Critical Care Independent Learning
Outlined below are steps you will complete to get access to Connect Care
Scroll down this page for information that you will use to complete the following actions:
1. Complete Basic Training using independent online learning
2. Pass the appropriate Assessment to get Access to Connect Care:
Access is granted overnight after you pass the appropriate End User Proficiency Assessment (EUPA)
3. Attend a Personalization session:
Register for a personalization session to make the system reflects your favourites, preferences, and shortcuts.
- Basic Training
The course you need to complete is titled Epic - Critical Care Adult Independent Learning.
To access this course
Navigate to MyLearningLink and login with your AHS username and password
Find the Required Courses tab
Within this tab the Addiction and Mental Health role will be listed, click on that role
Find and click on the Basic Training header
Find the Independent Learning course and click the Register button on the right side.
Accessing the training version of Connect Care
While completing this course you will need to login to the training version of Connect Care
Navigate to https://myapps.albertahealthservices.ca, login with your AHS username, password, and RSA token
Open the Connect Care folder, then the Training folder, launch ACE5 or PLY
Login as ICU## (where ## is any number from 01 to 19)
Password: train
2. End User Proficiency Assessment (EUPA)
Before gaining access to Connect Care, all trainees must complete a short competency assessment, the End User Proficiency Assessment (EUPA). This is done after basic (in-person) training or Independent Learning.
The EUPA can be found in MyLearningLink, listed with Required Courses
Complete the EUPA titled: Epic - CMIO Critical Care Adult EUPA
When completing your EUPA it is recommended that you login to the Connect Care training environment.
Access
Access to the live patient care version of Connect Care is enabled overnight by automated systems after passing the EUPA and completing the mandatory AHS privacy training. Please allow time between completing your training and your first shift to ensure your access is in place.
AHS Privacy - On Our Best Behaviors
Everyone at AHS has to complete the mandatory Annual Continuing Education (ACE) Privacy and Information Security training module on MyLearningLink: InfoCare – On Our Best Behaviors. Your access to Connect Care will not be enabled without completing this course.
Complete the course by navigating to https://mylearninglink.albertahealthservices.ca
Look in “My Courses” or search by title and register to complete it.
3. Personalization
While not mandatory, it is strongly recommended that you complete an instructor led personalization session.
After you have access to Connect Care please register for and attend a personalization session. Personalizing features in Connect Care empowers users to make the system their own, so that it reflects their favourites, preferences, and shortcuts.
Self-Guided Personalization
To complete Personalization independently you can:
Login to https://mylearninglink.albertahealthservices.ca with your AHS username and password
Go to the Course & Registration menu, found on the left side of the screen
Search using the term "CMIO Personalization"
Click on the blue bar towards the bottom of the page that is titled Epic - CMIO Personalization - Independent Learning
Scoll down and click the green button to register the course
You can now start the course from the My Courses page.
While completing the Personalization course, please login to the practice version of Connect Care
Accessing the training version of Connect Care
While completing this course you will need to login to the training version of Connect Care
Navigate to https://myapps.albertahealthservices.ca, login with your AHS username, password, and RSA token
Open the Connect Care folder, then the Training folder, launch ACE5 or PLY
Login as ICU## (where ## is any number from 01 to 19)
Password: train
What Should I Do After Completing Basic Training?
Exercise Booklets
To assist with your practice, you can access the exercise booklet linked below.
Practicing in the System: Play (PLY) Training Environment Access
For further exploration and practice, you can access the PLY environment for post-training practice. You will find PLY in your Connect Care training folder.
Use the login credentials outlined below. Your username will be letters specific to your track, followed by a two-digit number (e.g., IP15), you can choose any number from 01 to 19 (note: ## indicates where the two-digit number between 01 and 19 goes, your username will not have a pound sign).
The PLY environment refreshes every 24 hours at 12 a.m. If it looks like someone has already interacted with a patient, feel free to use any other user login ID number from 01 to 19.
Critical Care Adult: ICU##
password: train