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Our highly qualified and experienced presenters have a background in health and are well-respected nurses, doctors or other health professional. The presenters are experts in their field and cover a wide range of topics such as acute and chronic medicine, mental health, women’s health and emergency care. Because different groups require specific needs, each presenter tailors their presentation and discussion to suit the audience.

There is no limit to our range of topics and presenters, so if you have a topic or presenter you would like please let our team know and we will endeavour to arrange it. Please email us at info@myhealthhub.co.nz.

Our topics and presenters

Carole Pilcher

Management of the older adult in pain • Falls prevention in the older adult • Delirium in the older adult

Older Adult Health Team

The complex wound; wound bed preparation and a holistic assessment • Pressure injury prevention

Neil Owens

Type 1 diabetes in children

Dr Michal Boyd

Dementia, depression & delirium – the 3Ds • Frailty in primary healthcare • Resilience and burnout – RNs

Adele Siave

Communication disorders in the elderly • Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia

Leigh O’Brien

Nutrition and gut health • Eating well to maintain weight • Dementia – role of nutrition in prevention and management • Nutrition and women’s health • Nutrition for the ...

Sharon Pryor

Portfolio development • Competency assessment • Audit requirements for NCNZ • Code of conduct

Deborah Bush

Endometriosis • Dysmenorrhoea in girls and young women • Pelvic pain

Catherine Hammond

Wound management • Pressure ulcers • Wound care products

Dr Anna Fenton

Menopause and HRT • Osteoporosis • PMS

Linda Grady

Sepsis and Shock • Respiratory failure • CPAP and non-invasive ventilation • Recognising the deteriorating patient • Tracheostomy management • Respiratory assessment • ...

Hector Matthews

Inequities in Maori health • Treaty of Waitangi - implications for healthcare

James Hayes

Radiological assessment • Lithotripsy • Sports imaging • Paediatric radiology

Ruth Barratt

Hospital acquired infections • MRSA, ESBL, VRE and other multidrug resistant organisms • Using personal protective equipment • Clostridium difficile infection and other ...

Ben Harris

Microbiology • Infection prevention and control • Multi resistant drug organisms • Urinary tract infections • Skin infections • STDs and genital infections

Dr Jan Bone

Emergency medicine • Trauma • Acute paediatric presentations • Paediatric resuscitation: Bag valve mask (ambubag) + intraosseous insertion – practical demonstration of two ...

David Garland and CNS team, Ophthamology Department (Greenlane Hospital)

Common eye complaints, including glaucoma and ulveitis • Paediatric eye conditions

Jessica Buddendijk

Open disclosure • Compliance with health and disability sector • Cultural safety • Sexuality and intimacy • Privacy, rights, confidentiality, choice • Independence • Quality ...

Tracey Forward

Screening for Mental health issues in a general setting • Assessment of risk to self: Self-harm and suicide • Common medical issues in the psychiatric population • Obsessive ...

Maureen Coshall

Sexual history taking and reference resources • Examination and testing for STIs and BBVs • Contact tracing / partner notification for common and notifiable STIs and BBVs • ...

Helen Gibbs

Talking about weight • What should I have for dinner – first conversations about diabetes with newly diagnosed T2 • Healthy eating guidelines – what’s the evidence and how to ...

Toni Johnston

Preparing patients for air retrieval • Trauma assessment and care of the trauma patient

Kate Berridge

Why diets don’t work • Understanding the complexities of obesity • Unpicking weight bias • The impact of stress on obesity • Caring for the post-surgery weight loss patient

The Rope Neuro Rehab Team

Moving and handling patients • Stroke rehabilitation • Management of vestibular imbalance • Polio – yesterday, today and tomorrow – pathophysiology of Polio and theory behind ...

Lisa Sparks

Overview of diabetes • Insulins • Hypos and hyperglycaemic incidents • Long-term complications and comorbidity • Oral hypoglycaemic agents • Diabetic emergencies

Coming up – register now

COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in Rural Communities

The value of vaccination and how to have open, respectful and compassionate conversations with people who have a particular vaccine perspective ...

Palliative Radiation

Dr Senanayake graduated MBBS in London in 2005. Following two years working in hospitals in England he moved to New Zealand and pursued specialty training in radiation oncology obtaining FRANZCR in ...