Continuing Education Programs

The Nurse Education & Development Centre offers a wide variety of clinical and professional development programs. Below are the nursing continuing education programs offered at St Vincent’s Health Network Sydney. Please note all most of these programs are run at SVH in Darlinghurst, and some are held at St. Joseph’s Hospital, Auburn. Venue details are listed under the program.

SVH Staff can access program details and book via My Health Learning.

Some programs are available for external participants to register. These program titles are indicated with an asterisk (*).

ADAC: Handling Antineoplastic Drugs & Related Waste Safely Competency Workshop*

This course is available to internal staff and external participants. Internal staff: For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning. For external participants please click here.

ADAC: Administering Oral Antineoplastic Drugs Competency Workshop*

This course is available to internal staff and external participants. Internal staff: For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning. For external participants please click here.

Adult Pain Management

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Advance Care Planning*

This course is available to internal staff and external participants. Internal staff: For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning. For external participants, please click here.

Advanced Life Support

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Advanced Resuscitation in the ED

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Advanced Plastic Surgery for Nurses: VAPS

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Aged Care Course*

Alcohol & Other Drugs*

Basic Life Support Assessment Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Basic Life Support Assessor Training

This course is only available to internal staff. Please see the CPR Coordinator for further details.

Between the Flags: Tier 2 (RAMPAC)

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Blood Transfusion Practice

This 30 minute CPD session is only available to internal staff. See the SVH Education Calendar for dates. No booking required.

Cardiac Rhythm Recognition*

Cardiopulmonary Transplant Nursing*

Casual Pool Study Day

This course is only available to internal staff working on the casual pool. For course details or to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

CAUTI Workshop

This 60 minute CPD session is only available to internal staff. See the SVH Education Calendar for dates. No booking required.

CNS Coaching & Preparation

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Crisis Management in Anaesthetics and Recovery Nursing (CMARN)

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

CVAD – Care & Management of Vascular Access Devices*

CVAD - Central Venous Access Devices Pathway for RNs

This pathway is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

CVAD - Central Venous Access Device Dressings Pathway for ENs

This pathway is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Cytotoxic Medication Administration – Level 1 Accreditation*

Cytotoxic Medication Administration – Level 2 Accreditation

This pathway is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Diabetes Management in the Hospital Setting*

Diabetes Matters

This 30 minute CPD session is only available to internal staff. See the SVH Education Calendar for dates. No booking required.

Diabetes Matters: DKA & HHS Part 1

This eLearning module is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Diabetes Matters: Hypoglycaemia

This eLearning module is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Diabetes Matters: IV Insulin Infusion Management for DKA HHS

This eLearning module is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Diversity Health

This 30 minute CPD session is only available to internal staff. See the SVH Education Calendar for dates. No booking required.

ECG Interpretation*

ECMO

This course is only available to internal ICU staff. Please see the ICU CNE for further details.

Emergency Nursing CNS 2 Workshop

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Emergency Nursing Resuscitation Update

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Engaging Learners: Practical tips for clinical education*

Enrolled Nurse Professional & Skills Development Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Essentials of Care Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Fascia Iliaca Block (FIBs)

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Fundamentals of Intensive Care Nursing*

Hand Hygiene Auditor

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Introduction to Cancer Nursing*

This course is available to internal staff and external participants. Internal staff: For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning. For external participants please click here

Introduction to Cardiothoracic Nursing

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Introduction to Emergency Nursing

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Introduction to GIT & Colorectal Nursing*

Introduction to Grief & Bereavement

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Introduction to Laparoscopic Nursing Program for Perioperative Nurses

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Introduction to Preceptorship*

Introduction to Resuscitation in the Emergency Department

This course is only available to internal ED staff. Please see the ED CNC or CNE for further details.

Introduction to Orthopaedic Nursing*

This course is available to internal staff and external participants. Internal staff: For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning. For external participants:please click here.

Introduction to Urology Nursing*

This course is available to internal staff and external participants. Internal staff: For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning. For external participants:please click here.

Management of Patients with Acute Respiratory Conditions*

Medication Administration Accreditation

This learning and competency is available for internal staff only. It is required for any nurse commencing at SVH who will be administering medication.

Medication Issues in the Acute Setting

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Mental Health Study Day

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Non Invasive Ventilation*

Nursing In-Charge & Team Leadership

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Orthogeriatrics: A Multidisciplinary Approach*

Palliative Care Perspectives*

Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Peritoneal Dialysis Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Pleural Drain Management

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Policy Writing Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Ports – Access & Management

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Psychological Care for People who are Bereaved*

Safe Handling of Intraoperative Medications (SHIM)

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Symptom Management in Advanced Illness*

Temporary Pacing

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Tracheostomy Competency Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Tracheostomy Management for Clinicians

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Urinary Catheter Insertion & Management Competency Workshop

This course is only available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Wound Series: Chronic & Complex Wounds*

Wound Series: Fundamentals*

Wound Series: Leg Ulcers*

Wound Series: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy*

Wound Wednesdays

This 30 minute CPD session is only available to internal staff. See the SVH Education Calendar for dates. No booking required.

W-PTAS (eLearning)

This eLearning module is available to internal staff. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.

Venepuncture & Cannulation Accreditation*

Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)

This 60 minute CPD session is only available to internal staff. See the SVH Education Calendar for dates. For course details and to enrol, please log into My Health Learning.