Graduate Certificate in Chronic Disease Management

• Applicants must have completed a Diploma/Degree in nursing and should be registered with the Nursing Council
• IELTS requirement of minimum 6.5 bands overall with no component less than 6.0 bands

Graduates from this program will be equipped with the skills to manage a patient’s chronic condition, plan an individualized intervention plan, educate patients’ on self- management plans, and assess a patient’s condition based on outcome tools.

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES:

• Practice chronic disease management in a safe and ethical manner, by complying with Canadian health care system regulations and organizational policies.
• Apply the concepts of chronic disease management and evidence-based practices to ensure the delivery of comprehensive care to patients living with a chronic disease.
• Use tools, strategies and available resources to assess patient’s conditions and respond to environmental, physical and psycho social stress or affecting self and others.
• Design individualized plans to provide patients with optimal person-centered and family- centered care.
• Plan interventions to modify patient’s behavior and lifestyle to support patients in self- managing their chronic disease.
• Communicate chronic disease self-management plans for patients by collaborating with members of the inter professional health care team and the wider health care community.
• Evaluate chronic disease interventions and patient outcomes to support modification of individualized plans.
• Disseminate chronic disease management information for promotion of health, wellness, and disease prevention, and inclusive-community building to a variety of audiences.
• Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance the practice of patient care and chronic disease management.