The School of Health Sciences offers a wide array of Continuing Education courses, programs and workshops for health care professionals and the general public. Here is a sample:
PALLIATIVE CARE PROGRAM FOR REGISTERED NURSES
Humber College continues its tradition of innovation and leadership in high quality
nursing education with the introduction of our new Post Diploma Program in Palliative
Care for Registered Nurses. Courses will be offered in the Winter, Spring and
Fall semesters.
This new Post Diploma Palliative Care Program is designed for Registered Nurses who have a special interest in issues surrounding end-of-life care, death and bereavement, nurses who would like to move into the palliative care field, or nurses currently on the palliative care team who would like to enhance their specialized skills and knowledge. The Program consists of six theory courses and a practicum under the mentorship of a palliative care practitioner.
The curriculum includes:
- Care for the Whole Person: Physical, Emotional, Social and Spiritual Dynamics
- Pain Control and Symptom Management: Drug, Holistic and Complementary Therapies
- Support for the Dying Person and His/Her Significant Others
- Political, Ethical and Legal Issues
- Skills for Promoting Effective Communication in Palliative Care
- Cultural/Religious, Age-Appropriate and Disease-Specific Issues
CONTACT
For more information contact
Professor Sylvia Segal
School of Health Sciences
(416) 675-6622 ext. 4078
or sylvia.segal@humber.ca
View these Courses in the CE Calendar
A UNIQUE PART-TIME DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM
FOR REGISTERED NURSES
The University of New Brunswick, in conjunction
with the School of Health Sciences, Humber College, is offering a
Bachelor of Nursing for Registered Nurses (BN/RN) program via distance
education at Humber.
This unique degree completion program especially designed for practising RNs features:
- 57 credit hours of part-time study
- fewer than half the credit hours necessary to complete the basic UNB Nursing Degree
- all course work at Humber College (on site or by distance education)
- no residency requirement
- assessment for credit of previous university/certificate course work
Please contact gsomervi@unb.ca or by calling 506-435-4642 or UNBF.ca/nursing/bnrn/bnrnindex.html
View these Courses in the CE Calendar
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE)
The School of Health Sciences offers four ECE programs:
- a diploma program that provides graduates with the knowledge and skills needed to work with preschool children
- a post-diploma program of advanced studies for ECE graduates to increase their knowledge and skills
- a post-diploma program whose graduates are qualified to be resource teachers and consultants working with children with special needs
- a workshop series to develop skills of supervisors in child care facilities
View these Programs in the CE Calendar
For more information contact 675-6622 ext. 4099
FIRST AID/CPR
These courses offered by the School of Health Sciences are designed to teach
First Aid and CPR lifesaving skills:
CPR: Basic; Basic Retraining; Infant/Child; Instructor; and Instructor Retraining
First Aid: Emergency/CPR -- Heartsaver; Standard; Standard/CPR -- Basic; and
Standard/CPR -- Infant/Child
View these Courses in the CE Calendar
For more information contact 675-6622 ext. 4083
CPR Re-Certification for Health Care Professionals
The Emergency Skills Department in the School of Health Sciences offers an accelerated and economical CPR re-certification program for health care professionals. For groups of five to eight, an instructor will come to your location and provide staff with an update in their Adult, Child and Infant skills.
Classes are no more than two hours in length and the cost is $30.00 per student. A Basic Rescuer Manual may also be purchased for an additional $7.00.
Successful completion leads to a Basic Rescuer C Level certificate from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario.
We would be happy to arrange a course
for your staff. Please call 416-675-6622, extension 4083.
PERSONAL SUPPORT TRAINING PROGRAMS For more information contact 675-6622 ext. 4099
NURSING For more information contact 675-6622 ext. 4868
REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSING For more information contact 675-6622 ext.4868
PART-TIME PRACTICAL NURSING For more information contact 675-6622 ext.2538
THE COMMUNITY PHARMACY ASSISTANT For more information contact 675-6622 ext. 4462
CONTACT School of Health Sciences
Graduates of the Personal Attendant and the Personal Support Worker programs (Personal Support Training Programs) are eligible to seek employment opportunities that were formerly associated with health care aides, homemakers or home support workers, home helpers and personal attendants. The length of the program taken will determine which level of career the worker wants to attain.
View these Programs in the CE Calendar
Registered Nurses can enhance their competitive edge with RN Specialty Certificate Programs offered by the School of Health Sciences.
View these Programs in the CE Calendar
Registered Practical Nurses can enhance their competitive edge with RPN Specialty Certificate Programs offered by the School of Health Sciences.
View these Programs in the CE Calendar
This program offered by the School of Health Sciences is designed for people
who wish to become registered as a Practical Nurse.
View this Program in the CE Calendar
(SELF-STUDY) TRAINING PROGRAM
This distance education/correspondence program offered by the School of Health
Sciences is for people working as pharmacy technicians in community (retail)
pharmacies who wish to upgrade their knowledge through practical exercises and
assignments.
View this Program in the CE Calendar
For more information on the programs listed above and all Health Sciences Continuing
Education Programs contact
205 Humber College Boulevard
Etobicoke, Ontario M9W 5L7
Phone (416) 675-6622
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