The introduction of the Electronic Medical Record (EMR) was a transformative change for all staff delivering inpatient, emergency, surgical and maternity care.

A reminder that, in order to gain access to the EMR, staff need to be trained, meaning staff who have not been adequately trained will not have access to the EMR.

The EMR training format will now be a facilitated eLearning module, where staff will be required to come to a classroom to complete eLearning with a trainer present in the room of whom they can ask any questions.

The training material will be refreshed, and continue to focus on basic functionality while being more workflow centred.

Staff can practice in the Train Domain prior to their first shift. Training will run every Monday and will be an open session, allowing all cohort groups to register staff for training (nursing, midwifery, medical, allied health). These will be held in the training rooms on Level 3 of the NCHER building.

These will be considered open sessions, allowing all cohort groups to register staff, where trainees  follow the course materials relevant for their role. Pharmacy, HIS/HIM/CODER, Ward Clerks and Pathology cohorts will be trained using a training plan local to their area.

Managers can decide whether staff can complete eLearning training in their own time. Departments will be required to provide local training/orientation to embed area specific workflows.

Any further questions related to training please reach out to the EMR team via
NH-EMRQuestions@nh.org.au.