School of Health and Public Safety
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HEALTH FUNDAMENTALS CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Learn more about health careers while you work. Take this opportunity to get a head start on full-time certificate or diploma programs at SAIT. This new continuing education certificate can be completed by distance and many courses are now available at SAIT in the evenings and weekends. Correspondence courses successfully completed prior to admission into a daytime program may be eligible for a daytime program credit.
Please see the Academic Day Calendar at www.sait.ca/academiccalendar, or our website at www.sait.ca/health, for information on admission and eligibility requirements for all of our daytime programs. Taking these courses does not guarantee a place in daytime programs.
Course Selection
| Course | Course Code | | Anatomy and Physiology | ANPH-209 | | Infection Prevention and Control | INFC-215 | | Medical Terminology 1 | MEDT-211 | | MS Office Basics | COMP-264 | | Option Courses (must take ONE of the following) | | Clinical Laboratory - Introduction | MEDL-245 | | Health Information Law Requirements | HILA-202 | | Human and Workplace Relations | HREL-220 | | Pathophysiology 1 | PATH-242 | In all cases, refer to descriptions in the Academic Calendar to see which course your program of interest requires. NOTE: Health Information Law Requirements HILA-202 is a new offering that students working toward this certificate may find appropriate to add to their knowledge.
OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT
Are you currently working for an Ophthalmologist? Under the supervision of your Ophthalmologist employer, this home study and office practice course will provide you with a sound understanding of the scientific principles of optimal eye care. You will have four months to complete Part 1 and four months to complete Part 2, while you continue your ophthalmic employment. Courses begin anytime. Register now. Visit our website at www.sait.ca/coned for more information.
Note: The joint commission on Allied Health Personel in Opthalmology (JCAHPO) certifies opthalmic personel. Students are eligible to sit the JCAHPO examination.
Course Selection
| Course | Course Code | | Ophthalmic Assistant - Part 1 | HSCI-235 | | Ophthalmic Assistant - Part 2 | HSCI-239 |
PREPARATION COURSES FOR OCCUPATIONS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR
The following courses may be taken prior to applying for daytime programs. Please refer to course descriptions for more information. Courses must be successfully completed within the time frame shown in the program outline in the Academic Calendar in order to be eligible for credit. Taking the courses below does not guarantee a seat in the day program. In all cases, there are additional courses in each program that are only available to applicants who are successful in being admitted to the day program. Visit our website at www.sait.ca/health for more information and admission requirements before registering for these courses, or phone 403.284.8500. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
| Course | Course Code | | Anatomy and Physiology | ANPH-209 | | Infection Prevention and Control | INFC-215 | | Medical Terminology 1 | MEDT-211 | Emergency Medical Technician
| Course | Course Code | | Anatomy and Physiology | ANPH-209 | | Medical Terminology 1 | MEDT-211 | Health Information Management
Health Information Office Assistant
Medical Radiologic Technology
| Course | Course Code | | Anatomy and Physiology | ANPH-209 | | Infection Prevention and Control | INFC-215 | | Medical Terminology 1 | MEDT-211 | Medical Laboratory Assistant
| Course | Course Code | | Infection Prevention and Control | INFC-215 | | Clinical Laboratory - Introduction | MEDL-245 | | Medical Terminology 1 | MEDT-211 | Medical Laboratory Technology Are you an MLT who has been out of the field for a while? Do you want to get back into the MLT lab? Are you an MLT currently working, but want to expand your skill set? These courses are just what you are looking for! Take the following courses to continue your competencies and increase your employment options.
Course Selection
Medical Transcriptionist
Nuclear Medicine Technology
| Course | Course Code | | Infection Prevention and Control | INFC-215 | Respiratory Therapy
STERILE PROCESSING TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATE
Receive your Sterile Processing Technician Certificate through distance education! Sterile Processing Technician is a certificate program for individuals and Service Aide II personnel interested in working in Central Service/Supply, Processing and Distribution, Operating Room, and Specialty Areas. Certification is now required in some provinces in Canada and the U.S. Certification creates a higher quality of work and more satisfaction for the employee. Graduates of this program are eligible to challenge the International Association of Health and Central Service Material Management (IAHCSMM) certification exam for international recognition of their competencies as a Central Service Technician (CRST). This allows international portability.
The following courses are required for the Sterile Processing Technician program. Applicants must be admitted to the program in order to enroll in these courses. Daytime program fees and selection apply. Applicants must secure an appropriate clinical placement in which to complete the practicum courses. An information package will be sent to applicants meeting the admission requirements. Visit our website at www.sait.ca/health for program information, admission requirements and a program outline, or phone 403.284.8500.
Course SelectionSPRO-206 and SPRO-246 are taken in sequence. Once students meet the prerequisite for each of these courses, students may enrol at any time. SPRO-255 Professional Practice is an online course and must be taken at the same time as PRAC-296.
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