ArticleJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2014
Cancer survivorship training: a pilot study examining the educational gap in primary care medicine residency programs.
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- Outcomes of cancer survivorship education and training for primary care providers: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2022Pooled it
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- Primary care provider-led cancer survivorship care in the first 5 years following initial cancer treatment: a scoping review of the barriers and solutions to implementation.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2024Article
- Preparing Future Medicine Physicians to Care for Cancer Survivors: Project ECHO® in a Novel Internal Medicine and Family Medicine Residency Curriculum.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Resident-Reported Impact of a Novel Oncology Curriculum for Internal Medicine Residents.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2022Article
- Towards a Postgraduate Oncology Training Model for Family Medicine: Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Breast Oncology Rotation.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Evaluating Internal Medicine Residents' Awareness on Cancer Survivorship Care Plan: A Pilot Survey.Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives · 2022Article
- Cancer survivorship training in family medicine residency programs.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Article
- Assessment of Cancer Survivorship Training and Knowledge Among Resident Physicians in Obstetrics and Gynecology.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2021Article
- Oncology education for family medicine residents: a national needs assessment survey.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Primary Care Physician Perspectives on Caring for Adult Survivors of Hematologic Malignancies and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation.Clinical lymphoma, myeloma & leukemia · 2020Article
- Cancer Survivorship in Primary Care.Korean journal of family medicine · 2019Article
- Impact of an Interprofessional Primary Care Training on Fear of Cancer Recurrence on Clinicians' Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, Anticipated Practice Behaviors, and Attitudes Toward Survivorship Care.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Knowledge and Preferences of Primary Care Providers in Delivering Head and Neck Cancer Survivorship Care.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2018Article
- Provision of integrated psychosocial services for cancer survivors post-treatment.The Lancet. Oncology · 2017Review
- Resident Physicians and Cancer Health Disparities: a Survey of Attitudes, Knowledge, and Practice.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundCancer survivors need high-quality follow-up care that addresses long-term problems related to cancer and their treatment. With growing numbers of cancer patients transitioning from oncological treatment to survivorship care, primary care physicians (PCPs) will play a major role in the delivery of survivorship care.
objectiveThis pilot study was undertaken to provide initial insights into internal medicine (IM) and family medicine (FM) residents' educational experience, training, and preparedness for practice as healthcare providers of adult cancer survivors (ACS).
designThis study utilizes an anonymous cross-sectional, electronic survey of a sample of US IM and FM residents.
participantsA total of 77 residents in their PGY-3 year of training responded to the survey, including 53 IM (69%) and 24 FM (31%) residents.
resultsThe majority (97%) of respondents performed as PCPs for ACS during their training, and 81% expected to take care of such patients in the future. However, only a minority reported feeling very comfortable in this role or very confident of identifying cancer recurrence and potential long-term effects of cancer treatment (13%, 21%, and 15%, respectively). Formal education in survivorship care was reported by 27% of residents and was modestly associated with knowledge responses. High clinical exposure (defined as having ≥10 opportunities to perform as the PCP for ACS) was significantly associated with self-reported knowledge, comfort level, and self-confidence in being able to evaluate and manage potential long-term effects of cancer treatment and their symptoms.
conclusionsOur results suggest there is a substantial disconnect between resident's educational experience, training, and self-reported preparedness for practice in cancer survivorship in both IM and FM training specialties. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Inadequate training in cancer survivorship represents a barrier to providing adequate cancer follow-up. Inexperience or unawareness of essential survivorship issues could lead to mistakes which affect survivors' health and timely assessment of long-term cancer-associated morbidity. As PCPs will play a key role in the delivery of survivorship care, effective educational opportunities and achievement of competencies in adult cancer survivorship care by primary care trainees are needed.
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