Consider a Career as a Pharmacist What is Pharmacy? Pharmacists working in different settings mix and dispense prescribed medications and provide consultative services to patients and other health care professionals. Pharmacists may work as individual practitioners or as part of health teams that include physicians, nurses and rehabilitation professionals, social workers, and dieticians. Pharmacists are… Read more »
Consider a Career as a Speech-Language Pathologist What is Speech-Language Pathology? Speech-language pathologists (S-LPs) are health care professionals involved with the assessment and treatment of disorders related to language, speech, and hearing. Moreover, they have a pivotal and active role in cognitive communication, voice, swallowing, and fluency. They may also be referred to as speech… Read more »
Consider a Career as a Dentist What is dentistry? Dentistry is the discipline concerned with oral health. Dentists are health care professionals involved in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disorders of the mouth and teeth. Education and training The practice of dentistry is a regulated health profession in Canada. A provincial or territorial regulatory… Read more »
Consider a Career as a Registered Nurse What is nursing? The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) describes nursing as the profession of educating and treating patients. Registered nurses (RNs) inform the public about various medical conditions. Furthermore, registered nurses provide guidance, advice, and support to patients and their families. RNs monitor patients? symptoms, administer treatment and… Read more »
Consider a Career as a Social Worker What is Social Work? Social work is a discipline concerned with helping people, families, groups, and communities to enhance their individual and collective well-being. According to the Canadian Association of Social Workers (CASW), social workers are concerned with ?individual and personal problems but also with broader social issues… Read more »
Consider a Career as an Occupational Therapist What is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy (OT) is an allied health profession that helps individuals achieve their maximum independence with the problems that interfere with their ability to participate in meaningful activities. OT can also reduce or avert a problem and its effects. The Canadian Association of Occupational… Read more »
Canada is a multicultural nation that celebrates many different cultural, religious, and spiritual events. An important Persian festival is Norooz, or ?New Day? in Farsi. It is an ancient, traditional, and vibrant celebration that occurs annually in many parts of the world. In harmony with the rebirth of nature, the Persian New Year celebration arrives… Read more »
Adult education courses bring to mind a syllabus filled with techniques and approaches for teachers to use in the classroom. According to Dr. Michael Welton, a tutor in AU’s Centre for Distance Education, ?Like so many other Canadians, [students] think of adult education as night school classes, or literacy programs for immigrants.? However, a closer… Read more »