Health and Fitness

Nursing Foot Care

Cost: $2,047 + supply kit ($450+tax)
Prerequisite: Students must be an active, licensed: RN, LPN, RPN, or NP (Nurse Practitioner) to take this course. Certification will be confirmed.

This course includes an in-depth focus on:

• Assessment of the foot and lower limb
• Prevention and education for the client with diabetes to assist in preventing diabetic foot complications
• Sterilization and infection control procedures used in reprocessing instruments
• Excellent review of the process and resources needed in starting your own business

This course meets the Canadian Association of Foot Care Nurses (CAFCN) competencies and the Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA). On completion, students will receive their own foot care kit, including two sets of instruments and clinical supplies needed to start their foot care career.

Note: This is a course rather than a program. Please refer to Student Resources for a Glossary of Terms.

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.

Protecting Patient Information

Cost: N/A

Doctors of BC has partnered with the University of the Fraser Valley to provide Medical Office Assistants (MOAs) with the opportunity to learn how to protect patient information in their clinics. At the end of the course, a capstone project allows you to put what you have learned into practice in your clinic.

Doctors Technology Office is generously covering the cost of this course. If you or your MOA is interested in participating in this course, please fill out the application form below.

Course dates:

• September 16–November 25, 2025
• January 28–April 8, 2026
  

 What you will learn in this course:

• What is patient privacy?
• Network security and software 
• Hardware maintenance
• Incident response
• What is Quality Improvement?

How does this course help you and your clinic?  

This course provides MOAs with the knowledge and skills needed to protect patients' information. Your capstone project also provides an opportunity to identify an improvement area in your clinic, and ideally allows you to put this quality improvement into practice.

How to get started:

Please fill out this application form. Only those who are accepted into the course will receive an email from Doctors of BC.

For more information, contact DTOinfo@doctorsofbc.ca.