We offer a range of online courses and webinars for health professionals, carers and the public.
Presented by expert Paediatric Continence Nurse Lisa Smith, these webinars cover everything you need to know to help support young people in your care with continence. Perfect for health professionals, whānau, teachers, parents and carers, this series has seven informative and accessible sessions:
We are now offering free on-demand access to some of our most popular webinars!
Our popular Toilet Tactics for our Tamariki webinar series is presented by Paediatric Continence Nurse Lisa Smith, who has more than 35 years of experience working with children and young people. She has specialised in bowel and bladder issues in tamariki for the past 17+ years. Each session is between 45 minutes to 1 hour long.
You can sign up for on-demand viewing using the links:
We currently offer a range of free online training modules, with plans to expand our offerings over time!
Click below to sign up for the courses of your choice:
We are pleased to present two completely free training modules which been developed with support from the IHC Foundation.
The aim of the Disability and Continence courses is to give you practical knowledge and tools for supporting people with additional needs to achieve their best level of continence and improve their overall quality of life.
There are two trainings - one for schools (e.g., teachers, teacher aides, learning support workers, parents and caregivers) and one for disability support services (e.g., residential staff, home support staff) - but the content may be useful for anyone supporting people with additional physical, sensory, developmental, learning, and/or behavioural needs.
The Prostate and Incontinence: Anna answers some frequently asked questions
Dr Anna Lawrence is joined by (now former) Prostate Cancer Foundation of New Zealand CEO Graeme Woodside for a chat about the prostate and urinary incontinence.
Ask Janet Anything, Carers Edition: Continence Educator Janet answers a range of common questions
How do you know whether you need support? What support is available? How can you access product? What should be used overnight? Continence Educator Janet Thackray answers these questions and more in a Q&A on how to support both the person you care for, and yourself.
Pelvic Floor Exercises: How to do them and why they are so important
The pelvic floor muscles are really important muscles. Pelvic health physiotherapist Liz Childs explains the importance of keeping these muscles in good shape and how this can be done.
