Cancer Conference

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The Greater Manchester Cancer Conference is our flagship event, bringing together all of our cancer system and partners. It’s an opportunity to engage our workforce alongside patient and carer representatives to network and spark new ideas and commitment to continue our aims to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

More detail on GMCC25 will be released in due course.

Vaginal Examination Skills Lab

Skills Lab

10th Sept. This session will cover examination basics followed by a hands-on practical workshop with our expert facilitators. This session will also cover understanding when and how to refer. Suitable for healthcare professionals in primary care.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced

Hour(s)

Free

Cervical Screening Videos

Resource

A series of bite-sized films to support autistic women and women with learning difficulties through the cervical screening process.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce

Minute(s)

Free

Primary Care Lunch & Learn Webinar Series

Webinar

A series of interactive lunchtime webinars for primary care professionals. Each webinar will focus on on a particular topic/tumour site.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Day(s)

Free

Understanding the Non-Site-Specific Pathway in Practice Webinar

On Demand Webinar

This webinar highlights how referrals are managed effectively , explore the management pathway and the importance of clear communication across multidisciplinary teams and with patients.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce

Hour(s)

Free

Enhanced Communication Skills Training

eLearning

This module brings together input from subject matter experts, patients, and Recourse:AI to deliver a future-focused learning experience. Combining theory with cutting-edge technology, you’ll have the opportunity to practice key communication techniques with realistic digital humans.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive

Hour(s)

250

Can-Survive Cultural Competency Training

Event

The Can-Survive cultural competency training is designed to ensure that health professionals have the necessary knowledge, skills, and confidence to become more culturally competent in the delivery of cancer and other health and social care services. It covers the essential components of cultural competence self-awareness, depth of knowledge, the appropriate skills and practical application.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced

4.5

Hour(s)

Free

LEAP Into Cancer Care Education Package

Resource

The package includes 10 flexible sections introducing key aspects of cancer care. It can be used as a standard induction for new support workers or accessed flexibly by those already in role. Resources have been developed by Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance and include quality-assured national training offers, helping to avoid duplication and ensure consistent learning.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive

Hour(s)

Free

Vaginal Examination Skills Lab

Skills Lab

9th July. This session will cover examination basics followed by a hands-on practical workshop with our expert facilitators. This session will also cover understanding when and how to refer. Suitable for healthcare professionals in primary care.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced

Hour(s)

Free

Upper GI Endoscopy Masterclass Series

Webinar

A series of interactive webinars delivered by expert speakers offering education on conducting a high-quality endoscopy, detection and management of early cancer.

Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set

Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant

Hour(s)

Free

2024 On- Demand

All plenary sessions from the Greater Manchester Cancer Conference are now available. You will need to register via the link to access the on-demand recordings, simply enter your details and you can access this for free.

Posters
More than a 100 posters were submitted for the 2024 conference covering research, service developments, treatment advances and empowerment in practice

Education on Cross Cutting Programmes

Personalised Care

Personalised care transcends all pathways and is fundamental to delivering better quality care that is meaningful to the individual, supporting improvements in health and wellbeing.

Health Inequalities

All education we develop and deliver is inclusive. The Academy offers a variety of learning that supports Health Inequalities, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Operational Performance

Operational Performance aims to excel in Faster Diagnosis Standard (FDS), Operational Metrics, and Treatment Variation. Find resources like training videos for using Single Queue Diagnostics via Infoflex.

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© Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance 2024. Content on this gateway has been produced and collated by a number of partners to support those working across all care settings. Whilst we welcome any feedback about the quality of the content, we are not able to answer any specific patient related queries.