Provider Trainings
Healthcare providers play a vital role in supporting people with cancer, and part of providing quality care is staying up to date on the often complex and dynamic landscape of cancer care. In our provider trainings section, we’ve listed a few online courses that can help enhance your approach to compassionate and strategic cancer care.
The Cancer Survivorship E-Learning series was developed by the GW Cancer Center in collaboration with the American Cancer Society. The free series includes ten modules which cover topics such as managing comorbidities, psychosocial needs, prevention, cancer-specific care strategies, and more.
Primary care providers play a critical role in cancer survivorship, which can include many physical, psychological, practical, informational, and spiritual challenges. This series can help clinicians learn about caring for survivors of adult-onset cancers.
To learn more or to register, please visit this website here.
The Sexual Health and Cancer Survivorship course is offered virtually by the George Washington Cancer Center in collaboration with CDC.
This course is aimed at equipping health care providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to address their patients’ sexual health in the context of cancer or cancer treatment. Main learning objectives include describing how different cancer treatments can affect sexual health, identifying tools for sexual health evaluation in cancer patients, and describing strategies to mitigate cancer treatment-related sexual health issues.
The course is accredited by ACCME and the Maryland Nurses Association for CEU. To learn more or to register, please visit this website here.
The Global Knowledge Center is an education hub designed to meet the educational needs of healthcare professionals, including the navigator and oncology team, community health, and primary care providers who have touchpoints and care for the lung cancer community.
The free trainings cover a wide variety of topics pertaining to lung cancer.
To learn more or register for a training course, please visit this website here.
The Welcoming Spaces training series was developed by the National LGBT Cancer Network in collaboration with the Society of Gynecologic Oncology. Topics of the series include terminology and pronouns, health disparities, barriers to care, data collection guidelines, considerations for transgender patients, and more.
This free series includes eight 45-minute modules, making it one of the most in-depth LGBTQ+ cultural humility trainings available specifically for healthcare providers. It is accredited for continuing education (CE) for practically any health provider.
To learn more and register, please visit this website here.
Triage Cancer is a national nonprofit that provides free education on the legal and practical issues that may impact individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers.
For healthcare professionals, Triage Cancer offers two trainings: In-Service Training for Healthcare Professionals and Insurance & Finance Intensive Training. Designed to equip providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to support their patients outside the clinical setting.
To learn more about these trainings and to register, please visit their website here.