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This course provides an introduction to the human body and its functions. The basic anatomical structure of each body system is studied, along with the most common pathological conditions, fundamental clinical procedures and abbreviations relating to each of the body systems.

This workshop provides the student with the basic Level C rescuer certificate

In this course students enhance their keyboarding skills. The goal is to be able to type 40 words per minute in order to increase marketability.

This course offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning this powerful database management system. It covers the basic to more advanced features of Microsoft Access – from creating queries, forms and reports to advanced queries, Briefcase, macros and Visual Basic.

This course introduces the student to the standard administrative functions in a typical medical office, along with the non-invasive elements of assisting with patient examinations ¾ preparing and positioning patients, taking initial history, and checking vital signs. In addition to learning manual methods of health care billing, students are also exposed to a medical office management software package that meets the provincial Ministry of Health requirements.

This course covers the essentials of Computerized Information Management in a business setting. Office-focused software applications, records management, and researching items on-line are also covered in this course.

This program includes a practicum component consisting of a specified number of weeks of work at a job site. This practicum work experience is a mandatory diploma requirement and the business organization does not pay for the services of the student during the practicum. The number of practicum hours varies between programs. To learn more about the specific practicum hours for a specific program, speak with an Admissions Representative.

In this course students develop keyboarding speed and accuracy and practice using the most common features of Microsoft Word while working on typical office documents.

his course looks at the planning, preparation, execution, and follow-up stages of an interview.

This course covers working with the Windows operating system to manage files and folders and customize the desktop, creating documents, and using the Internet for communication and research.

This course offers a case-oriented, problem-solving approach for learning Microsoft Excel. Students explore both basic and advanced features while creating a variety of documents such as budgets, marketing and sales reports, forecasts, and statistical tables.

This course introduces students to Medical transcription and document preparation in health care. Students will learn various types of reports utilized in medical facilities and report templates will be introduced.

Students will explore both basic and more advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint while creating visually attractive and effective presentations.

This course is designed to equip students with interpersonal skills identified by employers as essential for success in the professional world. Using a variety of instructional methods including case studies, group exercises, and discussion, students learn and practice key communication skills.

This course will introduce students to skills and concepts that will help them achieve personal, academic, and career success.

This course offers a case-oriented approach to Windows. Students will explore the fundamentals of Windows to develop the skills necessary to work effectively within this operating system.

In this course students continue to develop keyboarding speed and accuracy and practice using more advanced features of Microsoft Word

Learning Strategies The advantages of learning at home, types of study materials, types of examinations, accessing and using the features of our website, determining what kind of learner you are, establishing a study schedule, using study tips, preparing for and taking examinations. The Profession of Pharmacy The role of the Pharmacy Technician; various types of pharmacies and drug dispensing work sites.

Regulations for Drug Development Food and Drug Administration requirements for drug testing; the review process for over-the-counter (OTC) drugs. Pharmacy Operations Policies and procedures related to the pharmacy; prescriptions/medications orders, patient profiles, and prescription labels; basic procedures related to ordering, purchasing, storage and retrieval, returns, recalls, and expired drugs; computer systems and software programs used by pharmacies; routine duties of the pharmacy technician in an institutional setting; duties related to pharmacy administration and management. Prescribers of Drugs Professionals who are licensed to prescribe medications; types of medications prescribed. Veterinarians as Prescribers Drugs prescribed by veterinarians; how drugs are given to animals.

Drug Information Sources Sources of drug information used as ready references by pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. Drug Manufacturers, Monographs, and Package Inserts Major drug manufacturers and their products; company recognition through medication logs, color codes and more; understanding the sections of an official drug monograph/package insert in order to evaluate the particular actions of a drug. Label Preparation Preparation of prescriptions and medications order labels. Dosage Forms and Routes of Administration Various drug dosage forms: solids, liquids, creams/ointments and other forms. Prescriptions Reading and interpreting directions on prescriptions; pharmaceutical notations and Latin abbreviations.

Pre-Algebra Review of English and metric systems of measurement and temperature; using ratios and proportions to solve problems; variables and solving equations; using formulas to solve problems. Pharmacy Arithmetic Basic arithmetic required for preparing and dispensing drugs. Pharmaceutical Calculations Pharmaceutical calculations used in drug preparation and dispensing; measurements, ratio and proportion, calculation of doses, percentages preparations.

Pharmaceutical Dispensing 1: General Considerations Pharmaceutical compounding; equipment and measurement techniques; use of the mortar and pestle. Pharmaceutical Dispensing 2: Solid Dose Forms Dispensing of solid dosage forms; exercises in tablet dispensing, capsule dispensing and capsule packaging from bulk powder. Pharmaceutical Dispensing 3: Liquid Dose Forms - Oral Preparation and dispensing of liquid dose forms for oral administration. Pharmaceutical Dispensing 4: Topical Dose Forms Ointments and cream formulations for drugs used topically Pharmaceutical Dispensing 5: Miscellaneous Dose Forms Dose forms that are prepackaged and are untraditional from the solids, liquids, and topical dose forms. Equipment: Counting tra

How Drugs Work Characteristics of drug molecules, how drugs work at the cellular level and the fate of drugs in the body. Poison/Drug Emergencies What the technician should do if a patient calls in an emergency regarding accidental drug ingestion or the taking of a wrong dose or overdose; poisonous household substances; basics of poison antidotes. Addictive Drugs Addictive drugs which are dispensed in the pharmacy and their actions that cause physical dependence. Adverse Reactions/Drug Interactions Adverse drugs reactions; terminology used to describe such reactions. Basic Chemistry of Drug Molecules Basic principles of carbon containing chemistry which defines the chemical structure of drugs.

Compounding of Sterile Products 1 Preparing injectable drugs and parenteral admixtures in a hospital pharmacy setting; IV systems. Compounding of Sterile Products 2 Preparing total parenteral nutritional (TPN) solutions in the hospital pharmacy setting; aseptic techniques for safe preparation of the materials and their handling.

Medical Terminology Medical words and terminology referring to medical conditions of the patient and indications for drug usage. Anatomy/Physiology Anatomical systems of the human along with the basic physiology of each system.

Drug Classes: Prescription Drugs The major classes of prescription drugs which the technician will dispense upon written orders from the prescriber. Drug Classes: Over-the-Counter Drugs Describes drug products sold in the pharmacy without need of a prescription (over-the-counter (OTC) drugs).

General Medical Conditions Common general medical ailments and the types of drugs which are used to treat these ailments. Infectious Diseases Infectious diseases that are treatable with drugs; major groups of antibiotics, antifungals and antivirals. Cancer Types of cancers that are treated with drug therapy; chemotherapeutic agents used in cancer treatment.