SHORE-C have a well-established track record in teaching communication skills and in the development and evaluation of intensive workshop materials. We designed and successfully evaluated our TARGET (Talking About Risk in the Context of Genomic Tests) educational programme with clinicians (Fallowfield et al 2019), which we also adapted for use in workshops for nurses (Fallowfield et al 2020). The programmes cover how to best present risk and uncertainty to patients in the context of risk of recurrence results from different genomic tests and managing challenging questions from patients.

These small group (max 10) workshops are led by experienced facilitators. There are calls to offer genetic testing to all patients with breast cancer. Many clinicians and nurses are not experienced in genetic testing and many genetic counsellors are not experienced in oncology. All HCPs nevertheless may be faced with challenging communication about genetic risk with patients and their relatives. The TRUSTING educational programme aims to help all HCPs with these difficult conversations. The content of the workshops was developed following literature reviews, interviews with patients and families, geneticists, genetic councellors, surgeons and oncologists. Participants will follow the on-screen interactions between different HCPs and a fictitious family.