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This course introduces the fundamental concepts of concurrent disorders, with focus on best practices and research in the field. It is designed to provide physicians, pharmacists, nurses, counsellors/case managers, and other allied health care practitioners, with the necessary information, skills and tools required to identify, screen and support clients with co-occurring substance use and mental […]

Posted On: 2024-09-17

The Black Health Primer (BHP) is a series of 8 multi-module (including introduction and conclusion) online course on Black health and anti-Black racism in the Canadian healthcare system. It was created in response to gaps in education and training on Black health and anti-Black racism in medicine. The BHP is certified by the College Family […]

The Advocacy and Mobilization Program is a capacity-building program that aims to help build a growing network of planetary health advocates by training participants on effective communications, media, and government relations skills, and by providing mobilization opportunities to get involved in campaigns. The program starts with a 3 day virtual conference where participants receive training […]

Posted On: 2024-08-18

This course aims to present a framework for providing maintenance treatment for opioid use disorder with buprenorphine, including its use in a primary care setting. The course walks the learner through the key elements of selecting, preparing, initiating and maintaining a patient with opioid use disorder on buprenorphine treatment. A blend of narrative text, video […]

Posted On: 2024-08-02

This course walks clinicians through the steps they can take to screen, assess, and address cannabis use in the clinic. The approaches covered range from harm reduction to referrals to specialized care. Clinicians can practice some of the skill with fictional patients introduced in the course. Health risks associated with cannabis use are reviewed, as […]

Posted On: 2024-05-13