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SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-31/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260326T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260326T230000
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SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-24/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260319T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260319T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
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UID:67940-1773955800-1773961200@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260317T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260317T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67939-1773783000-1773788400@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-17/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260312T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260312T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67938-1773351000-1773356400@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-12/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260310T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260310T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67937-1773178200-1773183600@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-10/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260305T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260305T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67936-1772746200-1772751600@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-05/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260303T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260303T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67935-1772573400-1772578800@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-03-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260226T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260226T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67934-1772141400-1772146800@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-26/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260224T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260224T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67933-1771968600-1771974000@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-24/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260219T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260219T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67932-1771536600-1771542000@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-19/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260217T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260217T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67931-1771363800-1771369200@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-17/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260212T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260212T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67930-1770931800-1770937200@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-12/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260210T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260210T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67929-1770759000-1770764400@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-10/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260205T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260205T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T183959Z
UID:67928-1770327000-1770332400@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-05/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260203T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260203T230000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173508
CREATED:20260106T183959Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260107T185743Z
UID:67613-1770154200-1770159600@isans.ca
SUMMARY:Communication Strategies for Patient Interactions (CSPI)
DESCRIPTION:February 3 till April 3\, Tuesday and Thursday 9:30 – 11:00 pm \nThis course helps international medical graduates (IMGs) and international pharmacy graduates (IPGs) prepare their communication skills for their OSCE exams and for their Canadian healthcare careers. \nIn this course\, you will: \n\nLearn effective professional strategies for communicating with patients in Canada\nConnect with other IMGs and IPGs working on their licensure process in Canada\nImprove your communications strategies to help pass the Observed Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)\nParticipate in a communication practice session with professionally trained simulated patients at Dalhousie University\n\nTo attend this course\, you must: \n\nHave a Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) level of 6+\nBe able to attend online\n\nClasses: \n\nTwo online classes per week\nPlus 6-8 hours per week of asynchronous classwork\nNext dates are:\n\n\n\n\nMar 2 – Apr 29         9:00 – 10:30 pm\nMar 3 – Apr 30         6:30 – 8:00 pm\nApr 7 – June 5          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nMay 4 – July 3          3:30 – 5:00 pm\nJune 1 – July 30        9:00 – 10:30 pm\nJune 2 – July 31        6:30 – 8:00 pm\nJuly 7 – Sept 4          10:15 – 11:45 pm\nAug 3 – Oct 1            3:30 – 5:00 pm\nAug 4 – Oct 2            6:00 – 7:30 pm\nSept 8 – Nov 6          9:00 – 10:30 pm\nOct 6 – Dec 4           10:15 – 11:45 pm\nNov 2 – Jan 14         3:30 – 5:00 pm\nNov 3 – Jan 15         6:00 – 7:30 pm\nDec 7 – Feb 19         9:00 – 10:30 pm\n\n\n\nEligibility in NS: Permanent residents including Convention Refugees\, CUAET & MOME23 holders\, AIP & RNIP participants\, PPs under section 95 of IRPR\, Citizenship holders\, International post-secondary graduates with valid work permit \nFor more information or to register online please go to our website \nYou can also email us directly: healthcarelanguage@isans.ca.
URL:https://isans.ca/event/communication-strategies-for-patient-interactions-cspi-7/2026-02-03/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:National Healthcare Language Program
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