Cancer care training for you

New courses to help healthcare professionals provide improved care for patients with cancer.

King’s Health Partners (KHP) Learning Hub has a new section of online courses dedicated to cancer care. Three new courses have recently been added to this section and are available to staff across the partnership for free by logging in with your institution’s details – find out more below:

Immune Effector Cell Therapy

Immune Effector Cell Therapy (IEC) therapy uses the patient’s own or donor T-lymphocytes to enhance anti-tumour activity which are then re-infused back into the patient. The ultimate objective of the process is the stimulation and expansion of potent and antigen-specific T-cell immunity.

The administration of IEC products may include significant risk of toxicity with cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity being the most frequently seen side effects. Evidence shows these side effects occur in up to 80% of patients and require efficient identification and urgent treatment.

This course is designed for nurses looking after IEC therapy patients on the wards. It provides an overview of everything you need to know to safely care for patients. By the end of this module you will be able to:

1. Outline the different ICE therapy treatments available;
2. Describe how IEC therapy treatments are made;
3. Explain how IEC therapy works;
4. Describe the typical patient pathway for IEC therapy;
5. List the main side effects of IEC therapy;
6. Effectively manage the side effects of IEC therapy;
7. Discuss challenges associated with delivering IEC therapy.

Register here.

Delivering virtual group pre-treatment consultations

This course has been designed for healthcare professionals involved in the preparation, education and care of patients who will receive systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT). This may include chemotherapy nurses, clinical nurse specialists, highly-specialist pharmacists, and cancer information specialists.

On completion of the course, you should be able to:

1. Explain the purpose of virtual group pre-treatment consultations;
2. Explain the differences between individual pre-treatment consultations and virtual group pre-treatment consultations;
3. Prepare effectively for an online pre-SACT group consultations;
4. Use online software to facilitate online pre-SACT group consultations;
5. Effectively communicate with patients, their families/carers and colleagues to facilitate online pre-SACT group consultations;
6. Identify limitations in your own knowledge and skills of delivering virtual consultations;
7. Signpost and refer patients to other health professionals and specialist services, including the needs and concerns of an individual that are not related to their cancer, e.g. pre-existing needs and concerns.

Sign up here.

Online group consultations for admin staff

This course is for administrative staff who prepare and co-ordinate online patient group pre-cancer treatment online consultations. 

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Explain the different types of cancer and cancer treatments;
• Describe the structure of regional cancer services;
• Explain what systemic anti-cancer treatments are;
• Describe the side effects of systemic anti-cancer treatments; 
• Outline the philosophy of personalised care;
• Communicate compassionately with someone affected by cancer;
• Organise a patient group online pre-treatment consultation;
• Use online video meeting technology;
• Understanding of the scope and limitation of your role.

Access the course here.

Liked this article? You can explore other cancer courses on the KHP Learning Hub.