Learn online with experts in respiratory health

  • Who is this course for?

    Specialists, Family Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory therapists, Pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals

  • Benefits

    Gain access to the latest information regarding COVID-19 and practical tips that can help you support your patients.

  • Course Highlights

    This course contains 4 modules covering topics such as acute COVID, general prevention, long COVID (or post-COVID condition) mechanisms and management and more.

Continuing Education Credits

Earn up to 2 hours of Continuing Education

Royal College Specialist: This program is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Thoracic Society. You may claim a maximum of 2 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

Family Physicians: This course is eligible for CFPC credits through reciprocal arrangement with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Other Healthcare professionals: This is a professional learning activity which provides up to 2 hours of Continuing Education.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

  • Describe COVID-19, its effects, available treatment options and identify populations at high-risk for severe outcomes

  • Use proper communication techniques to address COVID-19 prevention, including vaccine hesitancy and patient exposure risk assessment

  • Understand that long COVID (or post-COVID condition; PCC) is a disease in itself

  • Identify vulnerable populations for long COVID (or PCC) and apply a systematic approach to management

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This program is co-developed by RESPIPLUS™ and the Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) and is planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

Made possible by a sponsorship from AstraZeneca, GSK, Moderna, and Pfizer.

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Course Description

The course COVID-19 Today includes the following:

  • Module 1 - Acute COVID (outpatient care)

  • Module 2 - COVID-19 General Prevention

  • Module 3 - Long COVID (or post-COVID condition; PCC) Mechanisms

  • Module 4 - Long COVID (or PCC) Management

Download a PDF of the Detailed Course Breakdown

Scientific Planning Committee

Co-Chair: Alan Kaplan, MD CCFP(EM) FCFP CPC(HC). Chair Family Physician Airways Group of Canada. Immediate past-Chairperson, Respiratory Medicine Special Interest Focus Group, College of Family Physicians of Canada Vice President, Respiratory Effectiveness Group.

Co-Chair: Grace Lam, MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC. Assistant Professor Cystic Fibrosis and Pulmonary Medicine. Co-director of the Edmonton Zone Interprofessional Outpatient (IPOP) Post-COVID Clinic. University of Alberta, Department of Medicine Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry. Division of Pulmonary Medicine. 

Tania Janaudis-Ferreira, BSc(PT), MSc, PhD. Associate Professor, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University Scientist, Transitional Research in Respiratory Disease Program, Research Institute, McGill University Health Centre Associate Member, Faculty of Medicine, Respiratory Division.

Kim Lavoie, Ph.D., FCPA, FABMR (UQAM). Professor, Chair of Behavioral Medicine, University of Quebec at Montreal. Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Behavioral Medicine Co-Director, Montreal Behavioral Medicine Center (MBMC). Researcher, Chronic Disease Division, CIUSSS-NIM - Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montreal. Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal. Program Chair, Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine Section, Canadian Psychological Association Member, College of the Royal Society of Canada.

Simon Lessard, Pharm.D, MBA, CRE, CTE. Pharmacy Owner, Pharmacie Simon Lessard Inc., Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Université de Montréal, Expert member of various INESSS committees.

Peter Lin, MD, CCFP. Director Primary Care Initiatives Canadian Heart Research Centre. Associate Editor Elsevier Web Portal-Practice Update Primary care. Medical Director LinCORP Medical Inc. Learning Through Understanding.

Michael Nicholson, MD, FRCPC. Associate Professor at Schulich Medicine, Associate Scientist at Lawson. Respirologist at St. Joseph’s Health Care London.

Course Presenters

MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP.

Dr. Alan Kaplan

Alan Kaplan is a Family Physician working in York Region, Ontario, Canada and the Chairperson of the Family Physician Airways Group of Canada (www.fpagc.com), the Past-Chairperson of the Respiratory Section of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and Senate member of the International Primary Care Respiratory Group. He co-chaired the Community Standards of COPD program for Health Quality Ontario. In addition, Dr. Kaplan provides his expertise to a number of medical journals across the world.

MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC

Dr. Grace Lam

Dr. Grace Lam is a clinician scientist and assistant professor in the Division of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of Alberta. With the support of her Division and Department, she helped launch the first post COVID-19 clinic in Alberta in June 2020 and one of the first in the country. Since then, she has published a number of papers on the exploration of risk factors for long COVID and currently leads or is involved in numerous local and national long COVID projects, focused on furthering the understanding of the pathophysiology of long COVID. Her innovative work and contributions were recently recognized as she was named one of the Top 40 under 40 by Edify Magazine.

PhD, FCPA, FABMR

Dr. Kim Lavoie

Dr. Kim Lavoie, co Lead of the International Behavioural Trials Network (IBTN), holds the Chair of Behavioural Medicine at the University of Quebec at Montreal (UQAM) and is a researcher in the Chronic Disease Research Division at Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal. She is a Full Professor in the Department of Psychology at UQAM and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at University of Montreal, and she is an internationally recognized expert in motivational communication.

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What our students are saying

5 star rating

need to know!

susan mann

it is quite important to be aware of current treatment recommendations for Covid if dealing with patients that are in a high risk group

it is quite important to be aware of current treatment recommendations for Covid if dealing with patients that are in a high risk group

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Covid - 19 Today

Ellen Holmes

This course was very informative and well presented. Thank you.

This course was very informative and well presented. Thank you.

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PCC

Lia Kutzscher

Dx to prevention and management. PCC should be dx as a process of elimination and rehab of a chronic disease with return to work and ADLs is the focus.

Dx to prevention and management. PCC should be dx as a process of elimination and rehab of a chronic disease with return to work and ADLs is the focus.

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Very informative

Sudhakar Dawadi

An excellent course for all health care providers

An excellent course for all health care providers

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comprehensive

Greg Sherman

comprehensive and good resources

comprehensive and good resources

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FAQ

All you need to know about our course COVID-19 Today:

  • Who is this course for?

    It has been designed for Specialists, Family Physicians, Nurses, Respiratory therapists and other healthcare professionals. You will gain access to the latest information regarding COVID-19 and practical tips that can help you support your patients.

  • What will I achieve with this course?

    After this course you will be up-to-date with the current knowledge on COVID-19 and you will be able to provide your patients with the best care possible. You will learn about COVID-19, its effects and treatment, techniques to address COVID-19 prevention, including vaccine hesitancy and patient exposure risk assessment. You will also learn about Long COVID (or post-COVID condition; PCC), a disease in itself.

  • Who are the course instructors?

    The course instructors are Dr. Alan Kaplan (MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP), Dr. Grace Lam (MD, MSc, PhD, FRCPC) and Dr. Kim Lavoie (PhD, FCPA, FABMR). They are distinguished professionals with years of experience in lung health and invaluable knowledge regarding COVID-19.

  • How many modules are included?

    This course contains 4 modules covering topics such as acute COVID, general prevention, long COVID (or post-COVID condition) mechanisms and management and more.

  • How much time it takes to complete the course?

    The course is designed to be completed in two hours. But you can take as much time as you need and rewatch the lessons as many times as needed.

  • How long is this course offered

    This course is offered between September 2023 and September 2024. In order to receive your certificate for credits, all lessons must be completed before July 2024. Also, by being part of the eXpand community you will receive benefits for other courses, be the first one to hear new updates and have access to one of the largest healthcare communities in Canada with over 20,000 members.

  • Do I get a certification after completing the course? Is this course accredited?

    Yes, you will receive a Certificate of Attendance upon completion of the course. This program is an Accredited Self-Assessment Program (Section 3) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the Canadian Thoracic. You may claim a maximum of 2 hours (credits are automatically calculated).

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