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Designed For: Clinical Team

  • Social Worker and Social Service Worker Community of Practice

    You will explore relevant social work (SW) and social service work (SSW) practice-based resources and tools. Members will engage with peers through an online discussion board. This space also provides access to all Community of Practice meeting materials, including onboarding videos, recordings of guest speaker sessions, meeting summaries and Terms of Reference.

  • Skin and Wound Care in Long-Term Care (Clinical Team Members)

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain which risk factors impact skin integrity and wound healing in older adults; explain which skin and wound care issues are of particular concern in long-term care; recognize indicators that a resident is experiencing skin and wound care issues; explain when to assess residents for skin…

  • PREP LTC for Preceptors and Students

    In this course, you will learn about the roles of preceptors and students in clinical placements, key long-term care (LTC) practices, effective learning strategies, reflective feedback, anti-oppressive practice, conflict management, and evaluation.

  • Polypharmacy and Deprescribing

    In this course, you will learn to understand how polypharmacy develops, recognize common drug-induced symptoms and prescribing cascades, and apply a practical approach to deprescribing using a fictional case. This course helps improve medication safety and supports better health outcomes for older adults.

  • Lifts and Transfers

    In this course, you will learn to protect yourself and residents from injury during lifts and transfers in long-term care, and transfer this safety knowledge to other health care settings.

  • Managing Pain and Distress in Long-Term Care (Clinical Team Members)

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain when residents should receive a pain/distress assessment and reassessment; explain how to conduct a pain/distress assessment of residents; explain the different aspects of pain/distress and the concept of “Total Pain”; suggest approaches to managing pain/distress; argue against common misconceptions about pain/distress; recognize the importance of…

  • Preventing Falls in Long-Term Care (Clinical Team Members)

    After completing this course, you will be able to explain your responsibility in proactively preventing falls; identify which fall prevention interventions are connected to your role; feel confident in suggesting/taking ownership of/implementing these interventions; identify common environmental risk factors for falls; recognize changes in a resident’s behaviour that increase their risk of falls; identify health…

  • Clinical Nursing Leadership Accredited Series

    Nurses working in long-term care will improve clinical leadership skills to navigate conflict, communicate with confidence, and learn how to thrive as clinical leaders. When you complete all three modules of the Clinical Nursing Leadership series, you will receive a certificate including 1 credit from the Canadian Nurses Association.

  • Clinical Nursing Leadership 1: Communicating Effectively

    After completing this course, you will be able to differentiate between effective and ineffective communication approaches, recognize the possible consequences of both and be able to apply effective communication techniques in a variety of contexts.

  • Clinical Nursing Leadership 2: Handling Conflict with Care

    After completing this course, you will be able to differentiate between effective and ineffective strategies for managing conflict, recognize the possible consequences of both and be able to apply effective conflict management strategies in a variety of contexts.