1 hour
All audiences
Supporting people with cancer in primary care: in association with Macmillan Cancer Support
Learning outcomes
After completing this module you should:
- Understand that cancer is now a long term condition for many people
- Know how to organise and conduct a review of your patients with cancer
- Know that physical activity is beneficial during and after treatment of most cancers
- Be aware of information resources available to your patients
- Know about the late adverse effects of cancer treatment and helpful questions to ask about these
- Understand that practice nurses have a key role to play in the review of cancer patients in primary care.
Contributors:
Charles Campion-Smith
Peer reviewed by:
Sarah Yardley, Janet Lefroy
Accreditation
| Accreditor | Credits | Accreditation statement |
|---|---|---|
| ASCOFAME | 1:00 hour | BMJ Learning has assigned 1 hour of CPD/CME credit to this module. BMJ Learning modules are being certified for ASCOFAME VIRTUAL (Colombia). |
| Australian Practice Nurses Association | 1 credit, 1:00 hour | BMJ Learning has achieved the status of an APNA Endorsed Education Provider |
| Austrian Academy of Physicians | 1 credit, 1:00 hour | BMJ Learning modules have been certified for DFT Punkte. DFT Punkte are accepted in Austria |
| BMJ Learning | 1 credit, 1:00 hour | BMJ Learning has assigned one hour of CPD/CME credit to this module |
| Dubai Health Authority | 2 credits, 2:00 hours | BMJ Learning is approved as a CME resource by the Dubai Health Authority (accreditation number 0254/11) |
| Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization | 1:00 hour | Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS) of the Ministry of Health, State of Kuwait is the authority responsible for organising all aspects of postgraduate training of medical practitioners and other health professionals in Kuwait. Users within Kuwait can claim one hour or one credit per hour of learning completed. |
| Oman Medical Specialty Board | 0.5 credits | The Oman Medical Specialty Board accredits this module for 0.5 credit points under Category II |
| Royal Australasian College of Physicians | 1:00 hour | The RACP does not accredit CPD activities, but MyCPD Program guidelines state that fellows can claim a maximum of 50 credits per year for online learning under 'Category 6 - Other Learning Activities'. |
| The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa | 3 credits | The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa has accredited this BMJ Learning module (accreditation number: MDB014/254/06/2010) |
| The Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners | 1 credit, 1:00 hour | RNZCGP endorses the British Medical Journal online CME programmes |
Release date
18 Dec 2012

