About this session
Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks is a 60-minute to half-day health literacy session for anyone who wants to understand health screening, its benefits and its limits. It runs live online or in person.
Participants learn to tell screening from diagnostic testing, weigh benefits and limitations, and see why recommendations differ by country and person.
This is general education. Decisions about screening should be made with a doctor, based on personal risk and local guidance.
Participants leave knowing which questions to ask about screening and how to make an informed choice.
What your people take away
- Tell screening from diagnostic testing
- Weigh benefits and limitations
- Understand false positives and false negatives
- See why recommendations differ by country and person
- Make an informed choice about screening
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30 minutes
30 Minutes — Key Points: Tell screening from diagnostic testingA focused 30-minute session on the essentials of Tell screening from diagnostic testing: understand what screening is and know when testing is diagnostic.
- Understand what screening is
- Know when testing is diagnostic
Covers Tell screening from diagnostic testing, in brief.
60 minutes
Screening versus diagnosisParticipants learn how screening differs from diagnostic testing and the benefits and limits of screening. They see why it isn't a simple yes or no.
- Tell screening from diagnostic testing
- Weigh benefits and limitations
- Live Q&A
Covers 1 of 4 parts: Tell screening from diagnostic testing.
90 minutes
Results and false alarmsAdds how false positives and false negatives happen and what follow-up looks like. Participants learn questions to ask.
- Tell screening from diagnostic testing
- Weigh benefits and limitations
- Understand results and follow-up
- Live Q&A
Covers 2 of 4 parts: Tell screening from diagnostic testing and Weigh benefits and limitations.
3 hours
Covers 3 of 4 parts: Tell screening from diagnostic testing, Weigh benefits and limitations and Understand results and follow-up.
Full day
Make informed screening choicesAdds why recommendations differ by country and person, and how to decide with a doctor. Participants leave with a personal screening checklist.
- Tell screening from diagnostic testing
- Weigh benefits and limitations
- Understand results and follow-up
- Make informed choices
- Live Q&A
Covers all 4 parts.
What’s covered
Tell screening from diagnostic testing
Every length- Understand what screening isParticipants learn that screening looks for early signs in people without symptoms.
- Know when testing is diagnosticParticipants learn that symptoms usually need a diagnostic test, not screening.
Weigh benefits and limitations
90 minutes and longer- Understand the benefitsParticipants learn how screening can find some conditions earlier, when treatment may be easier.
- Understand the limitsParticipants learn that screening can miss things or find things that wouldn't have caused harm.
Understand results and follow-up
3 hours and longer- Know about false positives and negativesParticipants learn why some results need further tests and how that can feel.
- Know what follow-up involvesParticipants learn what typically happens after an abnormal screening result.
Make informed choices
Full day only- See why advice differsParticipants learn why screening recommendations vary by country, age, sex and personal risk.
- Decide with a doctorParticipants prepare questions to discuss screening choices with a doctor.
Tools and materials
- Screening versus diagnosis explainer
- Benefits and limits card
- Results and follow-up guide
- Screening questions list
- Personal screening checklist
Who it’s for
- Anyone invited for screening
- People unsure which checks they need
- Employees in multinational workforces
- Wellbeing and benefits teams
How booking works
- Book online. Create a free Workbliss profile, then pay with session credits, by card or by invoice.
- Pick a date. Choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or book now and set the date later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
- Choose your expert. Within 3 working days, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date.
- We deliver it. Your expert is briefed on your people and goals, then runs the session live online or at your site.
Questions about Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks
How long is Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks?
Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks runs as 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes, 3 hours or full day. You choose the length when you book. A 30-minute session covers the essentials of Tell screening from diagnostic testing: understand what screening is and know when testing is diagnostic. A 60-minute session covers Tell screening from diagnostic testing in full, with a live Q&A. A 90-minute session adds Weigh benefits and limitations. A 3-hour session adds Understand results and follow-up. A full-day session adds Make informed choices.
Can Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks be delivered online or in person?
Yes, both. It runs live online, so every office can join at the same time, or in person at your site, in any country.
How do we book Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks?
Create a free Workbliss profile with your work email, then open Understanding Screening & Preventive Health Checks to see the price for each length and book it. You can pay with session credits, by card or by invoice, and choose a date at least 14 days ahead, or set it later. Need it sooner? Email hello@workbliss.ai and we’ll see what we can do.
Who leads the session?
A vetted Workbliss expert, briefed on your people, culture and goals before the session. After you book, we send you profiles of the experts available for your date within 3 working days, so you can choose who leads it.
Can it be tailored to our company?
Yes. Every session is shaped around your goals, your people and the benefits you already offer, and delivered by experts in your people’s languages.