The British Columbia Institute of Technology has created an online educational aid to help in the battle against COVID-19.
BCIT has created an online, self-directed fast-track education course to help frontline registered nurses and healthcare providers acquire the focused knowledge needed to provide critically-needed support to patients with COVID-19.
The open-learning course, Focused Education Preparation Advancing Frontline Registered Nurses (FEPA), is specifically designed for registered nurses in specialty nursing and healthcare providers caring for patients requiring high acuity care, specialty monitoring, and critical care – including mechanical ventilation.
“This is applied education in action for the benefit of our province and communities in combatting this pandemic,” said Kathy Kinloch, BCIT president.
Since the program’s soft-launch last week, nearly 4,000 healthcare workers have registered across Canada and the US.
Designed by the Specialty Nursing program at BCIT, the five modules are accessible anytime and can be repeated as often as required.
Within each module, there are recommended levels highlighting pathways for healthcare providers to complete depending on their patient population. Each module includes a self-assessment, educational content including interactive activities, printable resources and quick guides, as well as COVID-19 specific information in each content area.
“As BCIT is a major provincial contributor of nurses and applied health professionals within the BC healthcare system, we know firsthand the hard work and dedication required from our healthcare workers each day,” said Lisa Chu, Dean of the BCIT School of Health Sciences.
Healthcare workers interested in this course should contact Health Authority.
A certificate of completion will be given upon completion of a chosen pathway through the modules.
- By Darren Handschuh / Castanet
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