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eLearning | Any TimeAudience: physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, health care trainees and health care providers.    Overview: Recognizing Somatic Symptom Disorder (SSD) and Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) early can lead to better management strategies, reduce patient distress, and enhance overall health outcomes. This short online module provides foundational information on the process …

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eLearning | Any TimeAudience: midwives, family physicians, specialists, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, residents and students.Overview: This one-hour online course is designed to support perinatal care workers and staff to offer an inclusive and respectful experience for Two-Spirit, non-binary and transgender people and their families through pregnancy and the postpartum period. Make your practice safer and …

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eLearning | Any TimeAudience: family physicians, endocrinologists, bariatricians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, registered dietitians, residents and students.  Overview: This interactive course is intended to support health professionals in understanding and navigating our complex relationships with food. You’ll learn practical skills to make your conversations about food sensitive, relevant, and practical.Up to 2.0 Mainpro+ credits LEARN MORE …

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eLearning | Any Time Audience: family physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners and primary care providers. Overview: In this online module, you will learn how to screen and support your patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as they navigate the diagnostic process in BC. Learn more about the core features of ASD, screening tools and resources, referrals, …

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eLearning | Any TimeAudience: all health professionals.Overview: Improve the care experience for people with FASD and their families by taking this 30-minute introductory module on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD). Learn how to recognize common signs and symptoms associated with FASD, social and cultural causes and a beneficial approach to care.Up to 0.5 Mainpro+/MOC Section …

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eLearning | Any TimeAudience: family physicians, mental health professionals, nurse practitioners, residents and students.   Overview: This course is designed for primary care providers in BC who want to enhance their knowledge of mental health in primary care settings. Take this module to understand how you can support your patients throughout their mental health journey. Up to 1.0 Mainpro+ creditsLEARN …

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eLearning | Any TimeAudience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, midwives, and health care providers with an interest in pediatrics, women’s health, and addiction medicine.Overview: This self-paced course is designed to provide evidence-based, patient-centred, trauma-informed and culturally-safe education to provide care for pregnant people who experience substance use and for newborns exposed to substances during pregnancy.Up to 6.0 Mainpro+/MOC …

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Recently updated with newly released Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) guidelineseLearning | Any Time Audience: family physicians, specialists, emergency physicians, hospitalists, internists, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, residents and medical students.Overview: Updated to reflect the newly released OUD guidelines. The course is designed with busy professionals in mind and articulates the BCCSU’s Provincial Guidelines for the Clinical Management of Opioid Use …

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The Syphilis Overview course is a self-directed online course designed for healthcare providers in British Columbia (B.C.) who are involved with the case management and follow up of syphilis cases and their contacts. The goals of the Syphilis Overview course are to:  Course schedule The Syphilis Overview course is offered as a 2 hour self-directed online course …

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Anytime | eLearningLaunch: SeptemberAudience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, registered nurses, public health nurses, midwives and other primary care providers.Overview: Health-care providers play a key role in the public health response to sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBI). By normalizing discussions about sexual health and offering STBBI screening as part of routine care, health-care providers can help …

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