Vehicle-for-Hire Training
Parachute’s Vehicle-for-Hire Training program has been certified by the City of Toronto for Vehicle-for-Hire drivers in that city as of October 2022. Course registration is now open.
Poison Prevention Week social media guide
National Poison Prevention Week aims to draw attention to the causes of poisoning and how to prevent them from occurring. This guide is to help communities and partners use social media to support and promote National Poison Prevention Week 2024! Who should use this guide This guide is for all community leaders and partners who use social […]
Buying Consumer Products Online
Learn how to be a smart shopper and keep safety in mind when buying consumer products and cosmetics online: tips and information from Health Canada.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) is an independent national not-for-profit organization committed to the advancement of medication safety in all healthcare settings.
Social Media Guide for NTDSW 2023
Youth and young adults are killed in road crashes at a higher rate than any other age group under 75 years old. With road crashes being the third-leading cause of death among people aged 15 to 24 years old, this age demographic has the highest rate of involvement in fatal collisions per 100,000 licensed drivers. […]
Poisoning
Make your home a poison-free zone: learn how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and child poisoning from medications and recreational drugs such as cannabis, as well household products and personal care products.
Report a medication incident - ISMP Canada
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada provides links to confidential reporting systems for health professionals, pharmacies, healthcare facilities, coroners and medical examiners, and the general public.
When medication can harm: How a poison centre helped a caller in distress
Crissy Amiana, a Certified Specialist in Poison Information at the Ontario Poison Centre, shares her story of responding to a case of an older adult who unintentionally took the wrong medication. Learn how poison centres can help and find the phone number for your poison centre at infopoison.ca.
Medication is a common cause of poisoning: How the poison centre can help
Crissy Amiana, a Certified Specialist in Poison Information at the Ontario Poison Centre, shares her story of responding to a case of an older adult who reached out when she unintentionally took the wrong medication, but it turns out the real issue was the combination of medications she was taking for herself. Learn how poison centres can help and find the phone number for your poison centre at infopoison.ca.
Online Concussion Course – University of Calgary, MOOC
This massive open online course (MOOC) demystifies concussion and explains how everyone can play a role in the prevention, identification, and management of this type of traumatic brain injury. The course also describes the revision and implementation of a concussion management protocol adapted to different environments.