Graduate Certificate in Chronic Disease Management
Overview
This eight-month graduate certificate program provides nurses with specialized training related to the prevention and management of chronic diseases, which impair everyday physical and mental functions and reduce the ability to perform daily activities. As a graduate of this program, you will be well-equipped to manage patients with chronic health conditions. You will acquire the skills to manage conditions, create individualized care plans, educate patients on self-care and assess their condition.
- Seneca Polytechnic , Toronto, Ontario
- Time Duration : 1 Year
- Program Type : Graduate Certificate
Sep'25
| Program Status | Accepting Applications | |
|---|---|---|
Location |
Toronto, Ontario | |
Credential |
Seneca Polytechnic | |
Start Date |
TBC | |
Registration Fee |
CAD 500 (including tax)* | |
Tuition Fee |
CAD 18,045.35* | |
| Program Status | Accepting Applications | |
|---|---|---|
Location |
Toronto, Ontario | |
Credential |
Seneca Polytechnic | |
Start Date |
TBC | |
Registration Fee | CAD 500 (including tax)* | |
Tuition Fee |
CAD 18,045.35* | |
Study at Seneca Polytechnic
Semester 1
- Evidence Informed Practice
- Professional Practice Standards
- Advanced Skills and Health Assessment
- Trauma Informed Care
- Pathopharmacology I
Semester 2
- Person and Family Centered
- Complex Health Challenges
- Health and Healing
- Pathopharmacology II
- Experiential Learning
- Applicants must have completed a Degree/ Diploma in Nursing and should be registered with the Nursing Council of their country of education.
- IELTS Academic 6.5 overall/ IELTS General 7.0overall/ PTE 60 overall/ OET score of C+*
- IELTS/ PTE is not required if the candidate is from an English-speaking country.
– Acute care hospitals
– Long-term care facilities
– Retirement care facilities
– Community health-care centers
– Coronary care units
– Medical units with telemetry
– Post-operative cardiac surgical units
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.