A Graduate Medical Education Curriculum to Introduce the Concept of Cancer Survivorship

Abstract

Introduction: The growing number of cancer survivors has expanded the need for physicians familiar with

Outcomes of cancer survivorship education and training for primary care providers: a systematic review

“…All 21 studies utilized single-group designs with no comparators. Thirteen studies [ 38 – 40 , 42 , 43 , 45 , 46 , 48 , 51 , 55 – 58 ] used a pre-test, post-test design. Five studies used a post-test only design [ 41 , 47 , 49 , 53 , 54 ], two studies used a mixed-methods approach [ 44 , 52 ], and one study had an unspecified methodology [ 50 ].…”

“…Of the 21 survivorship education programs evaluated within these studies, 15 were developed in the USA [ 38 , 39 , 41 – 50 , 52 , 55 , 57 ], three were developed in Australia [ 51 , 56 , 58 ], one in Germany [ 54 ], and two in Canada [ 40 , 53 ]. Target learners for these programs were PCPs or residents in primary care training, including internal medicine residents [ 46 ], pediatric physician residents [ 55 ], PCPs only [ 38 – 43 , 45 , 47 , 48 , 51 , 56 , 58 ], and mixed health professional groups including PCPs [ 44 , 49 , 50 , 52 – 54 , 57 ].…”

“…• 83% of learners reported they had gained new skills/strategies/information that could be applied to practice. 2b • 75.38% of learners planned to implement skills/strategies/information into practice 3 Jacob et al 2018 [ 46 ] Cost: N/A Country: USA Pre-test, post test Methods: Learners given a multi-choice knowledge questionnaire (4 questions on survivorship terminology/ treatment side effects) & two questions on comfort in managing survivors) the first and last day of workshop. Sample: 87 internal medicine residents Internal medicine residents To inform internal medicine residents of cancer survivorship concepts.…”

“…Survivorship care components and content of each program are outlined in Table 2 . Intended cancer survivorship content differed across education programs and included clinician education targeted towards the management of fear of cancer recurrence [ 38 ]; utilization of survivorship care plans (SCPs) [ 42 , 53 ]; management of sexual complications in female cancer survivors [ 48 ]; survivorship management specifically for Hodgkin’s lymphoma, breast cancer and prostate cancer survivors [ 39 ], and cervical, breast, and colon cancer survivors [ 41 ]; childhood cancer survivors [ 43 , 47 , 55 ]; survivors undergoing immunotherapy [ 50 ]; and “general cancer survivorship” across all populations [ 40 , 44 – 46 , 49 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 56 – 58 ]. A variety of approaches to survivorship education were described across studies including self-directed online courses [ 39 , 45 , 47 , 56 ], in-person presentations [ 38 , 42 , 58 ], workshops and training sessions [ 40 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 54 , 55 ], placement and clinical rotation programs [ 41 , 51 , 58 ], a fellowship program [ 49 ], a referral program [ 53 ], a live webcast [ 50 ], a survivorship conference [ 57 ], an in-person workshop and online webinar [ 52 ], and an in-person seminar and online webinar series [ 43 ].…”

“…A variety of approaches to survivorship education were described across studies including self-directed online courses [ 39 , 45 , 47 , 56 ], in-person presentations [ 38 , 42 , 58 ], workshops and training sessions [ 40 , 44 , 46 , 48 , 54 , 55 ], placement and clinical rotation programs [ 41 , 51 , 58 ], a fellowship program [ 49 ], a referral program [ 53 ], a live webcast [ 50 ], a survivorship conference [ 57 ], an in-person workshop and online webinar [ 52 ], and an in-person seminar and online webinar series [ 43 ].…”