This online module is free for healthcare professionals. The program is available for immediate access.
This module is certified as a 1 credit CFPC Self-Learning activity and is accredited for 1 hour of Royal College Section 3 - Self-Assessment.
At registration, you will be asked a few pre-session questions. When you complete them, you will be primed to learn; when you complete your registration, you will be directed to the learning module in "community resources"
If you encounter any difficulties please email cpd.che@queensu.ca.
At the end of this module the participant will be able to:
- Identify some approaches to safe and easy tick removal
- Differentiate between the local skin reaction to a tick bite and erythema migrans
- Integrate current guidelines for tick bite prophylaxis
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