Breast Surgery (eLearning)
About this module
This interactive module parallels the breast patient journey – from GP referral through to diagnosis, surgery, adjuvant treatment and discharge. Regardless of your speciality, you will encounter patients who have or have been treated for breast cancer, and an understanding of the disease will be invaluable knowledge.
RCS members and RCS associates benefit from a 10% discount on this module. Find out if you're eligible to join or transfer.
Members of the Association of Breast Surgery are eligible for a 20% discount. Please complete this application form for further information. Please note you will be required to submit both your RCS number (obtained by registering at the top of this page) and your ABS membership number.
- 3 PG Cert Credits
- 0.0 CPD Points: TBC
Member Discount 10 %: £180.00
PGCert Low Income Country 40% Discount: £120.00
PGCert Student Discount 15%: £170.00
- Take this course as part of PG Cert in Surgery for £170 (15% discount) or if you are a full RCS member or RCS associate for £180 (10% discount).
- You will have access to this module for 6 months, which you can extend for an additional 6 months for £65.
- Upon completion of your module, you will obtain a certificate of completion for this module.
- Please take a look at our Terms & Conditions if you need to cancel your access to this module.
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Independent module or blended learning
If you're are taking this module independantly or as part of a course you can access your progress and continue the module via RCS e-learning.
If you're are taking this module as part of the PG certification you can view your progress and continue the module via the PG cert dashboard.
Suitability
You can take this module as part of the PGCert in Surgery, designed for FY1-2 & CT1-2.
You can also take this module as a standalone online course at any stage of your career.
Learning Outcomes
You will cover topics including:
- population breast screening and high risk groups;
- triple assessment and breast clinic;
- benign breast disease;
- breast cancer and adjuvant therapies;
- breast cancer and the operating theatre;
- breast reconstruction;
- current trends and controversies, plus a range of landmark papers.
After completing this Breast Surgery module, you will be able to:
- describe the UK breast screening programme;
- implement the diagnostic pathway;
- describe basic benign breast pathology;
- discuss breast cancer management.
Format
This is an interactive online module within the innovative RCS e-learning platform. This format means you can study using any device, whenever and wherever it suits you.
This module does not contain any WBAs and therefore the need for an Educational/Clinical Supervisor is not essential, but we would recommend that your progress with the module would benefit from having someone to discuss the content with.
You will have access to this module for 6 months, which you can also extend.
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