Courses you can book
interRAI Services offer courses for all users of interRAI, at all skill levels. If a course you are interested in is not listed on our Request Training page, please email us at interrai@tas.health.nz. We will invite you to this course once we reach necessary numbers, or find a different solution with you.
Assessing people in aged residential care
Course title |
Objective |
Who is it for |
Course duration |
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Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) assessment |
Become a competent LTCF interRAI assessor |
Registered Nurses / Enrolled Nurses working in Aged Residential Care settings involved in clinical assessment |
3 days in-class-training, supported assessments and online training over 8 weeks |
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Understanding and interpreting interRAI assessments |
Read and understand interRAI assessments but not complete assessments |
Health professionals wishing to gain further insight into a person’s functional abilities but not complete interRAI assessments, for example, non-government organisations, emergency department staff, GP practice staff |
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Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Skills booster |
Update your LTCF assessment skills |
Competent LTCF assessors needing support completing assessment summaries |
4 hours in-class training |
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Long Term Care Facilities (LTCF) Managers Training |
Navigate the interRAI software and make the most of the interRAI reporting and data in your facility |
Facility Managers working in Aged Residential Care |
4-5 hours in class training |
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Site visits |
Have your interRAI questions answered and make the most of interRAI reports/data
Conduct an interRAI training in-service |
Aged Residential Care competent interRAI LTCF assessors and managers |
2-3 hours in your facility |
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Local analytics |
Customise your own data queries using the interRAI assessment data warehouse |
Analysts, Clinical staff, Service Managers and Planning/Funding staff |
1-2 hours on site or remote training as requested |
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Administrators training |
Learn how to manage your interRAI records and utilise the printed reports |
Aged Residential Care Reception/ DHB Administration staff |
1-2 hours on site or remote training as required |
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Integrating interRAI in your facility |
Learn and discuss with other managers and lead nurses how to integrate interRAI in the processes of your facility, including:
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Facility managers and lead nurses |
6 hours workshop |
Assessing people living in the community
Course title |
Objective |
Who is it for |
Course duration |
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Home Care assessment |
Become a competent interRAI Home Care assessor |
Registered health professionals either employed by a DHB to complete only Home Care assessments, or by external service providers contracted by the DHB to provide these assessments
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3 days in-class-training, supported assessments and online training over 8 weeks |
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Home Care assessment with Contact assessment |
Become competent in both interRAI Home Care(HC) and Contact assessments (CA) |
Registered health professionals either employed by a DHB to complete both interRAI assessments ( HC and CA) assessments, or by external service providers contracted by the DHB to provide these assessments
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3 days in-class-training, supported assessments and online training over 8 weeks |
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Contact assessment |
Become competent in Contact assessments |
Registered health professionals either employed by a DHB to complete only interRAI Contact Assessment screener assessments, or by external service providers contracted by the DHB to complete this screener assessment.
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1 day in-class-training, supported assessments and online training over 8 weeks |
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Palliative Care assessment |
Become competent in Palliative Care assessments |
Competent Home Care assessors who have completed Level One Advance Care Planning(ACP) eLearning: https://acp.elearning.ac.nz/login/index.php or equivalent ACP training delivered by a DHB Please note that this assessment is an acceptable alternative to the Home Care to confirm community support is no longer appropriate and residential care entry is an appropriate option
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3 hour classroom training, supported assessments and online training over 4 weeks |
| DHB Long Term Facility (LTCF) Assessment review training |
Review LTCF assessments In this course we do not train assessors to complete LTCF assessments. |
Competent interRAI Home Care assessors | 4-hour classroom training, including additional Relias exams |
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Understanding and interpreting interRAI assessments |
Read and understand interRAI assessments but not complete assessments |
Health professionals wishing to gain further insight into a person’s functional abilities but not complete interRAI assessments, for example, non-government organisations, emergency department staff, GP practice staff |
1-hour classroom training |
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Community Health Assessment + Functional and Mental Health supplements |
Become a competent Community Health Assessor. |
Registered health professionals either employed by a DHB to complete assessments, or by external service providers contracted by the DHB to provide this assessment with the Functional and Mental Health supplements, for clients who trigger these supplements. The CHA + Functional Supplement is equivalent to a Home Care assessment.
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3 days in-class-training, supported assessments and online training over 8 weeks |
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Home Care/Community Managers Training |
Interpret the interRAI reporting and data |
Needs Assessment Service Centre or District Health Board Managers working in the Aged Care Sector |
2-3 hours in class |
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Site visits |
Have your interRAI questions answered and make the most of interRAI reports/data |
Community interRAI users |
2-3 hours in your workplace |
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Local analytics |
Customise your own data queries using the interRAI assessment data warehouse |
Analysts, Clinical staff, Service Managers and Planning/Funding staff |
1-2 hours on site or remote training as requested |
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Administrators training |
Learn how to manage your interRAI records and utilise the printed reports |
DHB Administration staff |
1-2 hours on site or remote training as required |