Cancer Prevention and Screening: Education and Training for Healthcare Providers

The CancerCare Manitoba Prevention and Screening Programs facilitate learning opportunities to increase your knowledge about cancer prevention and screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. As a clinician or other healthcare professional, each of these opportunities will help you become familiar with the provincial screening guidelines, get up to speed on what's new in prevention and screening, and understand how BreastCheck, CervixCheck, and ColonCheck can support you in your practice.

Upcoming Webinars for Healthcare Providers

HPV Vaccination in Manitoba

Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Join CervixCheck Medical Lead Dr. Sarah Kean for an interactive webinar about who should get vaccinated against HPV and how to access the HPV vaccine. Registration is required. To download a poster for your site, click here.

HPV Vaccine Webinar Registration

Is your patient fit for FIT? An overview of fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening in Manitoba

Tuesday, June 20, 2023 from 12:00 - 1:00pm

Join ColonCheck Medical Lead Dr. Ross Stimpson and primary care provider Dr. Ian Whetter to learn how the new colorectal cancer screening test (FIT) will change primary care practice. Registration is required. To download a poster for your site, click here.

ColonCheck Webinar Registration

Upcoming Training

Cancer Screening and CervixCheck Competency Training

The CancerCare Manitoba Screening Programs host training for healthcare providers (e.g. registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, midwives, physician assistants or clinical assistants) in Manitoba seeking to:

initiate learning about breast and colorectal cancer screening,
initiate or refresh learning and competency about cervical cancer screening, or
mentor colleagues to become competent in screening for cervical cancer.

Prior to registering for a training session or the wait list, CervixCheck requires healthcare providers have:

the support of their clinical team, and
have secured a clinical preceptor for post-training consultation. For more information about preceptorship click here (pdf)

Note:

We want to train healthcare providers who are or will be practicing cervical cancer screening on a regular basis.
Space is limited. Those on the waitlist are offered a spot before a training is opened to all other clinicians.
There is no registration fee for the training.
Learners are responsible to cover all parking, food, transportation, and, if applicable, accommodation costs.
If you have questions about the training, contact a Health Educator.

Upcoming Training Sessions

Each training session is comprised of one full day and one half day of training in-person in Winnipeg.

November 7 and 21, 2023
February 27-28, 2024
May 14-15, 2024

Those on the waitlist are invited to register before the registration is open to all other clinicians.

Registration for the Wait List for Future Trainings

Past Events

Recordings of Past Webinars

March 2, 2022: Increased Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up

Click to review the compendium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the March 2, 2022 webinar entitled Increased Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up.

Questions & Answers

February 4, 2022: World Cancer Day

Click to review the compendium of questions not answered during the webinar on February 4, 2022.

Questions & Answers

October 22, 2022: HPV Triage - Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening

Click to review the compendium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the October 22, 2021 webinar entitled HPV Triage: Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening in Manitoba.

Questions & Answers

February 4, 2021: World Cancer Day

Click to review the compedium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the ComPARe study and CancerCare Manitoba.

Questions & Answers

Talking to your Patients about Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk

This webinar originally aired September 13, 2019 and has been revised as of 2021 to reflect the change in categorizing of breast density using BI-RADS.

Cervical Cancer Screening Learning Module for Healthcare Providers

The target audience for this resource is those seeking to:

initiate learning about cervical cancer screening and competency to perform Pap tests,
mentor colleagues to become competent in screening for cervical cancer, and/or
review current research, details and techniques about cervical cancer screening in Manitoba

To view the module in its entirety click here or click the individual chapter below:

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction

Pre-Test

Chapter 2 Disease Burden & Cervical Cancer Screening in Manitoba

Chapter 3 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Chapter 4 Counselling & Education

Chapter 5 Facilitating an Inclusive Environment

Chapter 6 Physiology, Anatomy, Abnormal Findings

Chapter 7 Health History

Chapter 8 External & Speculum Exam