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WPH025
This program is designed for Personal Support Workers (PSWs) working in community, home care and long-term care sector as well as attendants working with clients privately or through direct funding programs.
This series of elearning modules and accompanying workbook-style manual will you help get you introduced to the kind of knowledge and understanding an attendant or PSW will want to have when providing service to someone who’s sustained a spinal cord injury.
This program is comprised of 55 minutes of elearning (5 modules.) A certificate of completion is awarded once all modules and the course survey are completed (a score of at least 80% must be achieved on each module quiz.)
Topics covered in this series include:
This online course offers scientific insights into the risks associated with shift work and long hours, along with strategies to mitigate these risks. It's structured into 12 modules, split into two parts. Part 1, comprising Modules 1 to 4, addresses the health and safety risks of shift work, individual adjustment factors, and the impact on teams. Part 2, which includes Modules 5 to 12, focuses on practical strategies for managers, nurses, and healthcare teams to reduce these risks.
Duration: 5 hours
Course Outcomes
Modules
This course consists of one module that contains six chapters. Five chapters with content and the final chapter is the quiz.
In addition to module content, a plethora of patient and health care professional resources are provided throughout each Chapter.
Time to complete this course is 6 hours for module completion. It is online and self-paced. As this course contains many optional videos and resources, completion time may vary based on these factors. Certificate upon completion.
Duration: 6 hours
Putting on or “donning” and taking off or “doffing” personal protective equipment (PPE) properly prevents staff from pathogens and spreading pathogens. This course includes videos on putting on and removing surgical masks properly, putting on a cone n95 respirator and taking off a cone n95 respirator. Learners are required to drag and drop donning icons in the correct order. If they are correct, they skip the donning demonstration. Learners watch a video on taking off full PPE. They are then required to drag and drop doffing icons in the correct order. Again, if they are correct, they skip the doffing demonstration. Learners review donning and doffing education sheets.
This video series presented by WorkSafeBC comprises 5 videos that helps you understand how a point-of-care risk assessment is a strategy prepares health care workers for any interaction by assessing their surroundings. This quick, methodical approach can improve their personal safety and the quality of care for their residents. This video explores three interactions in a long-term care setting and also includes hosted introduction and conclusion segments.
Duration: 10 minutes
This free 5-part eLearning series (20 minutes) by the Ontario Human Rights Commission is for public, private and not-for-profit sectors and completes the training requirements for section 7 of the Integrated Accessibility Standards of the AODA.
Duration: 20 minutes
This Foundational course will provide participants with practice and evidence-based approaches to identifying, engaging and managing co-existing physical and mental health needs. Participants will develop an integrated approach to care for these patient issues and will obtain access to practice-ready toolkits to implement in their setting.
Course Objectives
Accreditation
Duration: September 18 to October 29, 2023
Fee: $275.00
This course examines the health landscape of Indigenous people, challenges to coordination of care and transportation and geographical issues and challenges. The course also investigates strategies to reduce cancer mortality rates in Indigenous people.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
Feeling stressed, anxious, worried, or disconnected from yourself or your environment? If so, a 5-minute grounding practice can help. This quick, free course is your guide to rooting yourself in the here and now by engaging your senses—taste, touch, smell, sight, and hearing.
Duration: 5 minutes
This quick course is designed to help the learner understand what phishing emails are, examine clues a phishing email attempt and finishes with a knowledge check.
Duration: 5 minutes
This course is designed to help you understand what disabilities are and give you language to speak about them with others.
Duration: 5 minutes
The last person to be imprisoned for homosexuality in Canada was Everett George Klippert. This controversial decision leads directly to the Criminal Law Amendment Act (Bill C-150). It is an omnibus bill that, among other things, decriminalizes gay sex. However, the struggle continued.
In America, on June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a popular Greenwich Village bar catering to LGBTQ+ customers. Decades of escalating, state-sanctioned harassment led officers to expect everyone to leave quietly as usual. But if that had happened, it wouldn’t have made history.
Decades of oppression of the LGBTQ+ community, cultural shifts in the 1960s, and good troublemaking became a catalyst for change and a symbol for LGBTQ+ rights that evolved into today’s Pride festivals and marches. This course explores the key events and personalities in North America that ultimately shaped a global movement.
The quality of care staff give to residents is reflective of the training they receive, their attitude and approach to care. At Learnici, we understand LTC. Our training development team has worked in various Long-term Care / PSW positions. Our LTC training curriculum was carefully created and reviewed by subject matter experts and developed based on best practice and current Act and Regulation requirements. This content is assigned to new direct care staff prior to performing their responsibilities and retrained annually. This bundle includes Additional Training as identified in the Act and Regs. (Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021, 82(1), 82(2), 82 (4) 82 (7) O. Reg. 79/10: GENERAL, 218. (1) 219. (1), (2), (3), (4), 221. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5).
Our interactive and engaging content is meaningful and relevant to the work staff do. They will enjoy the “guided facilitation” style that simulates a live training session as much as possible. Staff can also interact and engage with the content. Some learners learn best when the content is read to them, others when they read the content for themselves. For Learnici’s LTC Mandatory courses, learners can choose which method works best for them. Depending on that choice, staff usually complete the training in 4 or 6 hours on average.
It includes the following courses:
Duration: 6 hours
Putting on or “donning” and taking off or “doffing” personal protective equipment (PPE) properly prevents staff from pathogens and spreading pathogens. This course includes videos on putting on and removing surgical masks properly, putting on a cone n95 respirator and taking off a cone n95 respirator. Learners are required to drag and drop donning icons in the correct order. If they are correct, they skip the donning demonstration. Learners watch a video on taking off full PPE. They are then required to drag and drop doffing icons in the correct order. Again, if they are correct, they skip the doffing demonstration. Learners review donning and doffing education sheets. This course is required for all LTC staff prior to performing their responsibilities (i.e. as part of Orientation) and annually.
This course is also availble in the following series:
This course examines environmental health, climate change, drinking water advisories, colonial interference byproducts and the health impacts of environmental pollution.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
In Ontario alone, over 400 children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and at any point in time over 4,000 children are receiving cancer treatment or follow-up care in this province.
Childhood cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death for our children; 1 child dies of cancer each week. This course examines the differences between childhood and adult cancer, the journey for First Nation, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous children with cancer and the role the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario plays in helping to navigate this journey with a unique whole-life approach to childhood cancer care
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
No matter where First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Canada live, they face unique health challenges. Often higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and many other diseases can been seen in Indigenous people compared to non-Indigenous people. This course examines the major lifestyle changes that have occurred over the past decades for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples and communities. The course also provides an overview of the behavioural risk factors that have contributed to the shift from communicable diseases to chronic diseases and the associated statistics with these risk factors.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
There are many reasons why the need to address health literacy is even more critical today than ever. There are increasing demands in society to access health information in new ways and this can create challenges for patients navigating the health care system. Increasing rates of chronic diseases in the Canadian population require individuals to manage their own care more than before. This course examines why Indigenous people have greater health literacy needs than the general population. The course also explores how mainstream health literacy approaches are not culturally relevant and how healthcare practitioners can provide health information to Indigenous patients in a way that is culturally appropriate and effective in managing chronic diseases.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
Beginning in 1883, residential schools were in existence for well over 100 years, meaning that many successive generations of children from the same communities and families endured the experience of them. All three nations of children - First Nations, Inuit and Métis - attended residential schools; however, the experiences of each nation differed slightly. This course discusses the historical impact of the residential schools, which in turn led to the development of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). The course also provides an overview of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and how it is connected to the TRC Calls to Action.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
The prevalence of certain types of cancers are increasing at a faster rate for Indigenous people compared to the general population. This course examines cancer risk factors for Indigenous people, cancer statistics and the gap in cancer data for First Nations, Inuit, Métis and urban Indigenous peoples. This course also looks at the importance of increasing health education.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
Essential changes have occurred in the policies guiding and structuring the delivery of healthcare to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. Aboriginal-led primary healthcare was identified as one of the key pillars for self-determination. This course explores key First Nations, Inuit and Métis supports available in Ontario, including Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs), the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) and services provided by Métis and Inuit organizations. It also examines the key barriers to healthcare access for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
Essential changes have occurred in the policies guiding and structuring the delivery of healthcare to First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. Aboriginal-led primary healthcare was identified as one of the key pillars for self-determination. This course explores key First Nations, Inuit and Métis supports available in Ontario, including Aboriginal Health Access Centres (AHACs), the Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centres (OFIFC) and services provided by Métis and Inuit organizations. It also examines the key barriers to healthcare access for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
Racism persists. The First Nations, Inuit and Métis population has noted that they have experienced culturally insensitive healthcare, and at times, they meet with subtle and overt racism. This course stresses the importance for frontline healthcare professionals to understand and apply First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultural sensitivity and safety to provide effective care.It also examines the concept of cultural sensitivity and safety for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people, including cultural awareness, safety, competence, sensitivity, self-reflection and empathy.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
The health status of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples has been improving, but is still lower than the rest of Canada. This course examines the impact social and economic measures have on First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. It explores the broader cultural determinants of health in an Indigenous context, including an overview of the determinants of health for First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, and the impact of colonial and post-colonial events on the health of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
Canada’s history and treatment of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people has shaped the way they currently relate to and view non-Aboriginal people Canada. Many issues and challenges have been acknowledged, which continue to affect relations with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people. This course provides a historic context to the current-day issues facing First Nations, Inuit and Métis people in Canada, as well as the impact of these issues on their health, and relations with the government and healthcare industry. The course also explores the current-day First Nations, Inuit and Métis governance and political leadership models.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
First Nations, Inuit and Métis people’s culture and history is rooted in wholistic view of well-being. Traditional health is important not only to the individual, but also to the family and community. Indigenous knowledge, language and culture influence the health and wellness of the community, often through traditional activities and ceremonies. This course explores Indigenous knowledge and traditional health, as well as strategies to bridge the gaps between traditional and Western medicine in promoting wholistic health services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
By the time you complete this course, you will be able to better understand:
Accreditation
This Self-Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for 1.5 Mainpro+ credits.
Duration: 90 minutes
The Evac Chair Power 800 is a battery-powered, electric evacuation chair can be used in emergency evacuations, power outages, and daily patient transport to safely and easily move a passenger up or down multiple flights of stairs without the need for carrying or lifting.
Duration: 5 minutes
The Evac Chair 300H (MK4) is a highly innovative emergency stair chair solution that permits the safe egress of mobility impaired persons from a building in the event of an emergency or evacuation. Whether it’s a fire, a tornado, or even a simple power outage, it’s not safe to use an elevator when conditions are critical.
Duration: 5 minutes
This eLearning module was created by University Health Network (UHN) in collaboration with the Toronto Academic Health Science Network (TAHSN). The concepts presented here are based on applicable laws and regulatory guidelines and ensure consistency of
information across various groups in the GTA. Organization-specific policies support and build on these core concepts.
Due to limitations of this specific course, you will lose your work if you leave this course before finishing. Before you begin, please ensure you:
Duration: 45 minutes
Topic: Platelets from 13-lined Ground Squirrels are Resistant to Cold Storage Lesion
Presented by:
Dr. Scott Cooper
Professor of Biology at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse
Abstract: Hibernating ground squirrels have dramatically decreased heart rates (3-5 beats per minute) and blood flow, which should put them at risk of forming blood clots. In response, they have several adaptations during hibernation that prevent blood clotting, including 3-fold decreases in Factors VIII (FVIII) and IX (FIX), and 10-fold decreases in von Willebrand factor (vWF), neutrophils, and platelets. Ground squirrel platelets are resistant to in vivo and in vitro cold storage lesions and are not rapidly cleared after transfusion. This could be due to a combination of altered signaling pathways, resistance to cold-induced cellular damage, and interactions with extracellular factors. This research is pioneering the use proteomic and metabolomic techniques to determine how ground squirrel platelets are resistant to cold storage lesions in platelets and could lead to medical advances to treat thrombocytopenia, store human platelets in the cold for transfusions, and regulate blood coagulation in cases of accidental or induced hypothermia.
Date: January 11, 2023 @ 1:00PM - 2:00PM PT
Duration: 1 hour
The recording for this CBR event is now available.
Topic: Novel Roles of Platelets in Infection and Inflammation
Presented by
Dr. Robert A. Campbell
Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Utah
Abstract:
I have concentrated my research effort on dissecting the mechanisms underpinning how cells alter coagulation under normal and disease situations, as well as determining how hemostasis and thrombosis, in turns, alters cellular response during inflammation. In particular, I have focused on understanding the regulation of transcription and translation in megakaryocyte and platelets under health and disease. To accomplish these goals, I have developed in vitro and in vivo model systems to examine gene and protein expression in megakaryocytes and platelets. We have elucidated novel mechanisms regulating megakaryocyte and platelet function and activation under normal homeostasis, including translational control mechanism regulated by microRNAs. We have also discovered that platelets and megakaryocytes possess novel intrinsic host defense mechanisms in addition to their ability to respond to inflammatory signals that induce robust changes in gene and protein expression. We have also demonstrated these changes in gene expression alter thrombo‐inflammatory responses, which often occur in the setting of aging and in the context of stroke. We also have extensively studied platelet interactions with other cells including neutrophils and monocytes and how these interactions alter platelet and leukocyte responses. In addition, my laboratory has significant experience dissecting molecular pathway in platelets, which regulate thrombosis using murine model systems. This includes in vivo models of thrombosis such as venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and ischemic stroke. In these studies, we have used state‐of‐the‐art technologies including RNA‐seq to examine the transcriptional changes in platelets and megakaryocytes from mice to uncover novel genes critical for platelet responses during inflammation and thrombosis.
Date: January 18, 2023 @ 1:00PM - 2:00PM PT
Duration: 1 hour
The recording for this CBR event is now available.
Topic: Who is missing? Underrepresented communities in trauma research.
Presented by
Dr. Barbara Haas, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto
Learning Objectives
Accreditation
The University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Date: January 26, 2023 @ 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
Duration: 1 hour
The recording for this ORBCoN event is now available.
You’ve probably heard the word “diversity” pretty frequently both in and out of the workplace, but are you confident you understand what it means and how it might impact your life?
Diversity—along with the complementary concepts of equity, and inclusion—impact your wellbeing, regardless of your background. Having a firm grasp on these terms is essential not only for a healthy workplace, but ultimately a healthier way of living.
This course will introduce you to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). By the time you’ve finished this course, you’ll be better equipped to understand the importance of DEI and take action to support diversity initiatives in the workplace.
Topics covered in this introductory course include how we’re socialized in the world, how biases form, and how these factors affect how we think and act—and feed into various systems of oppression. By the end of this course, you will:
1. Have a basic understanding of key DEI concepts.
2. Recognize how your specific background fits into the society you live in.
3. Know how to contribute to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace.
Understanding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is essential to creating a healthier community. But once you’ve grasped the conceptual elements of DEI, how do you put them into practice? And how can you apply your knowledge to your unique community?
In this course, you’ll learn how the stories we tell ourselves impact our well-being. You’ll discover the power of the narratives we tell as individuals, within social groups, and through institutions, and you’ll explore ways to counter these narratives through specific examples and exercises. By the end of this course, you will know how to:
1. Create space for diverse perspectives and critique current power structures.
2. Navigate the ambiguity and complexity that come with multiple perspectives.
3. Take action to promote equity and justice.
This video series is show how to a Hoyer Patient Lift to transfer patients. It covers:
Duration: 15 minutes
The interactive eLearning modules were designed in response to a reported gap in health care practitioner knowledge regarding cannabis and older adults. An extensive literature review in conjunction with a needs assessment survey distributed by the Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health to physicians, nurse practitioners, students, older adults and caregivers to older adults informed the content. This course aims to ensure that healthcare providers have access to up-to-date evidence-based information regarding cannabis and older adults.
These modules have been designed for physicians, nurse practitioners, other health care practitioners and healthcare students who want to know about cannabis and older adults.
Accreditation
Duration: 7 hours
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code yellow.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code white.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code silver.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code red.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code purple.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code orange.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code grey.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code green.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code brown.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code blue/pink.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code black.
Duration:15 minutes
This course presents the role and responsibilities of every members of the staff and the procedure to follow in the event of a code amber.
Duration:15 minutes
Rainbow Health Ontario (RHO), a program of Sherbourne Health, developed this seven-module course on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and Two-Spirit (2SLGBTQ) health for healthcare and social service providers. These modules will help build your foundational knowledge for providing care to 2SLGBTQ people.
This course’s goal is to heighten your comfort level and competency in providing high-quality inclusive, affirming, welcoming; culturally sensitive care. In the course you will build your understanding of important 2SLGBTQ terminology. You will also learn to understand the context of minority stress; health disparities faced by 2SLGBTQ people; improve your ability to provide comprehensive care for your service users from diverse 2SLGBTQ communities.
Each module will take about 30 minutes to complete. The module’s activities are designed to inspire critical thinking about the course principles so you can apply your knowledge and skills in your daily practice. Each module will guide you to explore key concepts such as: sex; gender; gender identity; gender expression; intersectionality; mental health and inclusive language.
Sherbourne Health and RHO thank the Online Learning Development Advisory Committee (OLDAC) for working with us to produce this course. The OLDAC team included physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, psychologists, 2SLGBTQ community members—all of whom provided invaluable feedback for the seven modules in this foundations course.
Accreditation
This program has been accredited by the College of Family Physicians of Canada and the Ontario Chapter for up to 3.5 Mainpro-M1 credits.
Duration: 3:30 hours
This modules explains your rights and responsibilities on the job as a supervisor and tells you what Ontario's Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) expects from you.
This module is divided into 5 sections:
The training must be completed in one sitting in order to receive your certificate of completion. You will receive a "Proof of Completion" certificate once you complete the training. You must save and/or print the certificate before exiting the module and upload it to this system. The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development will not store your certificate, or keep a record of training.
Duration: 1 hour
The Public Spaces Standard sets requirement for specific features of our physical environment that will make it easier for people with disabilities to move through, use and enjoy what our communities have to offer.
Duration: 15 minutes
This CIHR module is intended for those conducting secondary data analyses. Complete this module if your research involves the biostatistical analysis of existing datasets with human participants.
Duration: 45 minutes
This CIHR module is intended for those conducting basic science research. Complete this module if your research involves experiments with cells, tissues, animals or other biological samples.
Duration: 45 minutes