You are invited to take part in an online upcoming Hepatitis C Basics training!
CATIE is partnering with BC Hepatitis Network to deliver a training course for you and your colleagues on Hepatitis C Basics. Here’s a full course outline where you can find out more. You may register for this course here.
Are you a service provider who works with people who are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis C? Then this course is for you! The purpose of the course is to deliver foundational hepatitis C knowledge for service providers, including context about the current landscape of hepatitis C in Canada, how transmission happens, the impact of infection on the body, how to prevent hepatitis C transmission, the benefits of early diagnosis and the tests required, how treatment works and considerations after completion of treatment.
This course includes approximately four-five hours of online instruction delivered over four weeks. It includes weekly self-directed modules, collaborative discussion boards co-facilitated by a CATIE educator and a BC Hepatitis Network educator, and an interactive online meeting with our educators and fellow students.
Weekly topic breakdown
Hepatitis C Basics includes four online modules that include a variety of learning activities such as e-learning units, readings, discussion board assignments, videos and webinars. You can work through each weekly online module at your own pace. Each module takes up to 1 hour to complete. An online meeting is held on the fourth week to conclude the course.
Week 1: Introduction to hepatitis C
Week 2: Hepatitis C transmission and prevention
Week 3: Hepatitis C testing
Week 4: Hepatitis C treatment
Interactive online meeting – Hepatitis C Basics: Implications for Front Line Workers, June 19th 10 AM – 12 PM Pacific Time
Timing
The online modules are available from May 27th, allowing four weeks for online learning to be completed before our June 19th meeting.
You may register for this course here: https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7782655/HCB-BHN-0524
For more information about this course or CATIE’s education offerings, please contact Zoé Bordeleau-Cass, Health Educator, at [email protected].