Further Medical Terminology 2 Day Course

A course hosted by SELWDH

About the event

Wednesday 6th November and Wednesday 13th November

This course is delivered over two sessions and both need to be attended in order to receive your certificate

Further Medical Terminology Course

For all HCAs and non-clinical staff, it is advisable to attend the Medical Terminology Foundation Training prior to attending this course.

This is an essential course for all individuals who have not had a formal medical training but work with or alongside the medical profession. This courses ‘cracks the code’ to medical terminology. Course content examines word construction such as root, prefix and suffix components. Many games and exercises are used to make this course fun and stimulating. This course helps with the understanding of medical referral letters, medical notes, read coding and medical summarising.

This course is can be either 1 day face to face, or held over 2 x 3 hour sessions online.

Course Objectives: 

At the end of this workshop, delegates will be able to:

  • Identify root terminology relating to:
    • ENT and Respiratory conditions
    • Cardiology/ General medicine
    • Orthopaedics
    • Gastroenterology and general surgery
    • Gynaecology and Obstetrics
    • Urology
    • Oncology
  • Recognise abbreviations relating to the above medical
    specialties
  • Match medical suffixes and prefixes with correct meanings

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