Cancer Prevention and Screening: Education and Training for Healthcare Providers
The CancerCare Manitoba Prevention and Screening Programs facilitate learning opportunities to increase your knowledge about cancer prevention and screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. As a clinician or other healthcare professional, each of these opportunities will help you become familiar with the provincial screening guidelines, get up to speed on what's new in prevention and screening, and understand how BreastCheck, CervixCheck, and ColonCheck can support you in your practice.
To view the module in its entirety click here or click the individual chapter below:
Importance of organized breast cancer screening (pdf)
Screening mammogram (pdf)
Health promotion and education (pdf)
BreastCheck pathway (pdf)
Potential benefits and harms of breast cancer screening (pdf)
Screening mammogram access (pdf)
Screening vs. diagnostic mammography (pdf)
Results and follow-up (pdf)
BreastCheck forms and resources (pdf)
Breast cancer symptoms (pdf)
Breast cancer prevention (pdf)
Key evidence (pdf)
The Cervical Cancer Screening Learning Module for Healthcare Providers is for those seeking to:
- initiate learning about cervical cancer screening and competency to perform Pap tests,
- mentor colleagues to become competent in screening for cervical cancer, and/or
- review current research, details and techniques about cervical cancer screening in Manitoba
To view the module in its entirety click here or click the individual chapter below:
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Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Disease Burden & Cervical Cancer Screening in Manitoba
Chapter 3 Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines
Chapter 4 Counselling & Education
Chapter 5 Facilitating an Inclusive Environment
Chapter 6 Physiology, Anatomy, Abnormal Findings
Chapter 7 Health History
Chapter 8 External & Speculum Exam
Chapter 9 The Papanicolaou Test
Chapter 10 Cervical Cancer Screening Test Results
Chapter 11 New Technologies
Chapter 12 Cervical Cancer Screening Access
Appendix 1 Education
Appendix 2 Forms
Appendix 3 Assessment Tools
Appendix 4 Case Studies
SurePath LBC collection video
ThinPrep LBC collection video
Cervical cancer screening specimen collection video
To request the Cervical Cancer Screening Specimen Collection video, email us at screening@cancercare.mb.ca
At your cervix: What's normal anyways? video
To view this video, you will need to have an account with YouTube. Link to video: https://youtu.be/COL76Img-NM
ColonCheck for Healthcare Providers
To view as one document, click here (pdf).
To view by section, click the relevant section below:
Importance of organized colorectal cancer screening (pdf)
Colorectal cancer screening in Manitoba (pdf)
Fecal immunochemical test (FIT) (pdf)
Health promotion and education (pdf)
ColonCheck pathway (pdf)
Potential benefits and harms of colorectal cancer screening with FIT (pdf)
FIT access (pdf)
Results and follow-up (pdf)
ColonCheck forms and resources (pdf)
Colorectal cancer symptoms (pdf)
Colorectal cancer prevention (pdf)
Key evidence (pdf)
Upcoming Webinars for Healthcare Providers
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Upcoming Training
Cancer Screening and CervixCheck Competency Training
The CancerCare Manitoba Screening Programs host training for healthcare providers (e.g. registered nurses, advanced practice nurses, licensed practical nurses, physicians, midwives, physician assistants or clinical assistants) in Manitoba seeking to:
- initiate learning about cancer screening,
- initiate or refresh learning and competency in cervical cancer screening, or
- mentor colleagues to become competent in screening for cervical cancer.
- the support of their clinical team, and
- have secured a clinical preceptor for post-training consultation. For more information about preceptorship click here (pdf)
Note:
- We want to train healthcare providers who are or will be practicing cervical cancer screening on a regular basis.
- Space is limited. Those on the waitlist are offered a spot before a training is opened to all other clinicians.
- There is no registration fee for the training.
- Learners are responsible to cover all parking, food, transportation, and, if applicable, accommodation costs.
- The content of the training is based on: BreastCheck for Healthcare Providers, ColonCheck for Healthcare Providers, and the Cervical Cancer Screening Learning Module.
- If you have questions about the training, email us at Screening@cancercare.mb.ca.
Upcoming Training Sessions
Each training session is comprised of one full day and one half day of training in-person in Winnipeg. Dates of upcoming training sessions are as follows:
- February 24, 2026
- May 5, 2026
Those on the waitlist are invited to register before the registration is open to all other clinicians.
Cancer Screening Webinars
March 26, 2025 - Changes in HPV Testing at Colposcopy
Join Dr. Sarah Kean, Medical Lead, CervixCheck, CancerCare Manitoba, in this interactive presentation on the assessment and treatment of abnormal cytology and learn how the newly implemented HPV test of cure will benefit your patients.
December 5, 2023: Pulse Check - Changes to colorectal cancer screening
ColonCheck Medical Lead, Dr. Ross Stimpson, General Surgeon, Dr. Ali Khan, and CancerCare Manitoba Screening Program Manager, Laura Coulter address questions from healthcare providers about how the changes to colorectal cancer screening are impacting primary care.
June 20, 2023: Is your patient fit for FIT? An overview of fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening in Manitoba
Click to review the compendium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the June 20, 2023 webinar entitled Is your patient fit for FIT? An overview of fecal immunochemical testing for colorectal cancer screening in Manitoba.
June 14, 2023: HPV Vaccination in Manitoba webinar
CervixCheck Medical Lead Dr. Sarah Kean and the University of Manitoba's Obstetrician/Gynecologist Residents co-hosted an interactive webinar about who should get vaccinated against HPV and how to access the HPV vaccine.
March 2, 2022: Increased Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up
Click to review the compendium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the March 2, 2022 webinar entitled Increased Risk Colorectal Cancer Screening and Follow-Up.
October 22, 2021: HPV Triage - Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening
Click to review the compendium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the October 22, 2021 webinar entitled HPV Triage: Enhancing Cervical Cancer Screening in Manitoba.
Talking to your Patients about Breast Density and Breast Cancer Risk
This webinar originally aired September 13, 2019 and has been revised as of 2021 to reflect the change in categorizing of breast density using BI-RADS.
Cancer Prevention Webinars
February 4, 2023: World Cancer Day
February 4, 2022: World Cancer Day
Click to review the compendium of questions not answered during the webinar on February 4, 2022.
February 4, 2021: World Cancer Day
Click to review the compedium of questions submitted by participants and answers provided by the panel of experts from the ComPARe study and CancerCare Manitoba.
For more information please contact:
CancerCare Manitoba
Phone: (204) 787-2197
Toll-free: 1-866-561-1026
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