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Welcome to the Colorectal Academy, featuring blended learning offers developed by the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance. All content here is aligned with the levels of practice and capabilities outlined in the ACCEND framework. Upon enrolling in any of these offers, your progress will be automatically recorded in your ePortfolio.

Click here for more details on the work being done by the Colorectal Pathway Board.

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
4

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
20

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
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
1

Hour(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
1

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
2

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
10

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
4

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
4

Hour(s)

Free

Iron Deficiency Anaemia

Resource

Information for primary care colleagues on how Iron Deficiency Anaemia can be indicative of early signs of cancer
Level of Practice: Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Consultant, Medical Workforce
6

Minute(s)

Free

FIT (Faecal Immunochemical Test)

Resource

FIT information for primary care colleagues: a variety of resources from fast fact videos to infographics.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
10

Minute(s)

Free

Continence Management

eLearning

GM Cancer x GM Training Hub: all aspects of continence management including the impact it has on people, its causes, conservative management and professionals and services available to help
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced
2

Hour(s)

Free

Appendiceal Tumours

eLearning

How to refer and manage appendiceal tumours, and providing an insight into the specialist colorectal and peritoneal oncology service.
Level of Practice: Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
1

Hour(s)

Free

GM Colorectal Pathway

On Demand Event

Watch the on-demand event from the 2024 Colorectal Pathway Board education and engagement event showcase
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
1

Day(s)

Free

Management of Anal Cancers

On Demand Webinar

Discussing radical and emerging treatments for different types of anal cancer
Level of Practice: Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
90

Minute(s)

Free

Cancer Diagnostics in Endoscopy

On Demand Webinar

Supporting endoscopists, pathway navigators and cancer managers to enhance the delivery of cancer diagnostics in endoscopy.
Level of Practice: Assistive, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant
Level of Practice: Assistive, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant
40

Minute(s)

Free

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Education on Cross Cutting Programmes

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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.
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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.
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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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