Task Sharing and Shifting to Provide Pathology Diagnostic Services: The Kenya Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy Cytology and Bone Marrow Aspiration and Trephine Biopsy Training Program
| Autor: | Lucy Muchiri, Brian Ayara, Abubakar Abdillah, Okoth Obiero, Andrew S. Field, Jessie Githanga, Leah Obosy, Zahir Moloo, J.A. Rajab, Erick Chesori, Andrew Gachii, Elizabeth Kagotho, Peter K. Shikuku, Eunidah Migide, Nancy Okinda, Julia Muthua, Mary Mungania, Sanford M. Dawsey, Shahin Sayed, Donstefano Muninzwa, Anderson Mutuiri, Thaddeus Massawa |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Cancer Research Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Cytodiagnosis Biopsy Fine-Needle lcsh:RC254-282 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Task sharing Trephine biopsy Bone Marrow Cytology Biopsy Medicine Original Report Humans 030212 general & internal medicine medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens Diagnostic Services Kenya Fine-needle aspiration medicine.anatomical_structure Oncology Trephine Education Medical Graduate 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Female Bone marrow Training program business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Global Oncology, Vol 4, Pp 1-11 (2018) Journal of Global Oncology |
| ISSN: | 2378-9506 |
| DOI: | 10.1200/JGO.18.00094 |
| Popis: | Purpose Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) cytology is a simple, inexpensive, and accurate diagnostic test for benign, infectious, and malignant lesions of the breast, thyroid, lymph nodes, and other organs. Similarly, bone marrow aspiration and trephine (BMAT) biopsy procedures are relatively simple and inexpensive techniques that are important for diagnosing and monitoring many hematologic diseases including leukemias and lymphomas. However, the scarcity of pathologists in Kenya limits patient access to these simple diagnostic tests. We describe a task sharing and shifting program that sought to improve the provision of FNABs and BMAT biopsies in tertiary public hospitals in Kenya. Methods Between January 2016 and February 2017, we trained pathologists, pathology residents, and technologists from the University of Nairobi and Aga Khan University Hospital, Nairobi, in FNAB and BMAT biopsies, who in turn trained pathologists, medical officers (MO), clinical officers (CO), and technologists at five tertiary public hospitals. The program involved curriculum development, training workshops, the establishment of new and strengthening existing FNAB and BMAT biopsy clinics, interim site visits, audits, and stakeholder workshops. Results Fifty-one medical personnel at the tertiary hospitals were trained. The FNAB numbers increased by 41% to 1,681, with 139 malignant diagnoses (7.1%). BMAT biopsy numbers increased by 268% to 140, with 34 malignant cases. Between 60% and 100% of the FNAB and BMAT biopsy procedures were performed by MO and CO over the project period. One new FNAB and two new BMAT biopsy clinics were established. Conclusion This project demonstrates a successful model of task sharing and shifting from specialist pathologists to MO and CO that improved access to important FNAB and BMAT biopsy services in a low-resource setting. |
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