Introduction to Medical Terminology
Wessex Local Medical Committees event
Tuesday 5 March 2024 at Zoom
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This is a morning event.
Times: 09:30 - 12:30
Speakers
Mrs Alison Bingley
Log into Zoom 09:15 session runs 09:30 to 12:30
This interactive session will be delivered via Zoom and will include hands-on practical exercises using hard copy material supplied by the Trainers before the session. To participate you will need a device capable of running Zoom, that also has a microphone and speakers, a camera is beneficial but not essential.
Introduction
This training is for staff who encounter medical terminology on a regular basis but who have not come from a medical background. The course is ideal for staff who are new to a medical environment; those who are unfamiliar with medical terms, and for established staff who have not received any training in understanding terminology.
Aims
This course is designed to help delegates understand the elements of medical terminology and so increase their confidence in the workplace.
Objectives
The objectives of the course are to enable delegates to:
- explain the concept that medical terminology can be broken down into component parts of prefixes, root words and suffixes;
- state the meanings of commonly used prefixes, suffixes and root words in medical terms;
- decipher terminology associated with various diseases;
- recognise commonly used abbreviations and medical symbols
Course Outline
- An introduction to how medical terms are constructed.
- Common suffixes
- Common prefixes
- Common root words
- Group and individual exercises throughout to consolidate learning.
Delegates will receive a comprehensive course manual and a certificate of attendance.
Trainer: Alison Bingley
Alison has a background in the pharmaceutical industry having spent 6 years as a Territory Manager covering GP surgeries. She has a BSC. Hons degree in Physiology and Pharmacology from the University of Southampton and joined MST as an associate trainer in 1996.
Please note:
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We require your permission to pass your email address to the trainers so that they can send you the link to join the online session, and the training materials you will need to download before the event. Continuation with this booking will be taken as tacit approval to pass on this information.
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This session will NOT be recorded
Subsidised Booking Options
Wessex LMCs hold a number of funds for different organisations, specifically for training purposes. By using these funds, many of our 'members' are able to access training without direct recourse to Practice Funds. It is important that you select the appropriate funding option in the booking process, so that we can assign your booking to the correct funding stream, and here is some guidance to help you decide.
All GPs and Members of Staff working within GP Practices in the Wessex LMCs' catchment area
Please use this option if you are working in a Practice in the Wessex LMC catchment area and do not fit into one of the other options on offer. This option may, or may not, have a cost attached.
BaNES Staff
Bath & North East Somerset (BaNES) Practices have given Wessex LMCs some of their training budget, to be used for their staff (not GPs) only. To access this funding you must be working in a Practice in Bath or North East Somerset and not be a GP.
Non Members
Please use this option if you are not working in a Practice in the Wessex LMCs catchment area.
NB: Unfortunately, some of your colleagues have previously booked places and not attended, preventing others from doing so. It must be stressed that the above options are not ‘FREE’ they are funded from NHS monies, all of which must be accounted for. If, therefore, you select one of these subsidised options, and do not attend, or fail to cancel more than 2 weeks in advance, you will be charged the full member delegate fee. To cancel your booking please email: Lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk at least 14 days before the event date.
Location details
Zoom
Is the training accessible to wheelchairs? Yes
Main contact
Name: Wessex LMCs LEaD Team
Email: lead@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Phone: 02380 253874
If you have any communication or mobility needs that the event organisers need to be aware of please contact them in advance of the course to let them know.
