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Working every day to improve the health and happiness of surgical patients is a noble career path, and one that is in-demand, secure and valued. As an Anesthesia Assistant, you’ll be a vital member of the surgical team – trusted, respected and needed.

Dental hygienists are preventive specialists who provide oral health services rooted in scientific knowledge and a client-centered model of care. It takes a specialized set of dynamic technical and interpersonal skills to clean teeth, take x-rays and promote oral health. If you’re looking for a rewarding career that makes a difference to people’s health and wellness, the Dental Hygiene program will give you reason to smile.

A career as a level II dental assistant requires dynamic technical and interpersonal skills to provide patient care and chair-side support assisting dentists before, during and after a wide variety of procedures including fillings, crowns and extractions. If you’re looking for a career providing dependable, patientcentred care, our dental assisting program is for you!

CASPer requirements All applicants to the Practical Nursing (full and part time), Paramedic and the Western-Fanshawe Collaborative BScN programs will be required to complete a CASPer assessment as a component of the admission process. The assessment is an online 90-minute computer-based assessment. Applicants who do not complete the CASPer assessment will not be considered for admission. CASPer...

On Thursday, April 12, members of one of the School of Nursing's student clubs, the Community Hub Club, held their first event: an intergenerational paint night in collaboration with the School of Design. Activities included watercolour painting – with the assistance of several third-year Fine Art students – in the Mackie Cryderman Fine Art Studio (room D1070), a game of "two truths and a lie" and...

In this online course, students will focus on experiences of health and healing during episodic health challenges with individuals and families. Students will explore physiological, pathophysiological, and psychosocial concepts within a number of human systems and related nursing care. Using an evidence-informed, equity and trauma-informed lens, students will develop an understanding of the...

Fanshawe provides online learning courses and programs as a part of a consortium of 24 colleges across Ontario.

Fanshawe/Western inter-professional summer surgery school provides unique opportunity for students from both schools to work directly with other health care professionals in a simulated hospital environment.

In this course, you will learn about basic pharmacology and the standards of medication administration. Topics will include administration of medications; legislation pertaining to drug administration; quality improvement; risk management, drug calculations, classifications, uses, mechanism of actions, side-effects and adverse effects of drugs. An emphasis is placed on the study of drugs and their...

In this course, you will combine theoretical and experiential learning focused on the skills of socio-environmental, biopsychosocial, and physical health assessments with clients across the life span. This course includes theoretical and virtual lab components. Note: This fully online course is offered through OntarioLearn and is part of the Nursing Program Transformation Initiative. Only those...