de Souza Institute - Quality continuing education for health care professionals

Today is the first annual World Psycho-Oncology Day #WPOD, dedicated to raising awareness of the psychosocial and emotional impact of cancer! We are committed to providing healthcare professionals with the tools they need to advocate for and deliver mental health support for patients and their caregivers.

As we celebrate #OncologyNursingDay2025 across Canada we want to highlight, recognize and congratulate the latest group of nurses who earned their de Souza designations: The 2025 de Souza designates are: Sydney Farkas, de Souza APN. Hina Sheikh, de Souza APN. Chandra Sinkovic, de Souza Nurse. A de Souza Designation is awarded to nurses who have completed de Souza Institute comprehensive learning pathway and demonstrated strong clinical and leadership skills in oncology or palliative care. Please visit our website to meet de Souza designates and see how their work helps improve the quality of lives of patients and families who are living with cancer.

For health care providers who have taken the Foundations in Oncology Nursing Practice, expand your knowledge by learning about specific cancer sites. Our updated Breast Cancer course covers the latest developments in screening, diagnosis and treatments, and incorporates the most recent recommendations from national and international guidelines. In addition to Breast Cancer, we also offer Cancer Disease Sites courses such as Brain, Breast, Colorectal, Esophageal, Head and Neck, Liver, Lung, Pancreatic, Prostate, GI, Skin, Stomach, Sarcoma and more. These courses are available 24/7, are short, are up to date, and are tailored to clinical practice. Choose the specific topic that most interests you, and enroll online today.

Pain can be one of the most debilitating symptoms of cancer, learn pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions that will help bring relief to your patients. This course includes a half day online video conference workshop Enrol today, registration closes April 21st.

For health care providers who have taken the Foundations in Oncology Nursing Practice, expand your knowledge by learning about specific cancer sites. Our updated Prostate Cancer course covers the latest developments in screening, diagnosis and treatments, and incorporates the most recent recommendations from national and international guidelines. In addition to Prostate Cancer, we also offer Cancer Disease Sites courses such as Brain, Breast, Colorectal, Esophageal, Head and Neck, Liver, Lung, Pancreatic, Prostate, GI, Skin, Stomach, Sarcoma and more. These courses are available 24/7, are short, are up to date, and are tailored to clinical practice. Choose the specific topic that most interests you, and enroll online today.

Psychosocial Oncology is a specialty area focused on the myriad of psychological, emotional, social and spiritual responses of persons affected by cancer. This introductory course will help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to assess individuals and families from a psychosocial and spiritual perspective and develop a collaborative patient and family centered plan of care that is responsive to their needs.

Our Addressing Empathy Fatigue course focuses on teaching health care professionals how to recognize and assess the impact of grief and loss on their practice, and apply effective communication and coping mechanisms to reduce the risk of empathy fatigue. The main mechanisms to facilitate learning in this course will entail eLearning and six 1.5 hour weekly real time videoconference sessions. Lecture and case based interactive learning will allow participants to explore a variety of key learning themes. Enroll in our live web-based class today.

Thinking of obtaining a Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) certification this year? Our self-directed and self-paced study groups have a very high success rate in helping nurses to obtain their certifications, by helping them examine and critically consider and apply the theories and concepts outlined in the exam blueprint. Registration closes March.

For health care providers who have taken the Foundations in Oncology Nursing Practice, expand your knowledge by learning about specific cancer sites. Our brand new Head & Neck Cancer course covers laryngeal and oropharyngeal cancers. These cancers are often curable when diagnosed at early stages. Head and neck cancers usually affect people 45 years and older; predominantly among males. The course will cover pathophysiology, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up care, and survivorship issues related to head and neck cancer. In addition to Head and Neck Cancer, we also offer Cancer Disease Sites courses such as Brain, Breast, Colorectal, Esophageal, Liver, Lung, Pancreatic, Prostate, GI, Skin, Stomach, Sarcoma and more. These courses are available 24/7, short, up to date, and tailored to clinical practice. Choose the specific topic that most interests you, and enroll online today.

Our Addressing Empathy Fatigue course focuses on teaching health care professionals how to recognize and assess the impact of grief and loss on their practice, and apply effective communication and coping mechanisms to reduce the risk of empathy fatigue. The main mechanisms to facilitate learning in this course will entail eLearning and six 1.5 hour weekly real time videoconference sessions. Lecture and case based interactive learning will allow participants to explore a variety of key learning themes. Enroll in our live web-based class today.