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Surgery for pancreatic cancer

This module on Surgery for pancreatic cancer is part of the elearning course in pancreatic cancer surgery which is developed in partnership between ecancer and Health Education South West to form an educational partnership called ePOSSOM. Experts from across the UK have contributed to ensure this module meets the educational needs of post-graduate surgical trainees looking to extend their knowledge on pancreatic cancer.

This module was published in September 2014.

THIS E-LEARNING MODULE RUNS BEST ON MOZILLA FIREFOX AND INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE WITH FLASH ENABLED.

Surgery for pancreatic cancer
Module
English
0 CME Points

Learning objectives

By the end of this module, you should be able to:

  • Be aware of the pre-operative assessment of patients with potentially resectable pancreatic malignancy.
  • Understand the different surgical procedures performed for pancreatic cancer.
  • Be aware of the surgical options to help relieve symptoms in unresectable pancreatic cancer.

IT Requirements

This module requires the learner to have a good, stable internet connection and runs best on INTERNET EXPLORER 7 AND ABOVE, and MOZILLA FIREFOX on either Windows or MacOS. FLASH ADD ON is also required to run this module.