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Welcome to the Urology 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 Urology Pathway Board.

Gynaecological Cancers Education Event

On Demand Event

An on-demand case based educational event focusing on the recognition and detection of gynaecological cancers.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
3

Hour(s)

Free

Dermatology Education Event: Skin Lesion Recognition

Event

10-March 2025. A half day educational event focused on supporting decision making in skin lesion diagnosis with a focus on cancerous lesions.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
4

Hour(s)

Free

Acute Oncology Education Event

Event

This event will provide essential updates on the latest developments in Acute Oncology, including the launch of Phase 1 of the Acute Oncology Transformation. You’ll learn about the ongoing work of the GM Cancer Acute Oncology Pathway Board and the implementation of daily MDTs across Greater Manchester Trusts. This event is suitable for all health care professionals working in Acute Oncology Services across Greater Manchester and Mid & East Cheshire. Medical staff and Operational Mangers, Cancer Managers.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce

Hour(s)

FREE

Patient & Carer Representative Training

Event

23-Jan 2025, 13-Feb 2025, 06-March 2025 Three exciting training sessions, exclusively for Patient and Carer Representatives, designed to help with presence, impact and effective communication.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
3

Hour(s)

Free

CRUK Talk Cancer Train the Presenter Training Day

Event

Join Talk Cancer’s Train the Presenter training day on Thursday 6th March 2025 10am-4pm. Help save lives and run your own cancer awareness presentations in the community. 
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
6

Hour(s)

Free

CRUK Talk Cancer Train the Presenter Training Day

Event

Join Talk Cancer’s Train the Presenter training day on Wednesday 15-January 2025 10am-4pm. Help save lives and run your own cancer awareness presentations in the community. 
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
6

Hour(s)

Free

What is Genomics? Genomics in Cancer Care

Resource

Do you treat people with cancer? They could benefit from genomic testing. The personalised care team has created this short animation to help patients understand the role of genomics in cancer care.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
3

Minute(s)

Free

Cancer Care Review Webinar

On Demand Webinar

Watch the on-demand recording of the ‘Delivering High Quality Cancer Care Reviews’ webinar.
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration, Enhanced, Medical Workforce
2

Hour(s)

Free

Vaginal Examination Skills Lab

Skills Lab

11-March. A hands-on practical session covering taught topics on examination basics. A practical workshop with a trained facilitator will allow the opportunity for you to look and feel for cancers. We will also cover how to manage conversation and concern with patients who do require a referral. Suitable for primary care workforce across Greater Manchester who are required to undertake vaginal examinations – especially practice nurses and sample takers
Level of Practice: No Level of Practice set
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced
4

Hour(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

TULA and Flexible Cystoscopy

eLearning

Demonstrating the theories used to support endoscopic evaluation, biopsy and ablation of bladder lesions.
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant
2

Hour(s)

Free

Haematuria: Investigations

eLearning

Understand how haematuria can present in different patients and the various investigative techniques used to establish a diagnosis.
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
2

Hour(s)

Free

Haematuria: Presentation & Investigation

eLearning

Understanding history taking, basic investigations, and pathways for onward referral
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
2

Hour(s)

Free

GM Urology Pathway Developments

On Demand Event

Watch the on-demand event from the 2023 Urology Pathway Board event showcase. Sharing best practice and updates about the GM urology pathway.
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
5

Hour(s)

Free

Bladder Cancer

On Demand Webinar

Understanding different types of treatment options for people diagnosed with bladder cancer
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
90

Minute(s)

Free

Adjuvant Therapies

On Demand Webinar

Focusing on surgical and oncological management of kidney cancers and the adjuvant treatment of patients after surgery
Level of Practice: Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Registration, Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
40

Minute(s)

Free

Catheter Care and Management

eLearning

Interactive case based learning on catheter care, anatomy and pathophysiology (collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University)
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration
Level of Practice: Supportive, Assistive, Pre-registration, Registration
1

Hour(s)

Free

Germline Testing in Prostate Cancer

On Demand Webinar

Education on the consenting process for germline testing in the prostate cancer pathway
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
Level of Practice: Enhanced, Advanced, Consultant, Medical Workforce
50

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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