| Autor: |
Barton MB, Gabriel GS, Sutherland D, Sundquist KJ, Girgis A, Barton, Michael B, Gabriel, Gabriel S, Sutherland, David, Sundquist, Kendra J, Girgis, Afaf |
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Journal of Cancer Education; Winter2007, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p259-265, 7p |
| Abstrakt: |
Background: The objective was to assess cancer knowledge and perception of skills of general practice (GP) registrars in Australia. This will help design future educational resources.Methods: We surveyed GP registrars in different Australian states.Results: Of the registrars, 86% rated highly their ability in performing cervical smears. Registrars reported examining more patients with breast cancer, lung cancer, or melanoma than rectal cancer, cancer of mouth/tongue, or lymphoma. More registrars rated the quality of their training as reasonable or better in assisting patients to stop smoking or modify alcohol intake than in cancer-related tasks. One third rated their teaching on management of curable/incurable cancer and care of the dying as poor and/or very poor, and over half had never examined prostate or rectal cancers.Conclusions: GP registrars generally have good knowledge of cancer. Their exposure to cases of cancer is low, and it is of concern that many have never examined common tumors in our community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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