The Christie Charity
Surgical education
We offer a comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate programme.
Read more at The Christie School of Oncology website
Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Courses
- Key skills course
- Basic surgical skills
- MRCS course
- Christie FRCS course
These courses are all supported by Doctors Academy
Foundation laparoscopic colorectal course
Conducted with generous sponsorship from Ethicon endosurgery for colorectal trainees. The course involves knowledge and skills training at The Christie and at Hamburg Ethicon surgical institute over 6 days.
Christie-Olympus laparoscopic Colorectal course
Conducted with sponsorship from Olympus for early year consultants. The course involves training at The Christie and also cadaver based training at the Manchester surgical simulation centre.
Lapco Training the Trainers course
This course is for minimal access colorectal surgeons who want to become trainers. Christie is one of 3 national centres and we conduct this course once a year to a small group of delegates. There is a formal assessment with live operating.
Edge Hill University Master in Surgery (Mch) in minimal access surgery and surgical oncology
This is a part-time programme suitable for local and international trainees who want to enhance their minimal access surgery and surgical oncology knowledge and skills. Read more about this course
International education
We are interested in developing surgical education overseas. The team from The Christie participated in the largest oncology conference in India organised through the IndoBritish Health initiative in 2013. This was followed by a conference in India on cytoreductive and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy in 2014.
Greater Manchester Cancer Academy - Colorectal Academy
The Greater Manchester Cancer Academy offers a series of Colorectal Cancer eLearning Resources, developed by the Greater Manchester Cancer Alliance.
The Christie CPOC service has developed an appendiceal tumours module with Greater Manchester Cancer Academy. The interactive, CPD-accredited eLearning module is focused on appendiceal tumours, what to do when they are identified, how to refer to a specialist service and how they are managed. Healthcare professionals who treat patients with appendix tumours can sign up for the appendiceal tumours module on the GM Cancer Academy website.