Highlights include: THE FUNDAMENTALS of Disaster Preparedness for Healthcare Facilities Lessons Learned from BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING HURRICANE SANDY: Hospital Evacuations Emergency Planning and Preparedness at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel SOCIAL MEDIA and Crisis Communications AND MUCH MORE Conference website: Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Health Care Facilities Early bird and group registration fees...

Our next session (May 13th) will focus on “Dating and Relationships with a Disability.” We are happy to announce our speaker for next Mimi Lauzon, who is a certified Life, Love & Style Coach & Matchmaker from “It’s Just Lunch Canada’ The age range is from 13-29 and is for physically disabled youth and young adults. The...

Upcoming free talks by Éric Pineault in Vancouver and Victoria. These are the first public events for the Corporate Mapping Project, which, over the next five years, will examine the power and influence wielded by the fossil fuel industry in Canada. EXTREME OIL: Corporate power, tar sands expansion, and the capitalist pressure to extract Éric Pineault is a...

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder – Strategies for Supporting  This workshop will include information on prevention, intervention strategies, diagnosis, functional assessment, developing a collaborative care network and case management. Some of the topics covered: Brain Disability vs. Behavioural Disability Responding to Behaviours – Trying Differently not Harder Collaborative Care Network – Building a Team! Responding to...

Topic-specific methods and tools to support evidence-informed decision making Webinar 2: Resources for Practitioners Who Promote Healthy Weights Do you work in the chronic disease prevention field? Is the focus of your work healthy weights promotion?  This webinar on evidence-informed decision making draws on the NCCMT's seven-step process, with reference to methods and tools for each...

The 11th National Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) Conference is taking place from May 30 - June 1, 2016 in St. John's, NL. This conference brings together nurses from across Canada and all areas of practice. Be part of this valuable forum, and explore issues of mutual concern, exchange knowledge, share ideas, generate solutions...

  Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) is pleased to invite you to participate in the 10th National CHNC Conference in St. John’s, NL This conference brings together individuals who have an interest in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy and education. Plan to attend and share your knowledge! Registration opens end of...

Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) is pleased to invite you to participate in the 11th National CHNC Conference in St. John’s, NL, May 30 – June 1, 2016. The theme is Blueprint for Action: Making Connections. This conference brings together individuals who have an interest in Community Health Nursing from practice, research, administration, policy...

  Guaranteed annual income (also called basic income guarantee) is experiencing a resurgence as a public policy approach to improving economic and social wellbeing. Analysis of data from the MINCOME study, in which Manitoba residents (in Dauphin and some parts of Winnipeg) were guaranteed an annual income, has been very influential for policy makers considering...

Depression – Practical Intervention Strategies This workshop reviews a variety of effective strategies that can be used to help an individual who is struggling with depression.   Some of the topics covered: Stigma and Depression Understanding Help-Rejecting Behaviour Concepts and Strategies for Intervention Distress Tolerance and Positive Forecasting Working with Shame and Depression   For...

Walking Through Grief – Helping Others Deal with Loss This workshop is designed to give helpers an increased awareness of the dynamics of grief and to provide tools and strategies to best support someone who is grieving. Some of the topics covered: Types of Grief and Loss The Myth of “Normal Grief” Understanding the Complexities...

Mindfulness Counselling Strategies – Activating Compassion and Regulation This workshop is designed to teach participants how to facilitate mindfulness-based strategies in their counselling work. Some of the topics covered: The Benefits of Mindfulness Cultivating Body Awareness Incorporating Movement with Clients Integrating Mindful Awareness and Movement Practicing Attunement and Co-Regulation For more information Visit our website:...

BC Healthy Living Alliance invites you to an exciting webinar on healthier built environments. Communities that make it more convenient and comfortable for people to walk and bike to where they need to go – also make it easier for people to be healthier. There are stacks of studies that back this up.  Just last year,...

Is your organization interested Collective Impact? Are you considering collaborating with other organizations to change population level outcomes on an issue that is important in your community or region? Click here to register.  THROUHG THIS WEBINAR: LEARNabout how a Collective Impact approach can support work across sectors to move the needle on urgent and complex community...

What actions are health system decision-makers taking to improve health system efficiency in Canada? What challenges have they faced along the way? Join us for a web conference where we will reflect on the findings from the new CIHI report, Improving Health System Efficiency in Canada: Perspectives of Decision Makers – a qualitative study that...