SynthesisJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2022
Educational Interventions to Support Primary Care Provider Performance of Diagnostic Skin Cancer Examinations: A Systematic Literature Review.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of social media-based education on skin cancer risk knowledge, skin self-examination and sun protection behaviours of women working in agriculture.BMC public health · 2026Article
- A Primary Care Intervention to Improve Melanoma Detection and Management.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2026Article
- Bridging gaps throughout a patient's journey with melanoma: a systematic review.Melanoma management · 2025Review
- Melanoma in Primary Care: A Narrative Review of Training Interventions and the Role of Telemedicine in Medical Education.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Quality measures in primary care skin cancer management: a qualitative study of the views of key informants.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Three-Point Checklist Dermoscopy for Melanoma Screening: Experience in Medical Students New to Dermatology.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2024Article
- Protocol for a systematic review of reviews on training primary care providers in dermoscopy to detect skin cancers.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Expert Consensus Statement on Proficiency Standards for Dermoscopy Education in Primary Care.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2023Article
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Abstract
To our knowledge, there is no available standardized educational curriculum designed to promote the incorporation of skin cancer examinations and procedures into general practice. To explore the contemporary training landscape, we conducted a systematic review of educational interventions designed to support skin cancer diagnostic examinations by primary care providers (PCPs). Our review uniquely encompasses all PCPs, including practicing physicians, residents, and advanced practice practitioners (APPs). The objective of this study is to review and synthesize worldwide data on educational interventions addressing PCP performance of skin cancer diagnostic examinations. A systematic review was performed in MEDLINE, Cochrane, EMBASE, and Scopus for English language articles worldwide published from 2000 onwards. Articles were screened for eligibility, and possibly overlapping datasets were resolved. Data extracted included curriculum content, delivery format, and educational outcomes. This review followed the PRISMA guidelines. A total of 63 studies were selected for data inclusion with one addressing training for resident physicians, 4 for APPs, and the remainder for practicing physicians. Educational interventions included in this review reflect the pre-SARS-CoV-2 pandemic educational environment: half provided live/synchronous instruction of about 5-h duration on average, and a quarter featured interactive components. Less than a quarter of interventions included practice change as a specific reported outcome. Without sustainable practice change, the anticipated long-term benefits of early cancer detection in patients remain limited. Previous and existing educational interventions designed to support skin cancer detection by PCPs demonstrate heterogeneous curriculum content, delivery methods, and educational outcomes. An ideal intervention would teach consensus-derived clinical competencies, provide meaningful learner feedback, and measure outcomes, such as knowledge/competency, confidence/attitudes, and practice change, using validated instruments.
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