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ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2022

Skin Cancer Education Interventions for Primary Care Providers: A Scoping Review.

Ashley E Brown, Maleka Najmi, Taylor Duke, Daniel A Grabell, Misha V Koshelev, Kelly C Nelson

Open access · bronzeAbstract readScoping Review
In one paragraph

Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ashley E BrownDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3458-1013
Maleka NajmiPaul L. Foster School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, El Paso, TX, USA. maleka.najmi@ttuhsc.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-3833-5936
Taylor DukeDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Daniel A GrabellDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9923-3642
Misha V KoshelevDepartment of Dermatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
Kelly C NelsonDepartment of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5042-7366
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USTexas Tech University · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary care physicians (PCPs) are often the first line of defense against skin cancers. Despite this, many PCPs do not receive a comprehensive training in skin conditions. Educational interventions aimed at skin cancer screening instruction for PCPs offer an opportunity to detect skin cancer at earlier stages and subsequent improved morbidity and mortality. A scoping review was conducted to collect data about previously reported skin cancer screening interventions for PCPs. A structured literature search found 51 studies describing 37 unique educational interventions. Curriculum elements utilized by the interventions were divided into categories that would facilitate comparison including curriculum components, delivery format, delivery timing, and outcome measures. The interventions varied widely in design, including literature-based interventions, live teaching sessions, and online courses with durations ranging from 5 min to 24 months. While several interventions demonstrated improvements in skin cancer knowledge and competency by written exams, only a few revealed positive clinical practice changes by biopsy review or referral analysis. Examining successful interventions could aid in developing a skin cancer detection curriculum for PCPs that can produce positive clinical practice and population-based changes in the management of skin cancer.

Indexed as

Physicians, Primary CareSkin NeoplasmsCurriculumEarly Detection of CancerHumansPrimary Health CareReferral and ConsultationCancer screeningDermoscopyDetection of cancerEarly detectionFamily doctorGeneral practitionerGPMelanomaPCPPrimary care physicianPrimary care providerSecondary preventionSkin cancer screening

Identifiers

PMID35710666
PMCPMC9202989
OpenAlexW4283033495

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