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Training & Events

PCRS Workshop October 23, 2009
The Partner Counselling and Referral Services (PCRS) workshop provides information and practice in the development of effective, non-coercive techniques to encourage clients to voluntarily identify sexual and injection drug-use partners. The HIV Pre & Post Test Counselling Workshop is a prerequisite for this course.

HIV Pre & Post Test Counselling Workshop October 21, 2009
The HIV Pre and Post-test Counselling Workshop is designed for community health nurses involved in HIV pre and post test counselling. This is a two day workshop that uses lecture and skills building exercises to lead you through the HIV testing process and providing results.

STI Certified Practice Online Course September 14, 2009
BCCDC's STI Certified Practice Online Course has been approved by the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) as a certifying education program for registered nurses practicing in the field of STI. The STI Certified Practice Online Course is offered four times a year; in January, February, September and October.

STI Certified Practice Exit Evaluation (Challenge Exam) July 30, 2009
The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) has approved the BC Centre for Disease Control's (BCCDC) STI education course as a recognized program to provide Certified Practice STI education for registered nurses in BC. During the transition period for implementing certified practices in B.C., the BCCDC will be offering an on-line Exit Evaluation (challenge exam) to RNs who are currently practicing in STIs as one of the options to meet the criteria for CRNBC Certification in Reproductive Health/STI. The Exit Evaluation is a web-based , multiple choice, "open book" exam (using the STI Decision Support Tools). The BCCDC will administrate the on-line exit evaluation and provide successful exam results to CRNBC as part of the certification process.

STI Certified Practice Online Course - CRNBC Certification for Past Participants July 30, 2009
The College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC) has agreed that those nurses who have successfully completed BCCDC’s STI Online Course between September 2005 and July 2009 may apply directly for Certification.

Last Updated: April 22, 2009

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