Courses
Our Network is committed to a focus on a "Evidence-Based Learning and Growth and a Maintaining Competency Strategy" that includes supporting continued education opportunities for healthcare professionals and embedding quality standards into everyday work. Our goal is to aid in the maintenance of knowledge, skill and expertise in the healthcare provision for birthing families, women, children, and youth within Simcoe County, Muskoka and Parry Sound regions. To view our Education Framework, click here.
The Women & Children’s Health Network is hosting an ALARM course in Orillia at OSMH, delivered by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (SOGC). Seats are available on a first-come, first-served basis—register today!
By registering, you acknowledge and understand the requirements below:
This is a self-pay course, $1500 payable upon registration. Note: this year until March 31, 2026, OB upskilling funding may support Nurses with this education (speak with your manager about reimbursement).
The course is non-refundable. In order to run this course, we require a commitment from all participants.
When: February 7 and 8, 2026
Where: In-Person at OSMH
This workshop is now full. New dates will be added when they are available.
The Fetal Health Surveillance (FHS) course introduces learners to the principles of antenatal and intrapartum fetal health surveillance. This course reviews the research concerning fetal surveillance and principles of fetal/maternal physiology as well as their relevance to antenatal and intrapartum methods of surveillance.
Dates & Location:
January 14 from 8:00AM - 4:00PM - RVH - Rotary Lakeview Meeting Room
May 14 from 8:00AM - 4:00PM - RVH - Rotary Lakeview Meeting Room
September 23 from 8:00AM - 4:00PM - RVH - Rotary Lakeview Meeting Room
Please email Ferry Dhillion at dhillonf@rvh.on.ca for registration. For non-RVH staff the cost for FHS Fundamentals is $200.
This is a refresher course for staff who are currently working in the perinatal care and have completed the full Fundamentals Fetal Health Surveillance course.
Dates and Location:
March 11 from 12:00PM - 4:00PM - RVH Rotary Lakeview Meeting Room
June 17 from 12:00PM - 4:00PM - RVH Rotary Lakeview Meeting Room
November 10 from 8:30AM - 12:30PM - RVH Rotary Lakeview Meeting Room
Please email Ferry Dhillion at dhillonf@rvh.on.ca for registration. For non-RVH staff the cost for FHS Fundamentals Refresher is $100.
A 6-week self-paced, online course designed to help you transition from feeling unclear about delivering culturally appropriate pregnancy care to feeling confident in your cultural knowledge and abilities to continue fostering positive and engaging relationships with prenatal and postpartum Indigenous people and their families.
Open for registration!
Cost: $375.00 CAD (contact for group discount)
This self-paced, online series is brought to you by Women and Children's Health Network and Canadian Perinatal Mental Health Trainings. It covers the following topics: burnout, compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in perinatal health professionals, and perinatal mental health psychoeducation. Open for registration! Cost: Free to clinicians working in Central Region North (sponsored by WCHN) To Register: info@canadianperinatalmentalhealthtrainings.com
This is an educational program that introduces the concepts and skills of neonatal resuscitation.
Date: January 13, 2026 and February 10, 2026
Time: 9:00AM - 2:00PM
Location: OSMH OBS High Risk Room
Cost: $175 (does not include textbook or exam fee)
Please note this course is funded for eligible staff working in the OSMH Regional Women and Children Program. All other registrants please reach out to education@osmh.on.ca to arrange payment.
In response to the high demand for courses, RVH have updated the RVH Learning Academy with upcoming NRP courses here. PLEASE NOTE: These courses will only show as available on the Learning Academy until capacity is reached and then they will no longer be posted. Please proactively look at when you need to recertify and sign up for your course NOW for a few months in advance, in case of cancellations. ​​​
11-December -2025, Time 8:00AM-12:00PM, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Jana Haines
​ Please reach out to dhillonf@rvh.on.ca for external participant registration to any of these courses. For non-RVH staff the cost for NRP is $150 including taxes and participants are responsible for the cost associated with the online exam portion of the class.
This workshop is now full. New dates will be added when they are available.