Resources for Health Professionals

Continuing Professional Development

CPD Calendar of Events

(Can we create a calendar function that we can then populate)

ANZSOM NZ CPD:

Resources and guidance:

• Medicinal Cannabis in the Workplace – (in development)
• Accelerated Silicosis Assessment Pathway Guidance (Produced by Ministry of Health, WorkSafe and ACC) – Accelerated silicosis assessment pathway – Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
• Webinars – See our members’ area
• ANZSOM NZ Conference Presentations (Candice has these)
  • 2024
  • 2023

ANZSOM Aus CPD resources and opportunities

ANZSOM NZ members can attend webinars at no cost – Webinars and events
Their full CPD resources can only be accessed by joining as a member, and discounted membership fees are available for current ANZSOM New Zealand members.

SOM UK CPD resources and opportunities

SOM have a wealth of resources available through their website, which are free to access – Resources for healthcare professionals | The Society of Occupational Medicine

WorkSafe resources and guidance

ACC CPD resources and guidance

• ACC Provider Webinars – Watch and learn webinars
• ACC Quick Guides. Profession-specific guides will help you start working with ACC, directing you where to get the information you need with easy to download quick guides to find out what you need to know about a range of topics – Quick guides
• ACC Occ Med Specific Quick Guides:
  • Causation – complex-cover-causation-quick-guide.pdf
  • Work Related Gradual Process – complex-cover-work-related-gradual-process-injury-quick-guide.pdf
• Causation Research. The ACC Resource Hub provides access to a range of condition-specific research reviews on causation undertaken by academic institutions for ACC – Resources

NZTA resources and guidance

• Guidance on medical of fitness to drive – Medical aspects of fitness to drive – A guide for health practitioners | NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi

Condition specific resources (will be continuously updated as in development and as new conditions and resources are identified):

• MSK Conditions
• Dust Diseases (inc asbestos and silicosis)
• Occupational Skin Diseases
• NIHL:
  • ACC Guidance for Cover and Assessment – assessment-hearing-loss-acc7917.pdf (SECURED)
• Toxicology
• Allergies:
  • ACC Cover Guidance – cover-allergic-reaction-acc7822.pdf
• Concussion/Traumatic Brain Injury
• Persistent/Chronic Pain
  • The Noi Group – Neuro Orthopaedic Institute Australasia (Noigroup) is a privately owned education provider and publishing house working predominantly from an office in Adelaide, Australia. They present the latest developments in pain science to multidisciplinary audiences, with their faculty members actively participating in numerous conferences, university programs, and other postgraduate education sessions. Their education system covers acute and chronic musculoskeletal, central and peripheral, and neuropathic pain states. The biopsychosocial approach is the basis of the Noigroup educational philosophy, which espouses:
    • Strong clinical reasoning strategies, again arising from British critical thinking and later, Australian manual therapy.
    • Assessment and management of the physical aspects of the nervous system and brain sciences, with a focus on neuroplasticity – particularly how the brain represents our body – is an important area of focus.
    • The nervous system is a remarkable, mobile, complex, plastic and changeable organ, and this impacts both acute and chronic injuries and diseases.

    Noigroup | Knowledge driving health

  • ANZCA Pain Management Resources – This hub has been designed for pain medicine fellows, trainees, and any medical professionals interested in resources for keeping up-to-date with current research in the area of pain medicine, including those resources available through the ANZCA library. Pain medicine resources hub | ANZCA
  • The Better Pain Management (BPM) program offers a series of evidence-based online modules tailored for medical practitioners, specialists, students, nurses, and allied health professionals involved in the care of patients with persistent pain. The program consists of twelve interactive modules, each designed to be completed in approximately one hour. These modules provide a multidisciplinary perspective on the assessment, diagnosis, and management of persistent pain, equipping healthcare professionals with contemporary strategies to improve patient outcomes. With a focus on practical application, BPM enhances clinical knowledge and fosters a holistic, patient-centered approach to pain management. Whether you’re a specialist or a general practitioner, BPM supports your continuing education in pain medicine. Better Pain Management program | ANZCA
• Myalgic Encephalitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. This includes guidance on Long COVID updated Jan 2025 – Overview | Myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome: diagnosis and management | Guidance | NICE
• Mental Health
  • The Mental Health Foundation provides a range of free resources for workplaces. They aim to take a whole-person approach to workplace mental wellbeing. They help workplaces to build safe, strong and supportive environments and cultures – Workplaces | Mental Health Foundation
  • WorkSafe Resources on mental health at work and the work they are doing in this space – Mental health | WorkSafe
  • UK National Institute of Health and Care Excellence. This guideline covers how to create the right conditions for mental wellbeing at work. It aims to promote a supportive and inclusive work environment, including training and support for managers and helping people who have or are at risk of poor mental health, published in 2022 – Overview | Mental wellbeing at work | Guidance | NICE
  • UK Health and Safety Executive provides an overview of mental health issues at work and advice for employees and managers – Mental health – HSE
• Health and Wellbeing resources
  • The Health Benefits of Good Work® (HBGW). This is an initiative from the Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (AFOEM) of The Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP). This initiative is based on compelling Australasian and international evidence that good work is beneficial to people’s health and wellbeing and that long term work absence, work disability and unemployment generally have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. ANZSOM NZ is a signatory to this work, and AFOEM has produced several policy documents that outline this evidence and the HBGW philosophy more broadly. Further details and resources are available at – Health Benefits of Good Work®
• Healthcare Management, Service Quality, and Clinical Governance
  • Health Quality and Safety Commission NZ. Te Tāhū Hauora was established under the New Zealand Public Health & Disability Amendment Act 2010, and now functions under the Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022. We are responsible for assisting providers across the health and disability sector – private and public – to improve service safety and quality and therefore outcomes for all who use these services in New Zealand. Health Quality & Safety Commission | Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
    • Resource Library – Resource library | Te Tāhū Hauora Health Quality & Safety Commission
  • Choosing Wisely – Australasian Faculty of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Tests, treatments and procedures clinicians and consumers should question – AFOEM-recommendations-1.pdf
  • The Australasian Institute of Clinical Governance (AICG) is a division of Health Education Australia Ltd (HEAL) a not-for-profit organisation. The AICG was established to help the healthcare industry to improve safety and quality care through excellence in clinical governance. They provide a range of education, training, and CPD opportunities, including online courses – AICG – AICG
    • Online Courses – AICG – Online Courses Offered by AICG
    • Free Resources – AICG – Free resources
  • The Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators (RACMA) is a specialist medical college that provides education, training, knowledge and advice in medical leadership and management. Recognised by the Australian and New Zealand Medical Councils, it delivers programs to medical managers and other medical practitioners who are training for or occupying Specialist Leadership or Administration positions. It is the only recognised way you can become a Fellow in the Speciality of Medical Administration – Home – RACMA | Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators