Courses to help health professionals communicate potential harms and benefits to patients
This course is designed for professionals or students in public health to help them develop skills in risk and evidence communication. The course provides a theoretical introduction to risk in public health and practical aspects for its communication, from choosing a format for numbers to explaining uncertainties.
The course consists of three modules and will take no more than 2 hours to complete. At the end, you can download a completion certificate.
The course includes self-test questions.
It is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
This course is designed for health practitioners in primary care to help them develop skills for communicating effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course consists of four parts and will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
The course includes self-test questions and video consultation case-studies. On completion you will be able to download a certificate for your records.
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The course is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
This course is designed for obstetricians and gynaecologists to help them develop skills to communicate effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course consists of four parts and will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
The course includes self-test questions and video consultation case-studies. On completion you will be able to download a certificate for your records.
If you are having trouble navigating because you find the 'next' tab is greyed out it means that you haven't yet completed all the tasks on that page. Please look for the instructions on what tasks need to be completed before you can move on (eg. 'click on all the tabs...')
The course is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
This course is designed for surgeons, anaesthetists and other perioperative specialists to help them develop skills to communicate effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course consists of four parts and will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
The course includes self-test questions and video consultation case-studies. On completion you will be able to download a certificate for your records.
If you are having trouble navigating because you find the 'next' tab is greyed out it means that you haven't yet completed all the tasks on that page. Please look for the instructions on what tasks need to be completed before you can move on (eg. 'click on all the tabs...')
The course is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
This course is designed for plastic surgeons to help them develop skills to communicate effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course consists of four parts and will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
The course includes self-test questions and video consultation case-studies. On completion you will be able to download a certificate for your records.
If you are having trouble navigating because you find the 'next' tab is greyed out it means that you haven't yet completed all the tasks on that page. Please look for the instructions on what tasks need to be completed before you can move on (eg. 'click on all the tabs...')
The course is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
This course is designed for ophthalmologists to help them develop skills to communicate effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course consists of four parts and will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
The course includes self-test questions and video consultation case-studies. On completion you will be able to download a certificate for your records.
If you are having trouble navigating because you find the 'next' tab is greyed out it means that you haven't yet completed all the tasks on that page. Please look for the instructions on what tasks need to be completed before you can move on (eg. 'click on all the tabs...')
The course is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
This course is designed for healthcare professionals of all specialties who need to talk to patients and their families about familial cancer risk, to help them develop skills to communicate effectively with patients about the potential harms and benefits of treatment options. The course consists of four parts and will take approximately 2 hours to complete.
The course includes self-test questions and video consultation case-studies. On completion you will be able to download a certificate for your records.
If you are having trouble navigating because you find the 'next' tab is greyed out it means that you haven't yet completed all the tasks on that page. Please look for the instructions on what tasks need to be completed before you can move on (eg. 'click on all the tabs...')
The course is freely available - please log in (creating a log in is free). Any feedback or problems, please email wintoncentre@maths.cam.ac.uk
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