Learning catalogue - Health Canada & the Public Health Agency of Canada

This episode reviews the relevance of uniting public health and emergency management, in the words of Dr. Theresa Tam, into a single field of practice that draws on specific knowledge, techniques, and organizing principles to effectively manage complex health events.

This episode reviews examples of public health emergency management models in use in other parts of the world, including rapid response teams, rosters and volunteer pools, callouts and specialized networks, and rapid hiring.

This session is split across three separate sessions. This episode reviews how we can identify lessons to learn and strive to be a learning organization.

This session is split across three separate sessions. This episode reviews how lessons learned, and exercises fit in the preparedness process.

This session is split across three separate sessions. This episode explores relevant lessons from past crises.

This episode reviews the leadership skills that enable us to lead our organization through public health emergencies.

This course has been decommissioned and replaced by HR-to-Pay for Employees (FON308).

This course has been decommissioned and replaced by HR-to-Pay for Employees (FON308).

This course has been decommissioned and replaced by HR-to-Pay for Employees (FON308).

Description This workshop offers tips for using plain language, real-world examples and interactive exercises to apply plain language techniques. You will get practical tips on how to apply plain language principles and best practices to any piece of writing – from briefing notes to web content. You’ll learn why plain language is important, as well as techniques you can use to immediately improve your writing. The workshop has been customized with examples and exercises that feature science-focused content. Exercises and learning activities are used so that you can practice techniques as the session progresses. Topics include: Plain language. Writing. Writing for web. Communications. Science communications. Science literacy. Readability. Approach: Online self-paced. Duration: 2.5 hours. Target audience: Scientists and researchers. Prerequisite: None.

In this 3-hour virtual session, employees will obtain an overview of the pension and benefits website, pension plan contributions, benefit calculations, benefit options, deductions, indexing, survivor benefits, leave without pay and service buyback.

This course will introduce you to the process of developing policy, and should help you understand the different stages of that process. It is intended for anyone who needs to know the fundamentals of policy development. This course focuses on knowledge and understanding, rather than skills and techniques.