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Certificate of Achievement

Michaela O'Connor

has completed the following course:

Talking About Cancer: Reducing Risk, Early Detection and Mythbusting

Cancer Research UK

Talking About Cancer explored the knowledge, tips and tools needed to encourage simple, effective conversations about cancer. Lead by Cancer Research UK’s experienced trainers, participants learned about cancer myths and facts, cancer prevention and the importance of visiting the doctor early. The course also looked at the barriers that can prevent people from making positive changes, and how to overcome them.

3 weeks, 1 hour per week

Gillian Kilgour

Lead Cancer Awareness Trainer

Cancer Research UK

Gwen Kaplan

Lead Cancer Awareness Trainer

Cancer Research UK

Transcript

Learning outcomes

  • Summarise simple, reliable facts about cancer, prevention, early diagnosis and screening.
  • Engage those around you in effective conversations about cancer.
  • Identify appropriate sources of support and information, and signpost people to them.
  • Assess the barriers that can prevent people from taking positive action for their health or visiting the doctor, and engage them in a way that encourages them to take action.
  • Develop a plan of action for talking about cancer.

Syllabus

  • Key facts and health messages about cancer prevention, screening and early diagnosis, and how to explain them.
  • Confidence for having conversations about cancer that help others take positive action.
  • Identification of people’s possible barriers to making positive changes for their health or seeing a doctor.
  • Communication methods that can help people overcome these barriers and avoid defensiveness and fear.
  • Identifying how our own feelings can affect how we approach conversations.
  • Signposting people to the right places for advice and support.
  • Creating an action plan for talking about cancer.

Issued on 15th April 2021

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Free online course:

Talking About Cancer: Reducing Risk, Early Detection and Mythbusting

Cancer Research UK