| Algonquin College
Health and Life Sciences Centre for Contract Training
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Overview
Algonquin College has expanded its Health Studies
training services to meet specific and on-going training needs of health care
professionals. A variety of "ready to go", skill based courses and workshops are
available: all can be delivered at a time and location that is convenient to your
organization.
Each of our training activities is taught by an experienced
member of the Health Studies faculty, who is a recognized professional from the
health community.
Whether delivered on the worksite or at Algonquin College,
our workshops and courses can be adapted to meet your specific training needs.
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WHY CHOOSE ALGONQUIN COLLEGE
FOR YOUR HEALTH AND LIFE SCIENCES TRAINING NEEDS?
We can provide:
- Flexible, practical hands-on training opportunities.
- Credits towards a Post Diploma and Certificate program . . .
at your worksite.
- Highly qualified instructors who are able to accommodate
groups of participants with a wide variety of needs, interests and abilities at locations
and times suitable to you.
- Customized training to meet your specific needs. Our staff
know the trends in health care and the "new" emerging roles and responsibilities
of health care workers.
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MAJOR BENEFITS FOR YOUR
EMPLOYEES AND ORGANIZATION
- Enjoy working with staff members who are confident,
competent, productive and committed.
- Increase employee confidence, higher level of morale and
greater productivity.
- Increase employee loyalty and a higher level of job
commitment.
- Learn how to implement innovative new health care techniques
cost effectively in your operation.
- Save money and lower your operational costs as employees
perform more competently and efficiently in crucial areas of your health care service.
- Get answers to tough on-the-job questions from knowledgeable
health professionals.
- Keep your organization razor sharp and ultra efficient by
using the most effective health delivery techniques available today.
- Spend less time introducing new techniques and concepts to
your operation.
- Develop a more effective workforce that delivers superb
health care with optimum efficiency.
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SERVICES PROVIDED
Algonquin College can provide full consultation services to
your organization to help determine your training needs. We can develop curriculum to meet
your needs and provide an appropriate training schedule at times and locations convenient
to you. Algonquin College has many resources available (e.g. fully equipped Resource
Centre, Counselling Department and Athletic Association, etc.) which will assist your
employees during the learning process.
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN HEALTH
AND LIFE SCIENCES
The following represents a sampling of what we have to
offer:
Upgrading and Retraining
The following courses/workshops will develop new skills and
help prepare more productive members of the health care team:
- Multiskilling courses and workshops
- Skill Update workshops and courses
- Assessment workshops
- Documentation such as Focus Charting
- Administration of Medications
- Acquiring Critical Thinking Skills
- Venipuncture and Blood Specimen Collection
- Dementia workshops
- Home support (Personal Support) Training
- Complimentary/Alternative Care
- Basic Care Techniques for Family Members
- Entrepreneurial Skills for Nurses
People Skills / Leadership Training
Help your Supervisor, Team Leaders and those personnel
involved in co-ordinating and leading the work of others! Confident and effective
communication techniques will be the outcomes of such courses/workshops as:
- Team Leadership: Putting Leadership Skills to Work
- Low Stress Supervision in High Stress Times
- Decision Making: Conflict Resolution The Easy Way
- Take Control: Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
Specialized Training in Various Health and Life
Science Fields
Increase employee confidence in the workplace through new
information and techniques to enhance job performance:
- Personal care skills for activities of daily living
- Palliative care
- Dementia studies
- Understanding Aids
- Basic 12 Lead ECG
- Respiratory Therapy Workshops
- Services and resources for the elderly
- Medical Terminology
- Rehabilitation Assistant
Bring programs and courses to your workplace... help staff
work towards their Post Diploma/Certificate Program:
- Critical Care Nursing
- Operating Room Nursing (RN and RPNs)
- Emergency Nursing
- Palliative Care and Working with the Terminally Ill -
Multidiscipline
- Gerontology and Working with the Aged -
Multidiscipline
- Dementia Studies and Working With Dementia Clients -
Multidiscipline
- Disability Care Management and Prevention
- Occupational Safety and Health
- Personal Support Worker (Home Support Worker)
- Aromatherapy and other Complementary Care offerings
- Nursing Informatics
- Registered Practical Nurse Community Nursing
- Veterinary Assistant
- Massage Therapy
- Pharmacy Assistant
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Hygiene
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CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES FOR
DENTAL PERSONNEL
Educational experts are available to provide up-to-date
information in areas such as:
- Hands-on technique workshops for HARP certified staff
- Telephone technique workshops
- Practitioner / patient communication technique workshops
- Communication and conflict resolution skills that build a
more effective team
- Developing an effective Emergency Response Protocol
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FOR MORE INFORMATION
For information regarding Contract Training opportunities,
course content, customized curriculum development, call Marlene Tosh at (613) 727- 4723 ext.
5487 or send e-mail to: toshm@algonquincollege.com
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