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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.

Regional Courses

ENPC: Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course

Interested in taking the 6th Edition of the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course? Enhance your ability to care for pediatric patients with innovative online modules supported by a revamped provider manual, preparing you for an interactive classroom experience.

When: February 23 - 24, 2025
Location: First day will be held via Teams (virtual session) and the second day will be at the Georgian Bay General Hospital

Fundamentals of Fetal Health Surveillance (FHS)

This program is intended for healthcare providers who want to learn, review and apply fundamental concepts related to fetal health surveillance in labour. This course is not appropriate for the inexperienced practitioner (recommend 6 months experience with fetal monitoring). This course is open to nurses, doctors, and midwives working in the following hospitals: CGMH, GBGH, MAHC, OSMH, RVH, SMH, and WPSHC.

Date & Time: March 5, 2025 from 8:30 - 4:30pm

Location: Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital – McGugan Room

Cost: Free ofr OSMH Nurses and $95 for Midwives, physicians, and external health providers.

Date & Time: March 27, 2025 from 8:30 - 4:30pm

Location: Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital – GOMED Training Room

Cost: Free ofr OSMH Nurses and $195 for Midwives, physicians, and external health providers.

Fetal Health Surveillance (FHS) 2025 Dates

In response to the high demand for courses, RVH have updated the RVH Learning Academy with upcoming FHS courses: https://outlook.office365.com/book/FetalHealthSurveillance@rvh.on.ca/?skipRedirect=1&login_hint

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.

Thurs. Febuary 6, 2025, FHS Recertification Course - Location: Lakeview Meeting Rm, Instructor: Rebekah O'Neill, 08:00-12:00
Febuary 14, 2025, FHS Recertification Course - Location: 3G507, Instructor: Rebekah O'Neill, 08:00-12:00
Febuary 18, 2025, FHS Recertification Course - Location: Lakeview Meeting Rm and Virtual, Instructor: Krystal Buchanan, 09:00-13:00
Febuary 24, 2025, FHS Recertification Course - Location: 3G104 and Virtual, Instructor: Krystal Buchanan, 14:00-18:00
June 12, 2025, FHS Fundamentals Course - Location: 3G507, Instructor: Rebekah O'Neill, 08:00-16:00

Please reach out to dhillonf@rvh.on.ca for external participant registration to any of these courses. For non-RVH staff the cost for FHS Fundamentals is $200 (7.5hr course) and for the Recertification it will be $100 (4-hr course), all participants (regardless of internal/ external) will be paying for their own online exam fee.

Indigenous Culturally Appropriate Pregnancy Care (CAPC) Training

A 6-week self-paced, onlinecourse 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: $497.00 CAD (contact CAPC for group discount)

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Neonatal Resuscitation Education 2025 Dates

In response to the high demand for courses, RVH have updated the RVH Learning Academy with upcoming NRP courses: https://rvrhc.sharepoint.com/sites/LearningAcademy/SitePages/Neonatal-Resuscitation-Course-(NRP).aspx

20-January -2025, Time 14:00-18:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Jana Haines
13-February -2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Rebekah O'Neill
5-March -2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Jana Haines
19-March -2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Deanna Muller
3-April -2025, Time 14:00-18:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Rebekah O'Neill
11-June-2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Jana Haines
2-July-2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Rebekah O'Neill
2-Septemeber-2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Rebekah O'Neill
10-September-2025, Time 14:00-18:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Rebekah O'Neill
16-October-2025, Time 8:00-12:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Jana Haines
10-Novemebr -2025, Time 14:00-18:00, Location 3G104, Lead Instructor - Rebekah O'Neill
11-December -2025, Time 8:00-12:00, 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.

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Instructor Training Workshop

Pre- requisites include: have relevant and ongoing neonatal resuscitation experience, successful completion of the Advanced NRP online exam within 12 months, NRP Provider course taken at least 12 months prior to this course, have a letter of support from a sponsoring hospital, and have consent from an experienced NRP instructor to mentor Team Teach requirement for this course.

This course is now full. Additional dates will be released in the near future.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Plus Full Certification

(2 Day) Course

PALS is designed to teach the skills needed to assess and administer care within the first 10 minutes of a pediatric cardiac arrest. Providers learn the skills needed to manage advanced cardiac life support scenarios: respiratory emergency, various types of cardiac arrest, pre-arrest emergencies: stable and unstable bradycardia and tachycardia. This course is open to those working in the following hospitals: CGMH, GBGH, MAHC, OSMH, RVH, SMH, and WPSHC.

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This course is now full. Additional dates will be released in the near future.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Plus Re-Certification Course

PALS is designed to teach the skills needed to assess and administer care within the first 10 minutes of a pediatric cardiac arrest. Providers learn the skills needed to manage advanced cardiac life support scenarios: respiratory emergency, various types of cardiac arrest, pre-arrest emergencies: stable and unstable bradycardia and tachycardia. This course is a re-certification and is open to MDs, RNs, RRTs, EMS and RPNs.

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This course is now full. Additional dates will be released in the near future.

Perinatal Mental Health Education Series

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

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The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program

S.T.A.B.L.E. is the most widely distributed and implemented neonatal education program to focus exclusively on the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization care of sick infants. This course is open to RNs, RPNs, EMS, and RRTs or who work with infants in a hospital setting in Central Region North.

This course is now full. Additional dates will be released in the near future.

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Additional Courses

Supporting Parents When They Experience Mental Health Challenges

Free course by Health Nexus for healthcare providers. This course consists of three online modules, and is divided into the following topics:

Module 1: Understanding Mental Health Challenges.
Module 2: Assessing Risk and Managing Crises.
Module 3: Supporting Parenting Skills.