Healthcare Ethics New Zealand

Face-to-Face Courses via Zoom · All 18 responsible authorities

Face-to-face courses · New Zealand

Face-to-Face Courses Ethics & ProfessionalismProbity & HonestyProfessional BoundariesReflection Workshop

Q: Are these courses actually face-to-face?

They are run live, via video link on Zoom. Face-to-face here means live and interactive with a facilitator and other participants, rather than a self-paced recording. You see and speak to the people in the room; the room is a video call. If you want a genuinely private session, a one-to-one version of any of the four courses is available for NZ$600 on top of the course price.

Q: How long is the course, and what is the format?

A live session, live via Zoom. Each course carries 5 CPD hours, and the certificate is issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion. Joining details are sent when you book.

Q: Which of the four courses should I take?

Match the course to the concern that has been raised. Probity and Ethics is for honesty and dishonesty allegations. Ethics and Professionalism is for conduct, attitude and professionalism concerns. Professional Boundaries is for boundary, consent and chaperone issues. The Reflection Workshop is for building insight and writing reflection that holds up to scrutiny. If your letter names more than one concern, or you are not sure how it has been categorised, contact us and we will help you choose.

Q: What certificate do I get, and when?

A 5 CPD hour certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses, on completion and emailed to you after the course. It records the course title, the CPD hours, your name and the date, and you can include it in a remediation plan, a written response to a Council or Board, or your recertification portfolio alongside your own reflection.

Q: What does a course cost?

NZ$1,200 for a single live course. Inside the Bulk Buy bundle — one live course plus any ten online courses — it comes down to NZ$1,000: NZ$1,400 for the ten online courses plus NZ$1,000 for the live course, NZ$2,400 in total. A one-to-one session is NZ$600 extra either way.

For health practitioners facing a Council or Board notification or complaint, a Professional Conduct Committee or the Tribunal — registered or not
A live, facilitated course via video link on Zoom — with a facilitator, not a recording
Interactive, with discussion throughout
Structured work on your own case, and an action plan you leave with
Certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion

5 CPD hours
NZ$1,200 per course
Live via Zoom
One-to-one available
Also in the Bulk Buy bundle

See the four courses ↓ NZ$1,200, or NZ$1,000 in a bundle

At a glance

Who it is for: Any healthcare practitioner facing a Council or Board notification, a competence review, a Professional Conduct Committee or the Tribunal — registered or not — and anyone who wants a facilitated session for CPD
Authorities covered: All 18 Councils and Boards under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
The four courses: Probity and Ethics · Ethics and Professionalism · Professional Boundaries · the Reflection Workshop
Format: Live and interactive via video link on Zoom; 5 CPD hours; one-to-one available
Certificate: Issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses and emailed after the course
Price: NZ$1,200 per course · NZ$1,000 inside the Bulk Buy bundle · one-to-one NZ$600 extra

Certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics CoursesRemediation courses for regulatory processes.

The courses

Four courses

Match the course to the concern that has been raised. Every course is NZ$1,200, carries 5 CPD hours, and issues a certificate from Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion.

Course 1 of 4

Probity and Ethics Course

Who it is for

If you are facing a dishonesty or probity allegation — a complaint, an employer investigation, or a Council or Board notification or Professional Conduct Committee — or you need to evidence remediation on honesty and integrity.

Format and certificate

Live and interactive, via video link on Zoom
5 CPD hours
Certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion
One-to-one available for NZ$600 extra

What the course covers

What probity and ethics mean in healthcare practice
What the Councils and Boards say about probity, honesty, trust and ethics in their codes and standards
The consequences of a breach of probity, honesty and ethics
Case examples where a breach of probity happened, and reflection on them
Examples of ethical dilemmas and how to manage them
Why probity and ethics matter for health practitioners
What to do when a breach of probity and ethics happens
Insight, reflect, remediate
Formulating a personalised action plan

Date

Sunday 8th November 2026Live via Zoom

Price

NZ$1,200NZ$1,000 inside the Bulk Buy bundle · one-to-one NZ$600 extra

Book 8th November

Course 2 of 4

Ethics and Professionalism Course

Who it is for

If you are facing an allegation about your conduct, attitude or professionalism — a complaint, an employer investigation, or a Council or Board notification or Professional Conduct Committee — or you need to evidence remediation on professional standards.

Format and certificate

Live and interactive, via video link on Zoom
5 CPD hours
Certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion
One-to-one available for NZ$600 extra

What the course covers

Ethics in healthcare, and the principles behind it
Review of cases involving ethical dilemmas
Professionalism, and what it is made up of
The codes and standards on ethics and professionalism — each Council’s and Board’s own, under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
Why ethics and professionalism matter for health practitioners
What to do if a breach of the expected standards happens — insight, reflection, remediation
An exercise in insight and reflection on your own case or situation
Structured reflection and an action plan for remediation

Date

Sunday 15th November 2026Live via Zoom

Price

NZ$1,200NZ$1,000 inside the Bulk Buy bundle · one-to-one NZ$600 extra

Book 15th November

Course 3 of 4

Professional Boundaries Course

Who it is for

If you are facing a professional boundaries allegation — a complaint about your relationship with a patient or colleague, an employer investigation, or a Council or Board notification or Professional Conduct Committee — or you need to evidence remediation on boundaries, consent and chaperoning.

Format and certificate

Live and interactive, via video link on Zoom
5 CPD hours
Certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion
One-to-one available for NZ$600 extra

What the course covers

What professional boundaries are
What the codes and boundaries standards say — every Council and Board publishes one
The factors that contribute to boundary violations
Situations where boundaries can become blurred, and the risk that follows
Guidance on consent and chaperones
Why professional boundaries matter for health practitioners
The measures and mechanisms that help maintain them
What to do when a breach of professional boundaries happens
Insight, reflect, remediate
An exercise to formulate a personalised action plan

Date

Sunday 6th December 2026Live via Zoom

Price

NZ$1,200NZ$1,000 inside the Bulk Buy bundle · one-to-one NZ$600 extra

Book 6th December

Course 4 of 4

Reflection Workshop — Insight, Reflect, Remediate

Who it is for

If you need to build insight, demonstrate reflection and evidence remediation for a complaint, an employer investigation or a Council or Board notification, and want your written reflection to hold up to scrutiny by a Council or Board, a Professional Conduct Committee or the Tribunal.

Format and certificate

Live and interactive, via video link on Zoom
5 CPD hours
Certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion
One-to-one available for NZ$600 extra

What the course covers

Reflection and reflective practice, and why reflection helps
What to reflect on
How reflection helps with insight and remediation
Why reflection matters for health practitioners
How to write an effective reflection
Reflections and discussions that build insight into your own situation or case
Discussion that helps you remediate, and helps you write your reflective pieces afterwards
Gibbs’ reflective cycle, and writing reflection to it
Collective reflection
A SMART action plan to remediate

Date

Sunday 13th December 2026Live via Zoom

Price

NZ$1,200NZ$1,000 inside the Bulk Buy bundle · one-to-one NZ$600 extra

Book 13th December

Two ways to buy

Buy a course on its own, or inside the Bulk Buy bundle

The bundle is one live course plus any ten online courses — not a bundle of live courses, and not the five-course bundle, which has no face-to-face add-on. It is the cheaper route if you also want online courses: the live course comes down from NZ$1,200 to NZ$1,000 inside it.

One live course

NZ$1,200

Per course, per person

A live, facilitated session via video link on Zoom
5 CPD hours, certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses
Certificate emailed after the course
One-to-one available for NZ$600 extra

See dates and book

Cancel seven days or more before the date for a full refund; within seven days there is no refund. Bookings are subject to our terms and conditions.

One live course plus any ten online courses

NZ$2,400

The Bulk Buy bundle: one face-to-face course at a reduced NZ$1,000, plus any ten online courses at NZ$1,400

One of the four live courses on this page, on its published date
Any ten of the 44 online courses, chosen on your profession’s bulk buy page
Eleven certificates in total, issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses
Saves NZ$200 against buying the live course on its own
One-to-one still available for NZ$600 extra

View the Bulk Buy Offer

How it works

What the course looks like

The same shape for all four courses.

Start

Joining by video link on Zoom. Live and interactive throughout, with a facilitator.

A small group

Numbers are kept small so everyone takes part — or book the course one to one.

Interactive throughout

Discussion with the facilitator and other participants, work on your own case, reflective discussion and an action plan.

Finish

A live session carrying 5 CPD hours, with a certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion.

Who runs them

Who runs the sessions

Dr Mo Mirza

Course facilitator

Dr Mo Mirza is a medically trained doctor from University College London. He is an educator and currently a UCL postgraduate researcher, with over 25 years’ experience in healthcare, teaching, facilitation and student support. Drawing on clinical practice, counselling studies and small-group teaching, he facilitates reflective, inclusive learning on probity and ethics, professional boundaries and professional behaviour, using realistic scenarios, guided discussion and structured reflection.

Medical training, University College London · UCL postgraduate researcher · Counselling studies · Small-group facilitation

Dr Shehzad Iqbal

Founder, author and course facilitator

Dr Iqbal has designed and delivered ethics, probity and professionalism training for healthcare professionals since 2020, working with practitioners regulated in six countries, online and live. He combines clinical practice with formal postgraduate training in healthcare law and ethics, and writes and reviews every course on this site.

MBBS · MRCS · MRCGP · Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Law and Ethics, University of Dundee

Course content written and last reviewed by Dr Shehzad Iqbal. Last reviewed 10 October 2026.

In short

What are the face-to-face courses?

They are four live, facilitated courses in ethics, probity, professional boundaries and reflective practice, run via video link on Zoom, with a certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion. Each carries 5 CPD hours and costs NZ$1,200, or NZ$1,000 inside the Bulk Buy bundle.

They are run virtually: face-to-face here means live and interactive with a facilitator and other participants, not a self-paced recording. Each runs live. Any of the four can be run one to one for NZ$600 more.

They are built for practitioners facing a complaint, a fitness to practise investigation or a Council or Board notification, and are equally used for ordinary CPD. No New Zealand Council or Board approves courses from any provider, and no course decides a matter. What a live session gives you is a facilitator, other people in the same position, and structured work on your own case — which is the part many people find hardest to do alone.

Key terms

What the Councils and Boards mean by insight, reflection and remediation

Four terms recur throughout regulatory correspondence, and the sessions are built around them. They are not interchangeable, and being clear about which one a letter is asking for makes a practical difference to how you respond.

Fitness to practise

Having the skills, knowledge, character and health to practise your profession safely and effectively. A Council or Board acts on a notification when a concern suggests that one of those may be in question. It is a judgement about current and future safety, not only about what happened.

Insight

Understanding what went wrong, why it happened, and the effect it had on patients, colleagues and public confidence in the profession. Insight is weighed at almost every stage, whatever the concern, and it is the element often described as lacking.

Reflection

Setting that understanding down honestly and in your own words, including what you would do differently and what you have already changed. Reflection is the written record of insight, which is why the two are so often confused.

Remediation

The concrete steps taken so that the same thing does not happen again — training, supervision, changes to how you work — together with evidence that they happened. Insight without remediation is an account; remediation without insight is a certificate.

Who they are for

Every health practitioner, whatever your Council or Board

The courses are for practitioners facing a complaint, a fitness to practise investigation or a Council or Board notification, and for anyone who wants the material for CPD.

Doctors
Nurses
Midwives
Dentists
Pharmacists
Psychologists
Physiotherapists
Chiropractors
Osteopaths
Optometrists and dispensing opticians
Chinese medicine practitioners
Paramedics
Occupational therapists
Podiatrists
Dietitians
Medical radiation technologists
Medical laboratory scientists
Psychotherapists
Anaesthetic technicians
Dental hygienists and therapists

Registered with any of the 18 responsible authorities under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 — and open to practitioners whose registration has lapsed or who are returning to the register.

Questions practitioners ask us

Frequently asked questions

Are these courses actually face-to-face?

They are run live, via video link on Zoom. Face-to-face here means live and interactive with a facilitator and other participants, rather than a self-paced recording. You see and speak to the people in the room; the room is a video call. If you want a genuinely private session, a one-to-one version of any of the four courses is available for NZ$600 on top of the course price.

How long is the course, and what is the format?

A live session, live via Zoom. Each course carries 5 CPD hours, and the certificate is issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses on completion. Joining details are sent when you book.

Which of the four courses should I take?

Match the course to the concern that has been raised. Probity and Ethics is for honesty and dishonesty allegations. Ethics and Professionalism is for conduct, attitude and professionalism concerns. Professional Boundaries is for boundary, consent and chaperone issues. The Reflection Workshop is for building insight and writing reflection that holds up to scrutiny. If your letter names more than one concern, or you are not sure how it has been categorised, contact us and we will help you choose.

Do I have to be facing a notification to attend?

No. The courses are built for practitioners facing a complaint, a fitness to practise investigation or a Council or Board notification, but they are equally used for ordinary CPD. Attending before anything has gone wrong is a perfectly ordinary reason to come.

What certificate do I get, and when?

A 5 CPD hour certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses, on completion and emailed to you after the course. It records the course title, the CPD hours, your name and the date, and you can include it in a remediation plan, a written response to a Council or Board, or your recertification portfolio alongside your own reflection.

Does my Council or Board approve these courses?

No New Zealand Council or Board accredits, approves or endorses courses from any provider, including us, and none keeps an approved list. What these courses give you is a certificate and a dated record that you acted, and when. The weight it carries depends on the circumstances of your matter, and no course determines an outcome.

The listed date is too late for my deadline. Can you run one sooner?

Often, yes. If you need a course urgently, contact us and we will try to arrange an earlier date. A one-to-one session can usually be arranged more quickly than a group sitting.

What is the one-to-one option?

Any of the four courses can be run as a private one-to-one session for NZ$600 extra, whether the course is purchased individually or as part of a Bulk Buy bundle. It covers the same material, and the date is arranged around you.

What does a course cost?

NZ$1,200 for a single live course. Inside the Bulk Buy bundle — one live course plus any ten online courses — it comes down to NZ$1,000: NZ$1,400 for the ten online courses plus NZ$1,000 for the live course, NZ$2,400 in total. A one-to-one session is NZ$600 extra either way.

Should I take a live course or the online ones?

They do different jobs. The online catalogue lets you cover several specific concerns and build a portfolio of certificates at your own pace. A live session gives you a facilitator, discussion with other practitioners in the same position, and structured exercises on your own case — which is what many people find hardest to do alone. Many people do both: the live session for insight and reflection, the online courses for breadth.

What if I cannot attend on the date I booked?

Tell us as soon as you know. Cancel seven days or more before the course date and the fee is refunded in full. Within seven days of the date, or if you do not attend, no refund is made. If we have to cancel or move a date, you choose between a full refund and a place on the next published date. The full position is in our terms and conditions.

The other half of the catalogue

Online courses, by Council or Board

Forty-four self-paced courses, with a page written to each Council’s or Board’s code. Many people take a live session for insight and reflection, and online courses for breadth.

Any five online courses are NZ$850 and any ten NZ$1,400 — see the Bulk Buy Offer. Booking for a team rather than yourself? We run the same four courses live for healthcare organisations.

Book a course, or ask about a date

Every course is NZ$1,200 and carries 5 CPD hours, with a certificate issued by Healthcare Ethics Courses. If the listed date does not work, we will try to arrange an earlier one.

See the dates and book — NZ$1,200 Bulk Buy bundle — NZ$2,400 Ask about an earlier date