Understanding Medical Terminology Workshop – 26th November 2025, 10:00 to 13:00

Virtual Workshop led by Clare Hartgen

Suitable for: 

Primary Care Administration and Reception Teams

Course Aim:

By the end of this workshop delegates should have improved their understanding of medical terminology and the systems within the body.  They should be able to use this knowledge at work to enhance their understanding of terms and abbreviations which in turn will increase effectiveness and job satisfaction.

Course Objective:

To learn more about the more common medical terms with a basic understanding of anatomy linked to systems within the body.

Learning Outcomes:

Break down medical terminology into suffixes, prefixes and root words to understand the meaning

Decipher what area of the body the term relates to

Utilise this knowledge at work with enhanced understanding of terms and abbreviations.

This workshop is limited to 20 delegates.

The event will be held online and details of how to join the event will be emailed out closer to the event date.

It is expected that you will attend the session virtually from a quiet location at which you will not be disturbed, and you will have access to a microphone and camera on your device.  Every delegate must have their own device to use throughout this session.  This is a requirement for attending this interactive course.

If you no longer require your place on this course place cancel it so that there is availability for other delegates.  To cancel a booking please log into your Learning and Development Centre account, go to the Centre course list and click on the orange box next to the course name.

All delegates must have their own booking made through the Learning and Development Centre website to join the meeting.  The name on your Zoom account should be recognisable as the name on your booking.  If we cannot identify delegates they may not be admitted to the session, or certificates may not be issued after the event.

If you have any queries please contact ldc.sentinel@nhs.net