NHS South West - Regional Tutorial Programme in Public Health
Screening Tutorial - Tuesday 14 December 2004 9.30 – 16.00

G6, Canynge Hall, Whiteladies Road, Bristol BS6 2PR. Tel: 0117 928 7279

Directions 

Aim


To enable trainees to understand and communicate contemporary issues in screening

 

Objectives
 

By the end of the day trainees will be able to:

  • Describe the difference between a screening test and a screening programme

  • Appreciate the potential harms and benefits of screening

  • Critically appraise screening studies

  • Communicate effectively with clinicians and the public about screening issues

Programme
 09:30 Tea and coffee on arrival
 
10:00

Everything you want to know about screening

Angela Raffle, Consultant in Public Health, Bristol North PCT

Interactive session

 

13.00

Lunch

 

13.45

Case study of prostate cancer screening

Richard Martin, Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol

Presentation and questions
 

 
14. 15
 
 

Critical appraisal of a screening paper and communication

Richard Martin, Issy Bray

Scenario-based group exercise
 
16. 00 Close
 

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