Oregon primary care providers as a frontline defense in the War on Melanoma™: improving access to melanoma education.

ABSTRACT: Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer but is typically cured with surgical excision when detected early. As an access point to medical care, primary care providers (PCP) play an integral role in early skin cancer detection. However, limited time for examinations and dermatologic training may present barriers to effective skin examination in the primary care setting. As a facet of Oregon Health & Science University's War on Melanoma™ (WoM), our multi-pronged outreach initiative aims to provide PCPs across Oregon with free, convenient, and effective melanoma education. The WoM PCP education campaign was disseminated starting in May 2019 through primary care networks throughout the state of Oregon to 12,792 PCPs, and education was delivered across several platforms: online mul

SUBMITTER: Becker AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11949923 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature