Subspecialty Breast Imaging Education in Tanzania; Clinical, Infrastructure, and Logistical Paradigms for Best Practices in the Low- and Middle-Income Settings.

Autor: Omofoye TS; Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 1350, Houston, TX 77030, USA., Kalinga A; Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Main campus, United Nations Road, in Upanga West, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania., Ganti R; Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, University of Virginia, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA., Minja FJ; Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30307, USA., Rooney TB; Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging, UVA Health, 1215 Lee Street, Charlottesville VA 22908, USA. Electronic address: CWM4JW@UVAHealth.org.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Hematology/oncology clinics of North America [Hematol Oncol Clin North Am] 2024 Feb; Vol. 38 (1), pp. 239-249. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 20.
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2023.05.016
Abstrakt: We present subspecialty radiologist training for breast imaging at an Academic center in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The training incorporates remote, in-person, asynchronous and synchronous teaching methods and multidisciplinary conferences. We use a team of US academic faculty under the auspices of the Radiological Society of North America Global Learning centers paradigm. Trainees are Tanzanian radiologists who are pursuing an additional specialization degree in Women's imaging, utilizing an approved 2-year curriculum. Challenges and opportunities in providing image-guided intervention and diagnosis training in the low- and middle-income settings are presented.
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Databáze: MEDLINE