What's coming up – Professional Development
Finance, Investments and Sustainability
This one-day professional development course has been crafted for trustees, directors and executives of community trusts, not-for-profit and other organisations.
The course covers:
- Essential skills and concepts of finance and investments
- Legal considerations of incorporating non-financial outcomes in finance and investment decisions
- Sustainable investments and related topics such as greenwashing, data issues and solutions, carbon markets and sustainability reporting
You’ll learn how to oversee and manage decisions related to finance and investments effectively, even if you’re not directly involved in implementation. For example, what questions should we be asking asset managers in regards to environmental and social risks and impacts of our investments, and how do we interpret their answers and reporting?
Date: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
Venue: Room 4.01, University of Otago Auckland Centre, 385 Queen Street, Auckland
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Cost: $950 (including GST)
Register for the Finance, Investments and Sustainability (one-day course)
Further information
Finance, Investments and Sustainability workshop (PDF)
Palliative Care Symptom Management module (2024)
This 10-week online module is open to primary and secondary providers of palliative care able to prescribe medication. It includes doctors, nurse practitioners, and prescribing pharmacists. The online material should be completed in two hours per week, with four Zoom sessions for case-based learning and assessment.
The next course is starting on September 30, 2024.
You can register your interest now by emailing palcaremodules@otago.ac.nz
Cost: $500 (including GST) for medical professionals and $250 (including GST) for non-medical professionals
Register online - medical professionals
Register online - non-medical professionals
Palliative Care Opioids module (2025)
This 10-week online module is open to primary and secondary providers of palliative care able to prescribe medication. It includes doctors, nurse practitioners, and prescribing pharmacists. The online material should be completed in two hours per week, with four Zoom sessions for case-based learning and assessment.
The next course is scheduled for February 2025.
You can register your interest for future dates now by emailing palcaremodules@otago.ac.nz
Cost: $500 (including GST) for medical professionals or $250 (including GST) for non-medical professionals
Hauora Māori in clinical practice (MIHI 501)
These professional development courses are designed to instil confidence in health professionals when applying hauora Māori competencies in a clinical setting. You will be equipped with frameworks to provide health care for Māori patients and their whānau in a way that avoids tokenism, promotes genuine collaboration, and creates a pathway to advocate for Māori health equity.
Choose between a 100 per cent online course, or blended online and in-person learning.
Course details and registration – Hauora Māori in Clinical Practice
Useful information
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