Professional Development

The new millennium isn’t that new anymore but one thing is for sure, new technology is a day-to-day occurrence, particularly in the world of nursing. As a nursing student, not all that long ago (I graduated in 2001), literally none of the gadgets available to nursing students today even crossed our minds. Every clinical day I filled my pockets with notecards, care plans, diagrams, charts, assorted equipment, and a pharmacology book and headed off to school. My coat weighed a ton and there was more in my book bag.

Leadership

These educational courses help nurses make pivotal changes in the nursing profession – one leader at a time. From human resource issues to using evidence to define standards of practice, these courses cover the entire nursing management spectrum.

As a part of the "Effective Continuing Professional Development for Translating Shared Decision Making in Primary Care" project funded by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research we are pleased to post our inventory of programs and training activities dedicated to shared decision making. This inventory is a detailed list of international training activities from around the world, designed for all kinds of healthcare professionals. The activities teach professionals about shared decision making and help them integrate the approach into their daily practice.

The 2009-2010 Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence (referred to as the Health Care Criteria) is used by organizations that are primarily engaged in furnishing medical, surgical, or other health services directly to people.