Education in cancer prevention for primary care clinicians

✍ Scribed by Love, Richard R. ;Stone, Howard L. ;Hughes, Barbara

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1986
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 629 KB
• Volume: 14
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0098-1532
• DOI: 10.1002/mpo.2950140108

✦ Synopsis

In response to increased public interest in cancer prevention and rapidly escalating health care costs, the National Cancer Institute supported the development of cancer prevention courses for health professionals. A multidisciplinary group of physicians, behavioral scientists, and educators developed, field-tested, revised, and evaluated a 12-module, 24-classroom-hour clinical preventive oncology course for primary care physicians. A rationale for education in cancer prevention is presented, the new clinical discipline of preventive oncology i s defined, and contributory disciplines are identified. A curriculum based upon detailed learning objectives is described, short-term evaluation data are presented, and a methodology for incorporating a didactic course into a residency program is suggested. The positive reception given to this course by residents warrants optimism concerning application of a biopsychosocial or self-regulative model rather than the traditional biomedical one to clinical medicine and its teaching.