The team at the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance are pleased to confirm the following training, events and webinars over the coming months.
2025 and beyond…
Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance invite clinicians working in general practice to join our webinar:
Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance, Primary Care Webinar – Teenage and Young Adults Cancer
Thursday 6th February 2025, 2-3pm
Thankfully cancer is rare in teens and young adults (TYA), but this makes experience of symptoms and diagnosis limited for primary care professionals.
Laura Elder, a Lead Nurse at Teenage Cancer Trust will be sharing her expert knowledge regarding symptoms and diagnosis of cancer in teens and young adults, with an opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
Register now to save your space!
CMCA Primary Care PCN DES Webinar
In May 2024, Dr Debbie Harvey, GP and Primary Care Clinical Lead at the Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance hosted a webinar outlining the requirements of the updated Early Cancer Diagnosis element of the 2024/25 PCN DES including relevant initiatives and highlighting support available to help Primary Care colleagues with delivery.
For those of you who couldn’t make it, follow the links below to explore the relevant resources and watch the recording.
CMCA Primary Care Webinar: Everything you need to know about Lung Cancer
In May 2024, Dr Martin Ledson, respiratory consultant, clinical lead for respiratory medicine, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital covered key areas including risk factors, early detection, and treatment.
For those of you who couldn’t make it, follow the links below to explore the relevant resources and watch the recording.
Primary Care Red Whale Events
The Cheshire and Merseyside Cancer Alliance Primary Care programme recently commissioned Red Whale to deliver three GP cancer update courses. In total over 400 Cheshire and Merseyside primary care colleagues attended the three events; 75% of attendees were GPs with the rest of the cohort made up of ANPs, physician associates, GP registrars and medical students. The feedback from the participants has been overwhelmingly positive. Over 50% of the attendees took the time to complete a post-event evaluation survey with 100% of responders saying they would recommend the course to colleagues. In addition 100% of responders reported a positive shift in confidence and knowledge relating to early diagnosis of cancer.
CMCA Primary Care Haematology Webinar: ‘When should I worry about lymphadenopathy?’
In November 2024, Local haematology consultants Dr Jeffrey Smith and Dr Arvind Arumainathan provided their expert opinions and advice regarding common clinical conundrums where cancer is suspected.
The webinar content focuses on ‘real’ cases to highlight key learning points for primary care clinicians.