Back to: Linking to Care, Point of Care Testing (POCT). Aotearoa Edition
All going well you have by now developed an understanding that Health Network Collective is a community initiative based on equitable humanitarian and ethnic principles, in short;
We act in a kind manner, collaborating with our communities to improve access to health for the betterment of our communities and people.
In saying that, this is your journey, and we all have our reasons for undertaking this course and training. This course is aimed at a certificate on completion showing that you have completed a course of training towards competency in conducting antibody Point of Care Testing (POCT), enable linking to treatment, and assisting our wai ora in navigation of pathways to possible cure and beyond.
Dependent on your organisation, local, or national deployment and establishment of Health Network Collective; you will have some form of supervision and support. This may or may not be locally physical available support so using the mobile application and messaging will be an important asset for both you and your wai ora communications and information exchanges.
As we describe in coming lessons in this course, the communities and people we work with are varied and often very diverse. We openly encourage you to get involved in any opportunity that you can, we do ask that you remember previous lessons content and ensure that any involvement is engaged in an appropriate way. Your journey will be stronger and much more beneficial by open communications and informing of what you can offer to help, never what they need to do to be helped.
We like to work with a “no surprise” policy. In the event something goes wrong, mistakes or mishaps happen, reach out to your supervisor or local manager immediately and inform them clearly of the issue or occurrence. Health and Safety is everyone’s responsibility, our lessons learned are going to help improve how we do what we do and contribute to the collective health and safety of us all.
Online education is becoming a common method of education globally, Health Network Collective aims to produce further online courses working towards formal recognition of learning within national frameworks, such as in Aotearoa with New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and Toitu Te Waiora (Workforce Development Council, Aotearoa).
You will do well, and always reach out for help discussion or for any reason early, and often if needed. Much preferred over too little too late.
