Table 3

Breast cancer risk assessment and counselling skills course: course timetable

DayMorningAfternoon
Day 19:00–10:00Module 1: Basics of genetics Teaching, Q&ABreast Cancer Family History Clinic
10:00–12.30Module 2: Drawing and assessing pedigrees. Calculating risks 1. Teaching, problem solvingReferred women being counselled by training staff
Day 29:00–11:00Module 2: contdBreast Cancer Family History Clinic
11:00–11:30Module 3: Calculating risks 2.
Intro to Cyrillic 3.0Referred women being counselled by training staff
11:30–12:30Module 4: Management options: Recap, teaching, Q&A.
Day 39:00–10:00Module 5: Risk assessment Process Flow. Teaching, Q&ABreast Cancer Family History Clinic
10:00–12:30Module 6: Skills transfer to clinic. 1. Structuring the session Teaching/discussion, role playReferred women being counselled by training staff
Day 49:00–12:30Module 7: Skills transfer to clinic. 2. Putting it all togetherBreast Cancer Family History Clinic
Role play examples/discussion Video & audiotapeReferred women counselled by trainees under supervision (Video & audiotape)
Day 59:00–12:30Module 7: Skills transfer toBreast Cancer Family History Clinic clinic: 2. Putting it all together
DebriefReferred women counselled by
Role play examples/discussiontrainees under supervision
Video & audiotape(Video & audiotape)
ASSESSMENT
Day 6Follow upAs required
ASSESSMENT
Day 7Follow upAs required