Professional Development Opportunities
Education and Professional Development Opportunities
Educational opportunities available to support health professionals in Niagara
In-person Opportunities
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Academic Detailing Service: Centre for Effective Practice
One-on-one evidence-based discussions with a clinical pharmacist and a family physician on a variety of clinical topics. -
Helping Your Patients Quit Smoking: The 5As
A free in-office lunch and learn training opportunity in Minimal Contact Intervention -
Breastfeeding Clinical Support - In-Office Education
Public Health Nurse will provide practical strategies and information to support your patients in making informed decisions on infant feeding and offer community resources and referral information.
Online Opportunities
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Infection Prevention and Control – Online Learning
Public Health Ontario offers several e-modules for various infection prevention and control topics. -
HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis e-Module
Learn how to identify patients in your practice who may be at higher risk of acquiring HIV, an evidence-based approach and how to prescribe safely and address logistical concerns regarding prescribing. -
Moving to Acceptance: How to address vaccine hesitancy in your busy practice
The one-hour module helps health care providers counsel vaccine-hesitant patients. -
Radon - is it in your patients' homes?
McMaster University, together with Health Canada, the Ontario College of Family Physicians and the Clean Air Partnership, have designed a free, certified program. -
Supporting Healthy Child Development with Ontario's Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit
Learn about the various components of the Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit, including the use of standardized assessment tools -
Optimizing Well-Baby Care: Conducting an Enhanced 18-Month Well-Baby Visit
Get a hands-on introduction to the use of the Looksee Checklist and the Ontario version of the Rourke Baby Record with interactive patient case examples -
Early Literacy Promotion: The A-B-Cs for busy clinicians
This free MOC certified module from the Canadian Paediatric Society and the Canadian Children’s Literacy Foundation will help health professionals counsel families about the benefits of reading, speaking, and singing with their babies and young children -
CANVax (Canadian Public Health Association)
CANVax is an online database of curated resources to support immunization program planning and promotional activities to improve vaccine acceptance and uptake in Canada. -
Breastfeeding: Making a Difference Level 2
Hosted by Niagara Region Public Health and Emergency Services. This online learning opportunity is presented over two days and builds on the information presented in the Breastfeeding Level 1 course. -
Sexually Transmitted and Blood-borne Infections: Barriers to Screening
This 90-minute accredited and self-paced course explores current STBBI trends in Canada, provides an overview of the Public Health Agency of Canada’s guidance on STBBI screening, and offers strategies to reduce barriers and increase access to screening.