Courses

Human Factors and Patient Safety Level 1

The issues and risks associated with Human Factors impact people and organisations daily, often causing disruption at some level and occasionally with detrimental impacts to people, service delivery and organisations’ reputation.

To mitigate against human factors, we need to ensure staff are equipped with the underlying principles of risk assessment, error detection, situational and self-awareness, and develop an organisational culture that empowers individuals to speak up, regardless of their role or position.

This e-learning course demonstrates how our behaviour impacts patient safety, the importance of speaking up, getting the right patient, to the right place, at the right time, and developing and sharing a plan to ensure everyone has the correct information.

Human Factors and Patient Safety Level 2

The issues and risks associated with Human Factors impact people and organisations daily, often causing disruption at some level and occasionally with detrimental impacts to people, service delivery and organisations’ reputation.

To mitigate against human factors, we need to ensure staff are equipped with the underlying principles of risk assessment, error detection, situational and self-awareness, and develop an organisational culture that empowers individuals to speak up, regardless of their role or position.

This e-learning course highlights the importance of the following Human Factors principles: situational awareness, mental models, cognitive workload, civility and approachability, speaking up and the behaviours to encourage these.

PET-CT Reporting

This course has been designed to support Consultant Radiologists’ professional development in order to report PET-CT scans successfully.

Creating Positive Patient Experiences

Developed in collaboration with The Christie’s Maguire Communication Skills Training Unit® and Complementary Therapies team, this course is a fantastic introduction to the essential communication skills required to
positively engage with patients and help to alleviate and manage their anxieties.

This e-learning course can be completed at each candidate’s own pace and at a time and place to suit both the participant’s and the organisation’s requirements.

Essentials of PET-CT for Clinical Assistants

The Essentials of PET-CT course lays the foundations by introducing new Clinical Assistants to the fundamentals of a PET-CT service and the wider role they play within the department.

This e-learning course can be completed at each candidate’s own pace and at a time and place to suit both the participant’s and the organisation’s requirements.

Essentials of PET-CT for Radiographers and Technologists

The Essentials of PET-CT is a comprehensive introductory course for recently qualified Radiographers and Technologists to prepare them for their new role within a PET-CT service.

This e-learning course can be completed at each candidate’s own pace and at a time and place to suit both the participant’s and the organisation’s requirements.

Utility of Choline PET/CT in Prostate Malignancies

This module is suitable for consultants who already have experience reporting FDG PET/CT scans, and those who would like to explore the role of F18 choline imaging in prostate cancer.

Utility of F18 Fluoride PET-CT in Metastatic Bone Disease

This module is suitable for consultants who have experience reporting FDG PET/CT scans. We aim to explain the differences between F18 Fluoride and FDG and its uses.

Advanced Study Days

Throughout the year, the PET-CT Academy hosts several study days on key topics associated with the fields of Nuclear Medicine, Physics and Radiology in a PET-CT service.

Each course is presented over an entire day to live audiences from The Christie School of Oncology’s state-of-the-art auditorium by the Academy’s expert faculty and guest speakers, which includes various lectures, case studies, and interactive sessions with clinical examples presented throughout the course.

Remote and international delegates are also welcome to participate virtually through our live-streaming platform.

Leading a Resilient Team Course

Maintaining team morale and building an engaged workforce can be challenging for all leaders, particularly during challenging times. However, by gaining a better understanding and improving stress, mental health, and its impact on resilience, managers can develop more resilient teams, while enhancing their own skills.

The course focuses on developing greater awareness and skills in four key areas: supporting others and yourself, coping with stress, mental health awareness and leading a resilient team.

Building Personal and Team Resilience Course

Maintaining a positive mindset in busy, high-pressure and rapidly changing environments can be a constant and significant challenge. This can place individuals and teams in difficult situations that can cause excess stress, impact morale, and diminish resilience.

While we cannot necessarily change or remove the external factors causing these negative impacts on ourselves and the team, we can improve how we react to situations, how we deal with them and how they affect us.

The course focuses on developing greater awareness and skills to support ourselves and others, cope with stress and build resilience.

Essentials of PET-CT: Scenarios and Solutions Course

Facilitated by The Christie PET-CT Academy team, this hugely popular interactive workshop provides candidates with the knowledge and understanding to confidently solve common problems experienced in a PET-CT service and is the next step in the Essentials of PET-CT course journey.

The Scenarios & Solutions course consolidates the learning covered in the Essentials of PET-CT for Radiographers and Technologists e-learning course through solving practical problems in a work-based setting.