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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
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In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
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Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
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WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
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Resources We have compiled some resources and materials for direct-care staff that will help reduce the risk of workplace injury. You can also check out our upcoming workshops. Violence Prevention Dementia Care Joint Health & Safety Committees Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention Bullying and Harassment Infection Control Industry Statistics Hazard Identification Can you find the hazards in this […]

Resources

We have compiled some resources and materials for direct-care staff that will help reduce the risk of workplace injury. You can also check out our upcoming workshops.

Violence Prevention

Dementia Care

Joint Health & Safety Committees

Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention

Bullying and Harassment

Infection Control

Industry Statistics

Hazard Identification

Can you find the hazards in this staged photo? Download the full image and answer key, and share at team meetings, or post at your workplace and encourage staff to find the hazards.

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The Learning Hub

Provincial Health Services administers a province-wide LearningHub, offering online courses and other learning opportunities designed to help health care providers continuously develop their skills, knowledge and competencies.

Below you will find a list of courses, more will be added when they become available. You will need to create a login account before registering.

Mechanical Lifts and Transfers

WHSCH 301 – Using Ceiling Lifts

WHSCH 303 – Using Lateral Transfer & Repositioning in Bed Slings with Ceiling Lift

WHSCH 401 – Using Floor Lifts

Long-term care Resources

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