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Medical Terminology Basics (Virtual)

29th January 2026 @ 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Number of Capacity: 15

 

Aims

  • Building your confidence – not panicking when you see complex words
  • How medical terms are formed
  • Understand the key suffixes for common illnesses, operations and diagnoses
  • Understand the main prefixes that explain the stages of illness
  • Develop your knowledge of the key terms that describe different parts of the body
  • Key terminology shorthand frequently used in primary care
  • Unlike other courses, the content on this programme is designed to accelerate the learning of the delegates by focusing their learning on essential knowledge only.

 

Detailed Overview

Welcome to Striding Edge Consultancy, your expert partner in online introduction to medical terminology basics for non-clinicians. Unlock the language of healthcare with our engaging, entertaining and interactive training program.

Why Choose Striding Edge for your Medical Terminology Basics?

At Striding Edge Consultancy, we understand the unique needs of non-clinical professionals seeking to enhance their medical vocabulary. Our courses are meticulously designed to bridge the gap between medical jargon and accessible learning, empowering you to confidently navigate the healthcare landscape.  Our tutor teaches medical terminology without jargon so that people of all levels of ability and confidence can get started in understanding the language of medicine.

Key Features of Our Online Medical Terminology Training:

  1. Tailored Medical Terminology Basics for Non-Clinicians in General Practice:
    • Our courses are specifically crafted for non-clinically trained, ensuring relevance and practicality in every workshop.
  2. Comprehensive Curriculum:
    • This foundation course into medical terminology uses our well-structured curriculum covering essential body parts, illnesses, common medical procedures, and diagnostic concepts, enabling you to do your job more confidently  More details in our Aims listed below.
  3. Engaging Learning Experience:
    • Experience interactive and engaging learning workshops that cater to various learning styles, making the complex world of medical terminology accessible to everyone.  The medical terminology modules are specifically designed for people who are both experienced and also those who want to begin building their knowledge.
  4. Expert Instructors:
    • Learn from engaging and entertaining trainers who bring relevance and interactivity to the workshop, and who are dedicated to maximising your knowledge and enjoyment in learning.

Benefits of our Introduction to Medical Terminology course:

  • Enhanced Communication:
    • Understand the information that is found on referrals, discharge summaries and used in clinical conversations
  • Career Choices:
    • Increase your options in other careers such as GP assistant and nursing associate, health care assistant, medical secretary, clinical coder and note summariser.
  • Improved Understanding of medical terms for secretarial support, coding and summarising:
    • Our Medical Terminology course will ensure that if you need to code or summarise clinical information, you will have the foundation you need.

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