November 11, 2013
Two new CCDMD websites were recently launched and two others have been updated.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
A beta version of the Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation website is now online. It presents 178 video clips that demonstrate the first emergency steps to take when carrying out cardiopulmonary resuscitation. It can be used for technical training programs or pre-university programs such as emergency prehospital care, policing techniques or early childhood education techniques.
The videos are based on the 2010 standards defined by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Quebec. They are divided into three groups, by individual carrying out the procedure, procedure used and age group of the recipient.
All of the videos are currently independent and copyright free. In the upcoming version, the site will include more PDF technical sheets related to the videos. These sheets will describe the sequence of actions required to correctly carry out the resuscitation procedure.
Update and English version of Aérobix
The new version of Aérobix includes three new videos that demonstrate complete 30- to 40-minute choreographies as well as a 10-minute warm-up video. All of the videos are performed and commentated on by instructors.
This website is designed to teach the main movements used in group classes for disciplines such as aerobics, step and aeroboxing. It includes a database that allows the user to view more than 160 movements. Each one features a fact sheet that provides the name of the related discipline, the name of the movement in French and English, a description or demonstration of the sequence of steps, a video sequence, an intensity rating, the duration of the movement and options for modifying the intensity or complexity.
This latest version of Aerobix is now also available in English.
SECRA update
Three new virtual characters have been added to the SECRA program: Camille, Julie and Mr. Morin. These new scenarios, created by Karine Robert from Cégep Marie-Victorin, are especially relevant for students and instructors in the early childhood education techniques program.
SECRA (the French acronym for simulation exercise for communications in helping relationships) allows the user to simulate a conversation in a helping relationship. The scenarios offered on the site cover a variety of disciplines: psychology, nursing care, early childhood education techniques and policing techniques. The software, now in its fourth version, has been available for free online since last spring.