U-First! exclusive workshops - IHA

Below are the U-First!® in-person workshops for specific long-term care homes within Interior Health, with registration limited to the staff in those locations. Click the date shown next to your care home below to register for that specific training. Please only register for one training.

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Workshops for specific long-term care homes

Please register at least two weeks before the event so we can prepare and ship your workshop materials. If you register after this date, you will receive temporary access to the workbook online, and your physical materials will be shipped to you as soon as possible.

April workshops:

limited to staff of Nelson Jubilee Manor:

May workshops: 

limited to staff of Williams Lake Seniors Village:

For a full list of open U-First! workshops available for Interior Health staff, see the U-First! workshops page here.

U-First!® dementia training

U-First!® is a standardized training program designed to help frontline staff develop a common knowledge base, language and approach to caring for people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

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Which U-First!® training format fits me?

We offer a variety of training formats to meet the preferences and needs of health-care staff across British Columbia and the Yukon. Our flexible delivery options ensure everyone can access the training. Learn more about each modality below and find the one that works best for you or your team.

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U-First!® train-the-trainer program

The U-First!® train-the-trainer program helps long-term care homes build internal capacity by training staff to deliver the U-First!® workshop directly to their teams as certified U-First!® Community Facilitators.

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Two instructors leading a U-First! workshop