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ArticleClinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.)2022

Improving Medical Students' Awareness About Retinoblastoma: A Practical Strategy.

Mutasem Elfalah, Tamara AlNawaiseh, Dima Atoum, Ahmad AlKhassawneh, Mona Mohammad, Ibrahim AlNawaiseh, Yacoub A Yousef

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Article in Clinical ophthalmology (Auckland, N.Z.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mutasem ElfalahSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-9677-6203
Tamara AlNawaisehSchool of Medicine, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0002-6510-026X
Dima AtoumSchool of Medicine, AlYarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Ahmad AlKhassawnehSchool of Medicine, AlYarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan.
Mona MohammadDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
Ibrahim AlNawaisehDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.
Yacoub A YousefDepartment of Surgery (Ophthalmology), King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan.ORCID 0000-0001-7750-6454

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Background: Eye salvage and survival for patients with retinoblastoma (RB) can be improved by enhancement of early diagnosis. This study aims to investigate the impact of modifying the teaching curriculum for medical students about awareness of this condition. Methods: Medical students completed a questionnaire about RB, preluded by a photograph of a child with leukocoria. Participants were divided into group A (138 participants) and group B (151 participants) who are medical students who have completed the ophthalmology rotation before and after implementing modifications on teaching curriculum that focuses on the red flags of RB consecutively. Results: Most participants considered leukocoria an abnormal sign. Group A had significantly lower knowledge about diagnosis for RB ( Conclusion: Modifying the teaching curriculum of the ophthalmology rotation with an intensified focus on awareness of the life-threatening condition retinoblastoma improved medical students' knowledge of this malignancy. This intervention is one of the modalities that can lead to a reduction in diagnosis and referral delays and improvement in outcome and survival.

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leukocoriamedical studentsretinoblastoma

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