Posted on: December 7, 2022
The following has been sent out to all medical staff on behalf of Dr. Ian Thompson, Executive Medical Director, Medical and Academic Affairs.
Dear Colleagues,
I invite you to sign up for two online educational modules - San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety training and Violence Prevention training.
San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safet training
San’yas Core Health offers a facilitated, on-line, 8-10 hour course over an 8 week period to introduce participants to key aspects of cultural safety. This course currently has capacity for any members of medical staff who have not previously completed this training and are interested in doing so. The San’yas online program is accredited for up to 20 Mainpro+ credits and 10.0 MOC Section 3 Self-Assessment hours. Please go to www.sanyas.ca, click on https://sanyas.ca/registration and register with your Island Health email.
Information on this training and further Indigenous Cultural Safety Learning resources are available on the medical staff website: Where are you on the Journey of Cultural Safety? | Medical Staff (islandhealth.ca)
Violence Prevention Training
Violence against health care providers is a significant issue, impacting both providers’ physical and psychological safety. A new online curriculum Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum for Physicians (PVPC-P) is now available online on the provincial Learning Hub - Violence Prevention - PVPC for Physicians - LearningHub (phsa.ca). Despite the title, it is intended for all members of medical staff who have not previously completed violence prevention training. This 1.5 hour on-line module provides strategies to prevent and de-escalate violent situations in the workplace and is accredited for 1.5 MOC and Mainpro+ credits.
If you require assistance registering for a Learning Hub account, please visit the medical staff website: LearningHub Support | Medical Staff (islandhealth.ca)
Thank you for your commitment to ensuring a culturally safe and violence-free workplace.
Sincerely,
Ian Thompson MD, CCFP, FCFP
EMD Medical Staff Governance