Bursary Information
Do you know someone who is interested in becoming an Alberta Health Care Aide (HCA)?
The provincial government created a HCA Education Bursary Program up to $9,000 to help students complete their education and work as certified HCAs.
Palliative Care Interprofessional Education
PalliPro is palliative care education intended for all Alberta health care providers of any discipline. This education will help providers gain knowledge and skills to deliver the best care possible to people with serious illnesses and their families.
It will take approximately 2.5 hours to complete all of the modules. HCAs will:
- Learn about the collaborative, interprofessional nature of palliative care.
- Reflect on what it means to deliver excellent palliative care.
- Identify changes they can make in their daily practice to integrate a palliative approach to care.
Caregiver-Centred Care Education
The Alberta Health Care Aide Competency Profile (2018) outlines the knowledge, skills, behaviours, and attitudes required by all HCAs who deliver care in Alberta. HCAs are required to support, promote, and maintain the health and well-being, safety, independence, and comfort of their clients.
Health Care Aides, who interact with family caregivers can participate in additional learning to support their practice.
For more information, visit the Caregiver-Centred Care website.
*There is no fee for access to the Caregiver-Centered Care Education, and certificates of completion are provided upon completion of each course via the Caregiver-Centered Care program.
Learning Opportunities
Foundational Caregiver Centered Care Education
Take the Foundational course to learn about Caregiver-Centered Care.
The series includes 6 videos and interactive exercises. The course takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete all 6 modules.
Advanced (Level 2) Caregiver-Centered Care Education
Designed for healthcare providers who have a role and responsibility for partnering with and supporting family caregivers.
The series includes 6, 45–60-minute modules, interactive exercises, videos, and additional tools and resources. This course takes approximately 6.0 hours to complete all 6 modules.
Champions (Level 3)
Designed for Champions who will lead Caregiver-Centered Care initiatives in their organizations.
The Champions level is comprised of 3 one-hour modules that provide direction in planning and implementing Caregiver-Centered Care initiatives.
COVID-19 Caregiver-Centered Care
This course outlines how to best support family caregivers during times of changing care restrictions.
The series includes 3 modules and takes approximately 45 minutes to complete all 3 modules.
All participants are welcome to complete the evaluation research pre/post questions to help advance the education into health workforce training and professional continuing competence education.
About the Caregiver Centered Care Education
We recognize that our Family caregivers are critical to the sustainability of the Canadian health care system and would like to encourage the following educational supports for family caregivers.
With funding from the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation (CABHI)-Spark grant and the AHS Seniors Strategic Clinical Network grant, the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta have co-designed and evaluated Foundational Caregiver-Centered Care Education for healthcare providers.