Courses

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Advance Care Planning: A Two-Part Introduction

This course lets you have a say in the health care you will receive if you are unable to speak for yourself.

Advanced Investing for Financial Wellness

The course takes a deeper dive into the historical behaviour of markets to draw important lessons and provide a larger perspective.

Aging and Brain Health: Explorations Through Science and Art

An overview of aging, including what scientists have learned about the factors that contribute to positive and negative trajectories of aging.

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Aging Well: Designing an Engaging Life Through Meaningful Leisure

Discover your personal path to a vibrant future by designing a plan for your post-work life focused on purpose and vitality.

An Introduction to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy that identifies and modifies problematic thought patterns, emotions and behaviours.

Basic Life Support (BLS)

This four-hour course includes the recognition of, and initial intervention or treatment given by pre-hospital or in-facility responders to, a patient suffering from cardiac arrest or respiratory arrest.

Building Harmony: An Approach to Conflict Management in Healthcare Settings

A course designed for health professionals to promote communication and empathy in teamwork to support and enhance quality assurance and patient safety processes.

Building Resiliency for Families of Trauma Exposed Workers

This is a professional development course designed for family members and trauma exposed workers of all kinds including but not limited to: Police, Fire, Ambulance, Search and Rescue, 911 dispatchers, emergency management volunteers, and front line workers in shelters and clinics.

Canadian Fall Prevention Curriculum

Those working with older adults in long-term, acute and home care will acquire the knowledge and skills needed to apply an evidence-based approach to the prevention of falls and fall-related injuries. Learn how to design, implement and evaluate a fall prevention program.

Controlled Terminology Standards

Examines the adoption and management of controlled terminologies in health care organizations. Terminology adoption covers the planning, design, implementation, use, support and evaluation of terminologies in health IT applications.

Crisis Communication

This course equips learners with the tools of crisis communication to ensure business continuity in the event of an emergency.

Current Concepts in Dentistry Day 1

Restorative Update: Materials and Clinical Techniques. Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024. Presented by Richard G. Stevenson III, DDS, FAGD, FACD, ABOD.

Current Concepts in Dentistry Day 2

Examining the Advancements in Contemporary Implant Dentistry. Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Presented by Sonia Leziy, DDS, Dipl Perio, FCDS(BC), FRCD(C).

Current Concepts in Dentistry Day 3

Current Trends in Endodontics. Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Presented by Dr. Jeffrey Coil, DMD, MSD, PhD, FRCD(C), FADI, FACD.

Current Concepts in Dentistry Day 4

Clinical Assessment of Oral Lesions. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Presented by Charles Shuler, BSc, DMD, PhD.

Decolonization and Cultural Safety

The Decolonization and Cultural Safety course is part of the Fundamentals for the Homelessness Serving Sector program.

Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease - Current Research and Early Detection Methods

During this course you will find out what researchers currently know about the disease as well as new methods for early detection.

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Eating to Live Vibrantly: The Science of Longevity

Move past the hype to review what the scientific research supports are for eating to extend vitality.

Emergency Management for Business Continuity

Don't let your organization get left in the dark when the unexpected happens. Preparing your organization to continue operating during and after an emergency demands planning in multiple areas, including information technology security, crisis communications, and operational resilience.

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Emotional Intelligence for Personal and Professional Growth

Whether you're looking to improve workplace dynamics or strengthen personal connections, this session provides valuable tools to boost emotional health and resilience.

Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology

This course provides an introduction to understanding the determinants and distribution of disease and accidents in human populations that may be attributed to the environment and the workplace.

Environmental Health Economics

In this course, we examine the role of regional, national and international economics as well as business financial constraints and imperatives on health and safety in the workplace. Issues considered include:

Epidemiological Statistics

This is a basic course in epidemiology, which also covers a variety of analytic topics not commonly addressed in elementary statistics courses.

Ergonomics

Ergonomics is the science that addresses workers' performance and well-being in relation to their work, workplace, tools, equipment and environment.

Field Project in Health Informatics

The student is required to carry out an independent field project within a field of specialization under the supervision of a faculty member.

Final Project

The final project is the last course taken in the certificate program. The project requires the student to focus on a specific problem and establish a structured solution within an existing organization.

Forgiveness: Escaping Your Own Alcatraz

This course is will broaden the way you think about forgiveness by providing a brief introduction to interpersonal forgiveness and what it involves.

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Gender and Sexuality

As part of our new offering on Fundamentals for the Homelessness Serving Sector, we will be offering a course on Gender and Sexuality, where , learners are introduced to gender-based and LGBTQIA2S+ issues related to homelessness. Leaners are also introduced to best practices for supporting individuals experiencing gender-based violence and individuals engaged in sex work.

Hazardous Waste Management

This course introduces you to hazardous waste management, including the technical aspects and methods of qualification; specific generator, transporter and contractor responsibilities; treatment and disposal processes; hazardous waste minimization strategies.

Health Information Exchange Standards

Explores the use of controlled terminologies for health information exchange (HIE) in health care organizations. Covers the planning, development, implementation, use, maintenance and evaluation of HIE standards, resources and tools.

Health Information Standards

The study of health information standards deployed and used in Canada and elsewhere.

Health Protection Technology

Minimizing risks to ensure a safe working environment may require the use of engineering controls such as safety equipment and personal protective equipment.

Health Services Program Monitoring and Evaluation

This course provides hands-on, project-based instruction on the concepts, processes and tools for monitoring and evaluating health services and programs.

Healthy Aging and the Anti-Inflammatory Diet

Inflammation is now recognized as a common contributor to a range of chronic health problems, including some that we associate with aging. Heart disease, cancer, arthritis, colitis, asthma and many other conditions have been linked to inflammation.

High-Risk Foot, Level I

Wounds and diseases of the foot and lower limb are on the increase, and complications lead to immobility, pain, and in severe cases, amputations. Much of this burden is preventable with care from skilled health professionals.

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High-Risk Foot, Level II

This workshop extends your knowledge and skills in assessing and managing more complex conditions of the high-risk foot.

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Homelessness and Housing First Principles

As part of our new offering on Fundamentals for the Homelessness Serving Sector, we will be offering a course on the different types of homelessness and housing first principles. Learners are also introduced to person-centered and trauma-informed support techniques using a decolonized and anti-stigma approach.

How to Build a Resilient Relationship

This course will provide an overview of research-based strategies to support healthy relationship functioning.

Human Health Risk Assessment

This conceptual course provides an understanding of the concepts, principles and methods of analyzing the risk of disease or accidents that may be attributed to the environment and the workplace.

Investing for Financial Wellness

Financial wellness is about more than just finances. Guided by an experienced Chartered Financial Analyst, you will explore values and goals related to security and freedom, psychological pitfalls and opportunities, investing for health care and social responsibility, and the value of diversification.

IT Security for Business Continuity

Get the information technology security fundamentals you need to prepare for and maintain business continuity in the event of an emergency.

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Living with Less Stress and More Joy

In this interactive session, you will learn ways to identify and manage stress, while recognizing the value of increasing joy levels in various areas of your life.

Longitudinal Analysis and Multi-level Modelling of Population Health Data

This course is designed to serve the needs of researchers who will analyze and model longitudinal data in population health research.

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Mental Health and Substance Use

In this interactive, hands-on workshop, you will have the opportunity to discuss topics related to working in the homelessness serving sector.

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Mindfully Responding to Stress

Mindfulness helps us become more aware of our present moment, and has been found to lower stress levels, and ultimately improve the quality of our lives.

More Than Money: Making the Most of Retirement

Are you ready to retire? Have you prepared for the shift in focus from work to leisure? Do you know what it takes to achieve a healthy and sustainable retirement?

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Nature-Based Mindfulness

Learn the benefits of nature-based mindfulness, including tools and practices applicable in everyday life.

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Navigating Our Digital Future: Strategies for Well-Being

Learn about the current research regarding the influence of device use on young people’s mental health and engage in discussions about what we can do as a society to foster healthy relationships with our rapidly advancing technology.

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Neurodiversity: Unmasking Strengths and Dismantling Barriers

Explore some of the many strengths and challenges of neurodivergent individuals, and learn the importance of embracing neurodiversity while gaining insight into how to recognize and address systemic barriers

Nutrition During the Stages of Menopause

In this session, we will break down the current scientific evidence regarding the different stages of menopause and metabolism.

Occupational and Environmental Health Law

This course examines existing and proposed federal, provincial and municipal laws and regulations that pertain to workplace health and the environment.

Occupational Health Hazards

This course provides an overview of occupational health hazards with particular emphasis on the effects of exposure to hazardous chemical and biological agents, medical surveillance programs and early preventive measures.

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Olfactory Health: How Smell Relates to Brain Function

In this session, you will learn about the sensory capabilities of the human nose and how we can use this sense to improve memory and brain health.

Operational Resilience

This course equips learners to help strengthen their organization's operational resilience to continue to operate in the event of a disruption and deliver their prioritized products and services.

Organizational Preparedness and Adaptability

See the Organizational Preparedness and Adaptability program page for full details.

Palliative Care Pharmacy

Developed in partnership between Victoria Hospice and Continuing Studies at the University of Victoria, this online program enables pharmacists to acquire the specialized knowledge to support palliative care patients, family, health and community care nurses and general practitioners.

Person-centred Procedures

As part of our new offering on Fundamentals for the Homelessness Serving Sector, we will be offering a course on Person-centred Procedures, where learners are introduced to best practices for record-keeping, resolving conflict, crisis management and critical incident debriefing.

Personalized Medicine: Epigenetics

Genetic scientists continue to acquire a clearer picture of how DNA impacts our health and well-being. In two sessions, Dr. Gair will simplify and explore the cost, benefit and risk of direct-to-consumer genetic testing, highlight current Canadian legislation regarding DNA data.

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