About the Breast Awareness for Healthcare Professionals programme

At CoppaFeel!, we aim to give everyone the best possible chance of surviving breast cancer, by stamping out its late diagnosis. We champion healthy behaviour change by increasing knowledge and confidence around the importance of breast checking, particularly in younger people who may not be aware of their risk of developing breast cancer.

This course supports healthcare professionals to promote the breast awareness message. It provides information on delivering breast cancer education and health promotion, enabling you to empower your patients with the correct knowledge and reassurance that they know their bodies best.

The module covers the following key areas:

● understanding CoppaFeel!’s mission
● identifying key breast cancer statistics
● explaining the principles of breast awareness
● describing signs and symptoms and how to check
● exposing common breast cancer myths vs facts
● recognising when to make referrals
● identifying opportunities to have the ‘chest check chat’
● signposting patients to key resources

More information

CoppaFeel! was founded in 2009 to raise awareness among young people about getting to know their bodies and the importance of detecting any unusual changes early. They work nationally to encourage young people to check their breasts and pecs regularly; know the signs and symptoms; and feel confident to act upon noticing any changes.

Primary and secondary audiences

This module is accessible for all healthcare professionals but particularly GPs, nurses, school nurses, midwives and sexual health professionals.

How to access

In order to access the Breast Awareness for Healthcare Professionals programme, you will need an elfh account. If you do not have one, then you can register by selecting the Register button below.

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To view the Breast Awareness for Healthcare Professionals programme, select the View button below. If you already have an account with elfh, you will also be able to login and enrol on the programme from the View button.

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Not an NHS organisation?

If you are not an NHS health or care organisation and therefore do not qualify for free access elfh Hub, you may be able to access the service by creating an OpenAthens account.

To check whether or not you qualify for free access via OpenAthens, you can view the eligibility criteria and register on the ‘OpenAthens’ portal.

Registering large numbers of users

If you are a HR, IT or Practice Manager and would like to register and enrol large numbers of staff within your organisation for access onto the Breast Awareness for Healthcare Professionals programme, please contact elfh directly.

Organisations wishing to use their own LMS

For HR departments wanting to know more about gaining access to courses using an existing Learning Management System please contact elfh directly to express interest.

More information

Please select the following link for more information on how to use the elfh Hub.