Education & Training

 Protecting the safety of employees is essential to ensure they can work effectively. When workers feel confident that they have the skills and knowledge to keep themselves and others safe, they perform better, and are less likely to require absences from work due to illness.

The MediGuard Systems Preventing Disease Transmission (PDT)  course is designed to help organizations meet public health guidelines, and is suitable to all audiences, including those who work in front-line service delivery, retail, community and social services, and those who work with vulnerable populations. 

 This course focuses primarily on understanding how infection occurs and how participants can use personal protective equipment and good prevention of disease transmission practices to reduce their risk of infection:

• How infection occurs and how it is spread
• Proper handwashing techniques
• Personal protective equipment – proper use, removal and disposal

Our online course has been developed with the latest in evidence-based science from World Health Organization, Public Health Agency of Canada, and the Center for Evidence Based Practise with whom the International Red Cross/Red Crescent works closely. 

• Stand-alone course – 4 hours
• With Airway Management – 5 hours
• With Oxygen Therapy – 5 hours
• With Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy – 6 hours

Designed to build participant confidence in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills in a team environment for professionals with a duty to respond. Teaches the important steps to perform a rapid assessment, perform Basic Life Support (BLS) skills, and perform rapid defibrillation including use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). Airway Management and Oxygen Therapy can also be added as additional certifications to this course.

In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, medical and dental professionals. Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professionals in a fire service, rescue team, sports-medicine, lifeguards and ski patrol. 

 Designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills to correctly identify when it is necessary to administer supplemental oxygen. Participants will learn how to properly and safely handle and assemble the equipment and how to correctly deliver supplemental oxygen through the appropriate delivery device. The course can also be combined with Basic Life Support.

In-facility and health care providers (nursing, care aides, dental industry, medical offices etc.), pre-hospital care groups (fire departments, rescue teams, sports therapists, lifeguards, SCUBA divers, ski patrol, etc.).

 Privacy training is vital for improving patient confidence in the health care system, as patients need assurance that their Personal Health Information (PHI) is kept confidential and is only used to provide patients with the best possible care. There are many clinicians, staff and volunteers who play a role in the “circle of care” and become privy to a patient’s PHI. Mediguard Systems PHIM (Personal Health Information Management) training outlines the fundamental concepts of the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) and the responsibilities and regulations surrounding the collection, management , use and disclosure of PT PHI.

The course is divided into the following modules

1. Privacy Concepts
2. PHIPA Terminology
3. Collection, Use and Disclosure of PHI
4. Consent
5. Privacy Breaches
6. The Role of Privacy Officers
7. Collection and Storage of PHI
8. Disclosure of PHI
9. Video Surveillance & PHI  

Upon sucsussful completion of the PHIM Level 1 course, participants obtain a 2 year certificate and corse refrence materials

In-facility and health care providers (nursing, care aides, dental industry, medical offices etc.), pre-hospital care groups , volunteers in any medical enviroment

 Privacy training is vital for improving patient confidence in the health care system, as patients need assurance that their Personal Health Information (PHI) is kept confidential and is only used to provide patients with the best possible care. There are many clinicians, staff and volunteers who play a role in the “circle of care” and become privy to a patient’s PHI. Mediguard Systems PHIM (Personal Health Information Management Level 2  training outlines the fundamental and advanced concepts of the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) as well as the  fundamental and advanced concepts and applications of PIPEDA  (Personal Information Protection & Electronic Documents Act) 

1. Privacy Concepts
2. PHIPA Terminology
3. PIPEDA Terminology
4. Fair Information Principles 
5. Ledgislation & Related Regulations
6. Application of Privacy Laws
7. Collection, Use and Disclosure of PHI
8. Consent
9. Privacy Breaches
10. The Role of Privacy Officers
11. Collection and Storage of PHI
12. Disclosure of PHI
13. Video Surveillance & PHI  

Upon sucsussful completion of the PHIM Level 2 course, participants obtain a 2 year certificate and corse refrence materials 

In-facility and health care providers (nursing, care aides, dental industry, medical offices etc.), pre-hospital care groups , Medical  Office Managers, Medical IT department Managers and employees / Contractors.