Creation and evaluation of a cancer survivorship curriculum for pediatric resident physicians.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:There is a paucity of formal clinician education concerning cancer survivorship care, which produces care barriers and poorer outcomes for survivors of childhood cancer. To address this, we implemented a curriculum in childhood cancer survivorship care for pediatric residents at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). We examined the efficacy of this curriculum following program completion. METHODS:A case-based curriculum was created and integrated within existing educational structures using Kern's model. We utilized the retrospective pre-posttest method to evaluate participating residents' knowledge, clinical skills, and attitudes towards cancer survivorship topics before and after receiving the curriculum. Pre-posttest items were compared using paired t tests and one-s

SUBMITTER: Schwartz LF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7059241 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature