Learning the Ropes Online Course
This is a free, introductory course for patients and care partners who find themselves with an increasing number of specialists and appointments. There’s a lot to navigate when things start getting complex and/or impacting your life.
The course has 4 modules with 12 lessons in total. You can work through at your own pace.
To get started – just click on the lesson links below.
Modules
Working With Your Healthcare Team in a Siloed System
Many more of us find ourselves having to manage our own or a family member’s ongoing medical care. Patients and families are having to take on a greater role in the healthcare system, and yet there’s little, if any, training for us.
Lessons
Developing Your Support Networks
If you’re a patient or family member/caregiver, having a CareMap is a great start in getting more clear on the resources we have and the gaps we need help with – so we can move more smoothly through a healthcare journey.
Lessons
Self-Care: Looking After Yourself
Just as there’s precious little training in how to interact with the healthcare system – there’s even less help in managing the stress arising from interacting with the healthcare system. Patients and family caregivers find themselves stressed from their ‘New Work’ and further stressed by the lack of support in carrying the added burdens of healthcare.
Lessons
Getting Your Legal And Financial Poop In A Group
If you’ve been thinking about 'getting your affairs in order’ and are feeling a bit (a lot!) shell-shocked and don’t know where to turn, there are some basics you can get in place.
