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Curriculum design

Provides a comprehensive overview of education program design, from identifying the training shortfall and establishing a curriculum, to delivery of an education program. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.  


Customer focused healthcare

This course explores the notion of customers in health, how patient centred care has evolved - and will continue to evolve in the future. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Developing Clinical Practice Guidelines
This short course provides an overview of the processes and strategies required to assist clinicians in preparing to plan and develop Clinical Practice Guidelines. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Developing professional development materials and programs
Enhance the effectiveness and esteem of your professional development programs through greater awareness of the needs and preferences of your audience. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Effective clinical communication

This course will equip you with a new set of communication skills which underpin patient safety and improve teamwork. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed. 


Effective clinical teams
This course provides practical skills which any clinician can use to improve teamwork in their clinical workplace. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Evaluation of innovation
Learn how to scope processes, interpret data, and bring together evaluation results in a logical format to ensure innovation effectiveness.  RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Evaluation of professional development programs

Learn how to formulate questions regarding the goals of the education, the conduct of the training, and the impact or worth of the program upon completion.  RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Everyday leadership (Leading people)

Influence others to achieve common goals, improve understanding of team dynamics, and develop your own leadership style and qualities. RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.


Evidence in action

Optimise clinical outcomes through evidence-based practice. RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.


Fundamentals of managing change
Provides an insight into personal and organisational change.  RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Future trends in healthcare

Broaden your understanding of the major trends influencing the Australian healthcare system. RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.


Ideas to action (Leading innovation)
Learn how to identify and implement new ideas and changes for the better.  RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Introduction to project management

Introduces clinicians to the concepts of project planning, implementation and evaluation, while enabling them to confidently participate in a project team (2 hours).  RCNA endorsed.


Introduction to quality and safety in healthcare

This course unravels the terms 'quality' and 'safety' for clinicians and reveals the underpinning principles.  Improve your understanding of how to apply key processes within quality and safety. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Learning in a clinical setting

Improve your comprehension rate and skills as a learner.  This course also equips you with the knowledge and skills necessary to gain the most from the companion course 'Teaching in a clinincal setting' [HI4642].  RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Making things happen (Project management)
Learn how to achieve team goals using basic project techniques.  RCNA endorsed.

Managing health service teams
This course is designed to provide new or prospective managers with an understanding of the nature of management and explores the types of decisions that are inherent with managing a team. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Patient safety principles and practice
Understanding human error and complex systems is crucial for ensuring patient safety.  This course will explore these factors and provide you with the ability to lead a workplace that prevents and manages risk.  RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.

Show me the money part 1: Key financial concepts every health professional needs

Equips clinicians to have basic practical financial literacy. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Show me the money part 2: Influencing the way resources are deployed to delivery healthcare
Learn how to develop an accurate budget that matches financial resources with service goals, and prepare a business case for either investment or change. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Strategic planning for health services

This course provides a framework for developing a strategic plan and offers a number of useful tools to assist in this process. It also explores the key leadership aspects relating to strategy. RCNA endorsed


Teaching in a clinical setting
Enhance preparation, skills and develop effective teaching attributes and techniques to become a confident and successful clinical educator. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

The right people on the job (The basics of human resource management)

People are the lifeblood of any health service. If you are involved in staffing decisions, this is the course for you. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.


Unravelling the Australian healthcare system

Provides a 'helicopter' view of the current healthcare system - who it serves, how it's delivered, and its impact on healthcare consumers. RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.


Using measurement to improve healthcare
This course examines the why, what and how of information collection, and equips clinicians and managers with effective methods of analysing healthcare data to help improve the quality of their practice. RACGP accredited. RCNA endorsed.

Workforce innovation

Equips clinical leaders to initiate appropriate workforce innovations to optimise service delivery and patient outcomes. RACGP accreditedRCNA endorsed.