This e-learning course offers an in-depth exploration of the critical role of nutrition in oncology, featuring insights from leading experts across Europe. Through three modules, healthcare professionals will learn how to diagnose and manage nutritional conditions in cancer patients, understand the importance of nutritional risk screening, and uncover the vital relationship between the microbiome and cancer outcomes.

Duration

60 minutes

CPD

1

Who should attend?

Doctors, nurses, and other members of the multidisciplinary team who diagnose and manage patients with cancer (including physiotherapists and occupational therapists).

Location

Online, accessible anytime.

Course Organiser and Speaker

• Dr. Paula Ravasco, Professor of Medicine, Universidade Catolica Portuguesa, Portugal
• Dr. Antti Makitie, Professor of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Dr. Nuno Pimentel, Executive Director of Radiotherapy Service, Champalimaud Foundation, Portugal

Learning Objectives for the course

By the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Describe nutritional risks and disturbances associated with cancer.
• Summarise the recommendations for nutritional screening and assessment in patients with cancer.
• Discuss the significance of nutritional care in patients with cancer, particularly those with head and neck cancers.
• Describe the role of the microbiome in tumor development and its impact on therapeutic outcomes.

Contact [email protected]  for more details, or visit https://www.danonenutriciacampus.org/courses/details.fast-facts-oncology-nutrition.html.

This online course covers antimicrobial resistance databases, the origin and forms of data they contain, how they are used for research and public health and the ways we can contribute to them.

Duration

3 weeks / 15 hours of learning

CPD

15

Who should attend?

FutureLearn platform

Course Organiser and Speaker

Wellcome Connecting Science in collaboration with team of experts: Dr Conor Meehan, Dr Jane Hawkey, Dr Kristy Horan, and international contributors.

Learning Objectives for the course

• By the end of the course, the learners should be able to:
• Explain the genotypic basis of AMR
• Contrast and critique the various ways to predict AMR from linked genotype/phenotype data
• Discuss the various AMR databases and their related pros and cons
• Explain how different AMR prediction tools can be operated and their outputs interpreted and implemented, understanding the current pitfalls of those tools
• Describe the process required to create and share FAIR and open AMR data.

Contact [email protected]k  for more details, or visit https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/antimicrobial-databases-and-genotype-prediction-data-sharing-and-analysis.

This virtual course is delivered in an online classroom format. The program's purpose is to provide the learner with knowledge and understanding of the fundamental management skills, behaviours, and attitudes required to manage and lead laboratory teams toward the achievement of goals. The program aims to provide the learner with knowledge and understanding of the fundamental management skills, behavior, and attitudes required to manage and lead laboratory teams toward achieving goals. 

Duration

5 days 

Weekly Study

5 days 

CPD

30

Who should attend?

• Aspiring lab managers
• Newly appointed lab managers
• Professionals seeking to refresh their management skills

Location

Virtual (Microsoft Teams)

Course Organiser and Speaker

Louise Beretta-Venter | Power of Process

Learning Objectives for the course

After this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the laboratory's role within the organization.
• Formulate a competitive laboratory strategy.
• Identify and address operational inefficiencies in laboratory processes.
• Implement effective delegation strategies for managing and monitoring the plans to address process inefficiencies.
• Evalulate the laboratory's contribution to the organization’s strategic goals.
• Recognize and explain the stages of team development.
• Assemble and manage effective teams,.
• Manage team diversity
• Set SMART objectives and implement performance improvement strategies
• Provide constructive feedback for team performance.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Use coaching and mentoring in performance management
• Motivate teams to embrace change
• Identify the characteristics of effective change agents in the laboratory.
• Explain the purpose of financial management. Identify and describe laboratory financial activities.
• Analyze financial statements to determine the laboratory’s financial status.
• Develop and use budgets for forecasting.
• Describe quality assurance principles and requirements
• Analyze quality control data to ensure accurate and reliable laboratory tests.
• Apply quality improvement tools for projects.
• Identify, monitor and improve customer satisfaction in the laboratory.

Contact [email protected]  for more details, or visit Lab Management in Practice Virtual. 

Lab Management Online is a 10-week laboratory management course that will provide you with comprehensive conceptual knowledge and the practical skills needed to become a Laboratory Manager. This course empowers staff with a technical background to transition into a leadership position. 

Duration

20 hours / 10 weeks 

Weekly Study 
2 Hours

CPD

30

Who should attend?

• Aspiring lab managers
• Newly appointed lab managers
• Professionals seeking to refresh their management skills

Location 

Online, E-learning (LabVine)

Course Organiser and Speaker

Louise Beretta-Venter | Power of Process

Learning Objectives for the course

After this course, the participant will be able to:

• Describe the laboratory's role within the organization.
• Formulate a competitive laboratory strategy.
• Identify and address operational inefficiencies in laboratory processes.
• Implement effective delegation strategies for managing and monitoring the plans to address process inefficiencies.
• Evalulate the laboratory's contribution to the organization’s strategic goals.
• Recognize and explain the stages of team development.
• Assemble and manage effective teams,.
• Manage team diversity
• Set SMART objectives and implement performance improvement strategies
• Provide constructive feedback for team performance.
• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Use coaching and mentoring in performance management
• Motivate teams to embrace change
• Identify the characteristics of effective change agents in the laboratory.
• Explain the purpose of financial management. Identify and describe laboratory financial activities.
• Analyze financial statements to determine the laboratory’s financial status.
• Develop and use budgets for forecasting.
• Describe quality assurance principles and requirements
• Analyze quality control data to ensure accurate and reliable laboratory tests.
• Apply quality improvement tools for projects.
• Identify, monitor and improve customer satisfaction in the laboratory.

Contact [email protected]  for more details, or visit Lab Management Online.

This online course consists of 10 to 20 hours of on-demand content. This course will assist laboratory leaders and teams in recognizing the need for change and identify problems, pain points, and opportunities to solve and improve laboratory performance. This course will develop the ability of laboratory leaders to transform laboratory resources into the desired state to ensure their future relevance. The course aims to equip laboratory leaders and teams to recognize the need for change and identify problems, pain points, and opportunities to solve and improve laboratory performance.  

Duration

8 weeks / 10 hours 

Weekly Study

1.5 hours 

CPD

10

Who should attend?

• All laboratory staff and teams
• Laboratory suppliers

Location

Online, E-learning (LabVine)

Course Organiser and Speaker

Louise Beretta-Venter | Power of Process

Learning Objectives for the course

After this course, the participant will be able to:

• Analyze external factors affecting the laboratory and recognize the need for change.
• Explain laboratory performance, understand the value chain, and identify improvement areas.
• Proficiently gather and analyze laboratory performance data from various sources and create data collection plans.
• Identify laboratory issues, pain points, and opportunities and apply appropriate tools to address them.
• Develop and test scenarios for addressing multiple laboratory problems while considering constraints and sensitivities.
• Create a business case for laboratory improvement projects, implement an implementation plan, and manage change effectively.
• Apply course concepts and methodologies to implement performance improvements in the workplace project.
• Integrate and apply knowledge in a case study.

Contact [email protected]  for more details, or visit Laboratory Transformation and Improvement.

The course seeks to equip the practitioner with the knowledge and skills of molecular-based health technologies development and implementation.

It demystifies molecular technologies and highlights utility in clinical decision making and public health interventions. The role of interprofessional collaboration is emphasised as an effective way to implement molecular diagnostic in practice.

Duration 
4 days

CPD 
23 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for learners who will be working in a professional role in a healthcare context, including public health and epidemiology. Prior knowledge of biology is desirable.

Location
Fully online, hosted via Microsoft Teams.

Course Organiser and Speaker
Dr Wilber Sabiiti and colleagues. 

Learning Objectives for the course

• Contextualise the emergence and re-emergence of diseases.
• Define a molecular diagnostic and outline application in clinical practice and public health including quality assurance.
• Interpret PCR and genome sequencing results and contextualise them to clinical practice and public heath interventions.
• Define Lateral flow tests (protein-based) and how they complement PCR assays.
• Map the pathway diagnostics from bench to practice and highlight the role of healthcare practitioners in this role.
• Describe the clinical decision-making process in relation to the laboratory results.

For further information and booking visit  https://medicine.st-andrews.ac.uk/short-courses/molecular-diagnostics/.

Develop a sound approach to the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAI).

Duration 
5 hours

CPD 
5 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for all practitioners in IPC, including medical trainees, newly appointed consultants, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical and clinical scientists.

Location 
Courses are held online.

Course Organiser and Speakers

• Dr Jon Otter
• Martin Kiernan
• Prof Jennie Wilson
• Prof Brett Mitchell
• Dr Katie Jeffery
• Dr Cariad Evans
• Dr Luke Hunt

Learning Objectives for the course

Focus on developing a sound approach to the prevention and control of healthcare associated infections (HCAI).

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.his.org.uk

Understand the technical aspects of hospital hygiene e.g. ventilation, disinfection and sterilisation.

Duration 
6.5 hours

CPD 
7 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for all practitioners in IPC, including medical trainees, newly appointed consultants, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical and clinical scientists.

Location 
Online

Course Organiser and Speakers

• Karren Staniforth
• Alyson Prince
• Dr Mark Garvey
• Peter Hoffman
• Dr Mike Weinbren

Learning Objectives for the course

Focus on understanding the technical aspects of hospital hygiene e.g. ventilation, disinfection and sterilisation.

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.his.org.uk.

Understand the basis of surveillance of both healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial use and how the data can inform public health action and help target local interventions in IPC and antimicrobial stewardship.

Duration 
5.5 hours

CPD 
6 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for all practitioners in IPC, including medical trainees, newly appointed consultants, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical and clinical scientists.

Location 
Online

Course Organiser and Speakers

• Dr Andre Charlett
• Dr Theresa Lamagni
• Dr Russell Hope
• Dr David Enoch
• Dr Berit Muller Peabody
• Katherine Henderson
• Prof Diane Ashiru-Oredope

Learning Objectives for the course

Understanding the basis of surveillance of both healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial use and how the data can inform public health action and help target local interventions in IPC and antimicrobial stewardship.

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.his.org.uk.

Apply the principles of infection and control of to specific healthcare associated infections (HCAI).

Duration 
7 hours

CPD 
7 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for all practitioners in IPC, including medical trainees, newly appointed consultants, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical and clinical scientists.

Location 
Online

Course Organiser and Speakers

• Dr Kavita Sethi
• Yan Ryan
• Jane Turton
• Prof Mark Wilcox
• Dr Katie Hopkins
• Dr Colin Brown
• Assoc Tim Walker
• Dr Lucy Rivett

Learning Objectives for the course

Focus on applying the principles of infection and control of to specific healthcare associated infections (HCAI).

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.his.org.uk.

Gain an understanding of organisational and behavioural aspects of infection prevention and control.

Duration 
7 hours

CPD 
7 points

Who should attend?
This course is applicable for all practitioners in IPC, including medical trainees, newly appointed consultants, nurses, pharmacists, biomedical and clinical scientists.

Location 
Online

Course Organiser and Speakers

• Dr Paul Chadwick
• Dr Sara Mumford
• Prof Elaine Cloutman Green
• Dr Raheelah Ahmad
• Julie Robotham
• Helen Dunn
• Annette Jeanes

Learning Objectives for the course

Understanding the basis of surveillance of both healthcare-associated infection and antimicrobial use and how the data can inform public health action and help target local interventions in IPC and antimicrobial stewardship.

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.his.org.uk.

This practical course will cover the basic principles used in in the identification of fungi isolated in the diagnostic laboratory. Basic enteroblastic fungal structure will be introduced. Delegates will learn how to identify and recognise core fungal morphology including conidia, conidiophores, phialides, metulae and some specialised structures such as annellides, Hülle cells and chlamydospores, and how such attributes can be used in the identification of fungi. A basic level of microbiology knowledge and experience is required (e.g. work within microbiology laboratory, BSc in allied science subject). It is recommended that delegates also undertake the dermatophyte course.

Duration 
1 day (various dates)

CPD 
6 points

Who should attend?
This course is designed for microbiologists at all levels including but not limited to biomedical/healthcare scientists and medical microbiologists who are currently working in the laboratory.

Location 
Courses are held in Bristol, UK

Course Organiser and Speaker 
Dr Mark Fraser, BSc, MSc, PhD. Clinical Scientist (Zoma Fungal Diagnostics Ltd)

Learning Objectives for the course

• To facilitate delegates with the skills to handle and approach the identification of potentially pathogenic fungi.
• To demonstrate the different methods for the preparation of microscopic mounts, the benefits/disadvantages to different approaches
• Be able to recognise the key morphological features seen in enteroblastic fungi including conidia, conidiophores, phialides and metulae.
• To enable the identification of common pathogenic fungi recovered from clinical samples, enhance confidence in the identification to species level and to be able to distinguish these from some environmental organisms with similar morphological features.
• Delegates will be able to separate Aspergillus spp. from Penicillium spp. and Penicillium-like enteroblastic fungi.

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.zomafungal.com.

This practical course will expand on the contents of the separate Common Pathogenic Fungi and Dermatophyte identification courses with a focus on more complex morphologies and challenging identification. For example, delegates will learn to identify holoblastic fungi, mucoraceous fungi, and features of common environmental fungi including sexual structures, and how such attributes can be used in the identification of fungi. Moderate level of baseline fungal identification and experience is required (e.g. dermatophyte and common pathogenic fungi course). It is recommended that delegates also undertake both the dermatophyte and the common pathogenic fungal identification courses.

Duration
1 day (various dates)

CPD
6 points

Who should attend?
This course is designed for microbiologists at all levels including but not limited to biomedical/healthcare scientists and medical microbiologists who are currently working in the laboratory.

Location
Courses are held in Bristol, UK

Course Organiser and Speaker
Dr Mark Fraser, BSc, MSc, PhD. Clinical Scientist (Zoma Fungal Diagnostics Ltd)

Learning Objectives for the course

• To develop the skills to handle and approach the identification of potentially pathogenic fungi.
• To recognise the key morphological features seen in holoblastic fungi, mucoraceous fungi and some frequent environmental fungi often isolated in the diagnostic laboratory.
• Delegates will be able to recognise mucoraceous fungal growth and key features, understand the appearance of yeast-like fungi such as Exophiala spp. and differentiate between enteroblastic and holoblastic conidiogenesis.
• Delegates will be able to provide reasonable indication of the likelihood of significance of isolation of fungal species from different sample types and patient groups.

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.zomafungal.com.

This practical course will cover the basic principles in the isolation of fungi from skin, hair and nails including best practice for isolation, incubation, and microscopic diagnosis. Basic fungal structure will be introduced so that delegates can differentiate macro/microconidia, arthrospores and hyphae. This course requires a basic level of microbiology and some laboratory experience of the processing of diagnostic samples.

Duration 
1 day (various dates)

CPD 
5 points

Who should attend? 
This course is designed for microbiologists at all levels including but not limited to biomedical/healthcare scientists and medical microbiologists who are currently working in the laboratory.

Location 
Courses are held in Bristol, UK

Course Organiser and Speaker 
Dr Mark Fraser, BSc, MSc, PhD. Clinical Scientist (Zoma Fungal Diagnostics Ltd)

Learning Objectives for the course

• To demonstrate techniques for the processing of skin, hair, and nails to maximise recovery of fungal pathogens and reduce contamination.
• To explain the best practice process for the visualisation of fungal elements in skin, hair, and nails.
• To be able to identify common features seen in the direct microscopic examination of skin, hair, and nails such as arthrospores, hyphae, fronding, yeast cells and Malassezia spp. cells using fluorescence dyes.
• To provide delegates with the skills to identify the three main genus of dermatophytes: Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton whilst enhancing their confidence in the identification to species level.
• To recognise and identify examples of non-dermatophyte fungi which may also be a cause skin and nail infections.

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit www.zomafungal.com.

This online course offers a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals and others to learn about the importance of good AMS and support its implementation into wound management.

Duration 

6 hours

CPD

6 credits

Who should attend? 

The course is aimed at clinicians and healthcare professionals involved in wound management, delivery/planning of stewardship programmes, or infection prevention and control practices. Public healthcare epidemiologists, leaders or policymakers in this area, public partners and anyone who wishes to learn about this discipline.

Location

It is an online learning course that can be accessed through FutureLearn (link below).

Course Organiser and Speaker

The course was developed by The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) and The European Wound Management Association (EWMA). The lead educator is Professor Karen Ousey and she is a Professor of Skin Integrity and Director for the Institute of Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention at the University of Huddersfield.

Learning Objectives for the course

• Explore antimicrobial resistance and stewardship
• Demonstrate infection prevention measures in your own clinical area.
• Identify signs of infection.
• Develop skills to manage wound infections.
• Engage others in your department to carry out antimicrobial stewardship.
• Perform antimicrobial stewardship in your own area and prioritise monitoring.
• Apply antimicrobial stewardship practices to wound management

Contact [email protected]  for more details, or visit https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/antimicrobial-stewardship-in-wound-management/.

Duration

31^st Aug - 4^th September 2024, then 10am-12 pm on Saturdays in October 24 (8 sessions) and 30 hours of recorded sessions of interactive scanned slides discussion sessions  

Topics covered

• Interactive power point presentations (introduction to clinical dermatology, inflammatory and Neoplastic disorders of the skin)
• Practical part including online access to 1100 scanned slides, live discussion of scanned slides (8 hours) and access to recorded sessions of scanned slides discussion sessions (30 hours).  

CPD

70 CPD points

Who should attend?

• Newly appointed consultants wishing to peruse a career in a Dermatopathology
• Pathologists and dermatologists practising Dermatopathology or general Histopathology
• Pathologists and dermatologists preparing for the Dermatopathology Diploma and Board exams

Location

Virtual

Course organisers

• Professor Hazem Ibrahim, Consultant Dermatopathologist & Dermatologist (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust)
• Dr Preethi Gopinath, Consultant Histopathologist, Director of Medical Education, The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
• Dr Hend Ahmed, Histopathology trainee, North West London Deanery, UCLH

Speakers

• Prof Hazem Ibrahim: Consultant Dermatopathologist & Dermatologist (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust), London, UK
• Dr Victoria Swale; Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist (Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust), London, UK
• Prof Dr Eckart Haneke:  Consultant Dermatologist, Dept Dermatol, Inselspital, Univ Berne, Germany
• Dr Saleem Taibjee; Consultant Dermatologist & Dermatopathologist, Dorset County Hospital & Poundbury Cancer Institute, UK
• Dr Nicholas Tiffin’s: Consultant Dermatopathologist, St George’s university hosp.& Sheffield teaching hospital, UK
• Dr James Carton: Consultant Dermatopathologist, Charing Cross Hospital, London, UK
• Dr Willia Rickaby: Consultant Dermatopathologist, UCLH NHS trust, UK
• Prof Nicolas Ortonne: Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Henri Mondor Hospital, & Paris Est Creteil University (UPEC), Creteil, France
• Dr Franscoise Luquet-Plantier – Senior Consultant Dermatopathologist, Hospital Cochin, Paris, France
• Dr Ibrahim Khalifeh- Consultant Pathologist, Greater Cincinnati Pathologists, The Christ Hospital, US

Contact Dr Hend Mahfouz [email protected] for more details, or visit https://drhazemdermpath.com and https://bookwhen.com/drhazemdermpath.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global threat that impacts healthcare costs, causing prolonged hospital stays and increased mortality. On this BSAC course, you’ll learn how multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), as part of an Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) program, help prevent the spread of AMR and also reduce costs.

Duration

3 weeks, 2 hours of learning per week – 6 hours total

Topics covered

• The link between multidisciplinary teams and antimicrobial stewardship
• How to develop a multidisciplinary team in your healthcare facility
• The impact of multidisciplinary teams on patient care

CPD points

6 

Who should attend?

• This course is designed for healthcare professionals involved in or interested in developing an Antimicrobial Stewardship program using a multidisciplinary team.
• This course is particularly suited to clinicians, nurses, pharmacists, and people working in healthcare facility management.

Location

Online (FutureLearn)

Course organisers

British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Speakers

Lead Educator – Sally Tipping

Contact [email protected] for more details, or visit https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/improving-antimicrobial-stewardship-programs-using-multidisciplinary-teams/1.