TY - JOUR
T1 - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) cervical cancer prevention program
T2 - A hands-on training course in Nepal
AU - Phoolcharoen, Natacha
AU - Kremzier, Megan
AU - Eaton, Vanessa
AU - Sarchet, Vanessa
AU - Acharya, Sandhya Chapagain
AU - Shrestha, Eliza
AU - Carns, Jennifer
AU - Baker, Ellen
AU - Varon, Melissa Lopez
AU - Karmacharya, Saujanya
AU - Aryal, Binod
AU - Richards-Kortum, Rebecca
AU - Salcedo, Mila Pontremoli
AU - Schmeler, Kathleen M.
AU - Pariyar, Jitendra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women in Nepal. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborated with international and local experts to hold a cervical cancer prevention course in Nepal in November 2019. The course included didactic lectures and a hands-on workshop. The didactic lectures included the epidemiology of cervical cancer globally and locally, cervical cancer screening guidelines, human papillomavirus vaccination, colposcopy and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer treatment. The hands-on workshop consisted of four stations: (1) VIA; (2) colposcopy, cervical biopsy, and endocervical curettage; (3) thermal ablation; and (4) loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). A train-the-trainer model short course was held by the international faculty to assist six local faculty to become familiar with the instruments, procedures, and models used in the hands-on training stations. Forty-two people (84% gynecologist, 8% radiation oncologist, and 8% other) attended the course. Following the course, the international faculty visited the regional hospitals for additional educational activities. Increased knowledge in cervical cancer screening guidelines and ability in performing VIA, colposcopy and cervical biopsy, thermal ablation, and LEEP were reported by 89%, 84%, 84%, 87%, and 84% of participants, respectively, from the postcourse on-site evaluations. From the 6-month followup survey, all respondents reported that they had made practice changes based on what they learned in the course and had implemented or tried to implement the cervical cancer screening guidelines presented at the course. In conclusion, the course evaluations suggested an improvement in participants’ ability to perform cervical cancer screening and diagnostic procedures and reported the changes in practices after training.
AB - Cervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women in Nepal. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborated with international and local experts to hold a cervical cancer prevention course in Nepal in November 2019. The course included didactic lectures and a hands-on workshop. The didactic lectures included the epidemiology of cervical cancer globally and locally, cervical cancer screening guidelines, human papillomavirus vaccination, colposcopy and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer treatment. The hands-on workshop consisted of four stations: (1) VIA; (2) colposcopy, cervical biopsy, and endocervical curettage; (3) thermal ablation; and (4) loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). A train-the-trainer model short course was held by the international faculty to assist six local faculty to become familiar with the instruments, procedures, and models used in the hands-on training stations. Forty-two people (84% gynecologist, 8% radiation oncologist, and 8% other) attended the course. Following the course, the international faculty visited the regional hospitals for additional educational activities. Increased knowledge in cervical cancer screening guidelines and ability in performing VIA, colposcopy and cervical biopsy, thermal ablation, and LEEP were reported by 89%, 84%, 84%, 87%, and 84% of participants, respectively, from the postcourse on-site evaluations. From the 6-month followup survey, all respondents reported that they had made practice changes based on what they learned in the course and had implemented or tried to implement the cervical cancer screening guidelines presented at the course. In conclusion, the course evaluations suggested an improvement in participants’ ability to perform cervical cancer screening and diagnostic procedures and reported the changes in practices after training.
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U2 - 10.1200/GO.20.00513
DO - 10.1200/GO.20.00513
M3 - Article
C2 - 33555914
AN - SCOPUS:85101210682
SN - 2378-9506
VL - 7
SP - 204
EP - 209
JO - JCO Global Oncology
JF - JCO Global Oncology
ER -