First Aid and Safety

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (HCP)

Cost: $80.00

This course is designed to build participant confidence in performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) skills in a team environment for professionals with a duty to respond such as:

• In-facility care providers, including nursing staff, care aides, and allied health professionals
• Medical and dental professionals
• Pre-hospital care providers, which may include professional in a fire service, search and rescue, sports-medicine, lifeguards and ski-patrol.

Learn the important steps to perform a rapid assessment, perform Basic Life Support (BLS) skills, and perform rapid defibrillation including use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). 1-year certification. 

PVPC - Preventing and Protecting Against Violence in the Workplace

Cost: $130 Violence Prevention | $50 Fit Testing
Prerequisite: Violence Prevention for Medium and High Risk Departments (8 Modules), accessible on the LearningHub (phsa.ca).

Healthcare workers learn the steps needed to prevent and protect against violence in the workplace. The curriculum is based on overarching principles and a Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum framework which identifies four main responsibilities in preventing and protecting against violence in the workplace:

1) Recognize Risks and Behaviours
2) Assess and Plan
3) Respond to the Risk
4) Report and Communicate Post-Incident

Participants will learn the foundational knowledge regarding those tasks, first in the series of e-learning modules and then by applying that knowledge in the hands-on session designed to reinforce and practice what they need to do to prevent and protect against workplace violence.

This workshop is a mandatory requirement prior to practicum/clinical placements and is the final component of the Preventing and Protecting Against Violence in the Workplace program which prepares students to undertake practicum placements in health authorities.

Students must complete the eight online modules through the PHSA LearningHub before attending the in-class session.

Health Studies students: Students currently enrolled in the University of the Fraser Valley's School of Health Studies may fill out this form to request reimbursement for the tuition cost of this course. Please note this funding does not include the cost of Fit Testing and is not applicable to PVPC Refresher courses.

PVPC - Refresher + FIT Testing

Cost: $100.00

This 30-minute PVPC refresher course revisits the knowledge and skills acquired during the 8-hour Preventing Workplace Violence course. Annual renewal of this course is required for PVPC-trained students and staff. 

Red Cross CPR Level C

Cost: TBD

This course is for professional rescuers, such as police officers, firefighters, first responders, workplace First Aid teams, and lifeguards. It is based on the current First Aid and CPR guidelines. It covers one- and two-person rescue and adult, child, and infant CPR. It also provides an introduction to AED. Three-year expiry.

Red Cross Emergency First Aid

Cost: $112.00

This course provides simple First Aid and CPR techniques taught in an interactive environment for people who want to know how to respond to emergencies in the home or workplace. Learn about adult cardiovascular emergencies, CPR, choking, airway and breathing emergencies, sudden medical conditions, prevention of disease transmission, and injuries to head and spine. The course is based on the current First Aid, CPR, and AED guidelines and meets OHS regulations for basic First Aid. Three-year expiry.

Red Cross Psychological First Aid

Cost: $156.00

This course is for those who require in-depth knowledge and techniques to recognize and assist people in crisis after experiencing loss, grief, trauma, and stress, with an emphasis on self-care and personal protection. Learners will apply the Red Cross Look, Listen, Link, Live model – a resiliency-building approach to emotional, psychological, and social well-being that teaches learners how to support themselves and others to cope with the effects of various types of stress and linking them to resources and support within themselves or in the community. The course uses primarily case-based learning and includes the latest evidence from the international community. Prior to the in-class session, students must complete a 45-90 minute online learning component. Three-year expiry.

Red Cross Standard First Aid

Cost: $183.00

This course provides comprehensive First Aid and CPR techniques for those who need training to meet work requirements or wish to know how to respond to emergencies in the home. It covers cardiovascular and breathing emergencies, CPR C, prevention of disease transmission, soft tissue injuries, poisons, and injuries to the head and spine. It is based on the current First Aid, CPR, and AEC guidelines and meets a variety of provincial and territorial regulations for standard First Aid and CPR. Three-year expiry.