Colorectal Academy
Welcome to the Greater Manchester Cancer Colorectal Academy
More information coming soon…
Colorectal Courses
Appendiceal Tumours
An interactive eLearning module focusing appendiceal tumours, how to refer and their management, and providing an insight into the specialist colorectal and peritoneal oncology service.
This course is suitable for all medical and non-medical professionals with roles where the content may be relevant to practice.
You must be logged into your Cancer Academy account to access this course.
Webinars
Short, snappy online session that can be watched live (where questions can be asked to our speakers) or on-demand. Watch this space for future webinars and updates.
Enhancing the Delivery of Cancer Diagnostics in Endoscopy Webinar
Now available to watch on-demand
This free interactive webinar is dedicated to enhancing the delivery of cancer diagnostics in endoscopy.
Suitable for all endoscopists in Greater Manchester (bother upper and lower GI, medical and nursing), STT Nurses, Pathway Navigators and Cancer Managers.
Please note, you must be logged into your Cancer Academy account to watch this webinar.
Best Management of Anal Cancers and Key Advances
Now available to watch on-demand
This webinar will take a broad look at anal cancer with a variety of subject matter experts joining us to present at this bitesize session as we discuss radical and emerging treatments for different types of anal cancer. We will take into account the importance of patient perspective and explore personalised care in the form of radiotherapy late effects.
Suitable for all Healthcare Professionals including Consultants, Junior Doctors, Medical Students and Clinical Nurse Specialists.
Skills Labs
Skills Labs are an opportunity for you to learn hands-on practical skills. We are looking to deliver the first Colorectal Skills Lab around stoma care. Please register below to keep up to date with the latest news.
Events
Colorectal Stakeholder Event
06 February 2024
This free of charge, interactive, whole system event will focus on uplifting the quality of bowel cancer care and improving patient experience within GM.
Suitable for GM based Professional Stakeholders with an interest in uplifting the quality of bowel cancer care and patient experience.
Thank you to our sponsor who has made this event possible. They have had no input into the agenda.
Early Diagnosis
This education was commissioned by and co-designed with the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance Early Diagnosis Team and produced by GatewayC. GatewayC is a free early cancer diagnosis resource. Get started here
Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)
Other Resources
Prehab4Cancer Programme
Prehab4Cancer is a free exercise, nutrition and wellbeing scheme, designed by a team of NHS professionals and exercise experts, based on latest research. The aim is to help patients (and their loved ones) to cope with cancer treatment and feel better, physically and mentally. Prehab4Cancer plays an active role in cancer care, as well as living with and beyond cancer.
The Prehab4Cancer Programme can be found in leisure facilities across Greater Manchester, which means patients can access the service close to their home. An exercise prescription is created that is tailored to each patient following on from an holistic assessment with an exercise specialist.
- People who are over 18 years of age
- Registered with a Greater Manchester GP
- Cancer diagnosis (primary lung, upper gastrointestinal or colorectal)
- Going through one of the following pathways:
- Lung cancer stage I-III active treatment (surgery/curative oncology)
- Lung cancer stage III/IV active treatment (palliative intent)
- Colorectal cancer (curative treatment and suitable for surgery)
- Upper Gastrointestinal cancer (curative treatment and suitable for surgery)
For further information on how you can use the Prehab4Cancer Programme please follow the resource links below or visit Prehab4Cancer.