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We are excited to be able to offer our full complement of online courses in both English and French.
Please continue to monitor this site for updates. Go to Interest in Future Courses to express your interest in specific courses. When courses are available for enrolment you will be notified by email.
Flexible Learning for Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses:
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These Continuing Education courses are for nurse practitioners, registered nurses practicing in an expanded role and nurses who require advanced knowledge due to working with specific populations. These courses will assist nurses to:
- significantly increase the knowledge and confidence of nurses practicing in expanded roles;
- establish and strengthen the network of contacts;
- support recruitment and retention by enabling nurses to access continuing education in their own communities;
- improve the health outcomes of their clients;
- fulfill reflective practice or quality assurance requirements defined by provincial nursing regulating bodies.




Pharmacotherapeutics course has been designed for NPs and RNs as an overview of the concepts related to developing optimal management plans for clients presenting with a variety of acute and chronic conditions across the life span. Content focuses on common drugs used to treat particular client conditions, their effects, side effects, interactions along with non-pharmacological interventions that may improve client conditions and quality of life.
Promoting Health in Chronic Illness is developed for nurses providing primary health care to individuals living with chronic conditions. This course may be of particular interest to nurses practicing in a variety of primary health care settings (Family Health Teams, Community Health Centers, and Outpatient Clinics) who provide care to adults living with chronic health conditions.
Care of the Older Adult may be of particular interest to nurse practitioners who provide care to adults > 65 years of age and across the continuum of care. This course is designed for nurse practitioners who wish to review and fine tune their knowledge-base and skills specific to older adult health. Nurse Practitioners may find this helpful in preparation for the Canadian certification exam in gerontological nursing.
This module introduces the therapeutic application of narcotics and controlled substances along with the legal and professional competencies and responsibilities required by prescribers or those who support care of patients who's conditions are managed with these therapeutic agents.
This course is designed to help NPs and RNs provide assessment, identify need for consultation, and formulate appropriate management plans for clients presenting with urgent or emergent health issues with a focus on rural and remote settings. The roles which NPs and RNs function in (in Ontario and across Canada), are governed by the settings in which they practice (urban vs. rural or remote), registration status, or functions outlined by delegation or medical directives.
This course is intended to provide learners with a mechanism to review the basic knowledge and skills required by a registered nurse providing primary health care to individuals, families and communities. The content presented is based on the core content delivered by the COUPN Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program and will support a basic review of the NP-Family-All ages knowledge base, Nurses who may benefit from this course include NPs, or RNs working in family practice clinics, rural or remote settings.
The prevalence of mental health issues is rapidly growing and greater than one in five Canadians will experience mental illness. NPs and RNs are first line care providers who are in a position to positively affect outcomes in clients presenting with mental health concerns. This course will assist NPs and RNs to skillfully assess clients presenting with complex psychosocial and/or mental health problems, arrive at preliminary diagnoses and diagnostic formulation with plan of care, and monitor response to therapeutic interventions.
Future funding is dependent on course interest. You can help us by indicating which courses you are interested in. Please indicate your interest by 
