Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
USD 99	yes	University of Toronto, Toronto

Describe biologic medications, including how they are manufactured and how they are used in clinical practice
Describe biosimilar biologics, how they differ from generics and how they are used in clinical practice
Define inherent variability and comparability.
Discuss the requirements and process for demonstrating comparability of biosimilar biologics
Describe why biosimilar medications are important now

Describe the approval process for biosimilars in Canada, including general considerations for new drugs and special considerations for biologics
Compare and contrast the approval process for biosimilar biologics and originator biologics
Examine the safety and efficacy of biosimilars
Describe pharmacovigilience and adverse reporting mechanisms for originator and biosimilar biologics in Canada
Describe the authorization of specific indications for biosimilars
Distinguish interchangeability and switching in relation to biosimilars

Develop an awareness of ethics and ethical principles
Appreciate the ethical issues related to biosimilar biologics
Understand the factors that contribute to a trustworthy clinician-patient therapeutic relationship
Identify the communication skills needed to cultivate a trusting clinician-patient relationship, including with patients from diverse communities
Consider the broader structural influences on therapeutic trust within the context of biosimilar biologics

Understand how patient expectations and beliefs impact treatment changes
Describe strategies to elicit patient perspectives on switching medications
Apply proven principles of patient-physician communication and motivational interviewing to discussions about switching medications
Identify strategies to create a positive mindset in patients for switching medications