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The NSU offers online education for health providers who provide services within the antenatal and newborn screening programmes, including UNHSEIP.
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Learn on Line
LearnOnline.Health.nz is a vocational training resource hub for New Zealand’s community of health practitioners. There is a growing number of courses available, provided by different organisations, for health workers either studying or working in different fields of practice.
The NSU offers five eLearning Modules:
- Screening Principles and Practice
- Quality Improvements in Antenatal Screening for Down syndrome and other conditions (QIASD)
- Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Early Intervention Programme (UNHSEIP)
- Newborn Metabolic Screening Programme (NMSP).
- Best Practice – Newborn Metabolic Blood Spot Collection
Midwifery Council of New Zealand
The NSU antenatal and newborn screening modules have been approved by the Midwifery Council of New Zealand for 2-3 education hours per module.
Hours are awarded after completion of the final assessment in each module with a pass rate of 80 percent and issuing of the certificate.
Accessing the antenatal and newborn screening modules
Midwives please ensure that you include your midwifery council number when you set up your login details, these are required for the allocation of education hours.
Access the LearnOnline education modules.
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