Education & Training

TORONTO – Globally, in recent years, healthcare has accounted for more privacy breaches than any other industry. The number of incidents continues to rise as healthcare institutions are frequently in the news for mismanaging personal health information. Join Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development for a five-module, live online course this January and February. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – The ePrivacy Fundamentals in Health Care course provides a comprehensive understanding of privacy and how to use this knowledge to build privacy programs in healthcare organizations. ePrivacy Fundamentals in Health Care 10 Sessions: 3 Live, 7 Recorded. Mondays, Oct. 30, Nov. 13 & Dec. 4, 2023 Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – The course investigates the nature of leadership, considers what makes a good leader, and investigates the skills needed in leadership, including effective communication, handling conflict, building high-performing collaborative teams, decision-making, and setting and achieving a vision and goals. Read More

KITCHENER, Ont. – The eHealth Centre of Excellence (eCE) has announced the official launch of eCE Shield, a national web-based cybersecurity and privacy self-learning program designed specifically for healthcare professionals. eCE Shield addresses the pressing need for comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy education in healthcare, ultimately making healthcare organizations more resilient against cyber threats and privacy breaches. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – The key to survival in the healthcare industry is to connect the dots and show bottom-line accountability while maintaining quality and efficiency. To meet this challenge healthcare organizations must be more efficient and effective. Essentially they need to spend less, have better patient outcomes and provide higher patient satisfaction. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – The National Institutes of Health Informatics (NIHI) is offering an online, microcredential course on the use of dashboards in healthcare. The online sessions are live and interactive, and recordings are available for missed sessions. Read More

HALIFAX – As thousands of Nova Scotians linger on a waiting list for a doctor, the provincial government has announced a new physician assistant program at Dalhousie University, the first in Atlantic Canada. The province is giving $5.6 million to get the program up and running, followed by $1.5 million in annual funding. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – The National Institute of Health Informatics (NIHI), Canada’s national organization dedicated to fostering Health Informatics education and training, has announced a slate of micro-credential courses, beginning this fall. Early bird rates are now available. Read More

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Obstetrical emergencies are rare, but when they happen nothing is more important than a team of highly trained and skilled nurses and physicians. In July, Niagara Health (NH) hosted an emergency simulation kick-off event in the Women and Babies Unit. The St. Catharines hospital recently purchased a SimMom so that staff can practise mock codes and intense childbirth emergency situations in a safe learning environment. Read More

WATERLOO, Ont. – NIHI hosts courses that provide knowledge and skills based on the current and future needs of professionals in healthcare. Courses expand across a variety of important topics such as leadership, artificial intelligence, data analytics, privacy and security, return on investment, medical device quality, connected health applications and the healthcare system. Read More