American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cervical Cancer Prevention Program: A Hands-On Training Course in Nepal

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dc.citation.firstpage204
dc.citation.issueNumber7
dc.citation.journalTitleJCO Global Oncology
dc.citation.lastpage209
dc.contributor.authorPhoolcharoen, Natacha
dc.contributor.authorKremzier, Megan
dc.contributor.authorEaton, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorSarchet, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorAcharya, Sandhya Chapagain
dc.contributor.authorShrestha, Eliza
dc.contributor.authorCarns, Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorVaron, Melissa Lopez
dc.contributor.authorKarmacharya, Saujanya
dc.contributor.authorAryal, Binod
dc.contributor.authorRichards-Kortum, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorSalcedo, Mila Pontremoli
dc.contributor.authorSchmeler, Kathleen M.
dc.contributor.authorPariyar, Jitendra
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-12T21:00:06Z
dc.date.available2021-03-12T21:00:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractCervical cancer is the leading cause of death among women in Nepal. The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center collaborated with international and local experts to hold a cervical cancer prevention course in Nepal in November 2019. The course included didactic lectures and a hands-on workshop. The didactic lectures included the epidemiology of cervical cancer globally and locally, cervical cancer screening guidelines, human papillomavirus vaccination, colposcopy and visual inspection with acetic acid (VIA), cervical dysplasia, and cervical cancer treatment. The hands-on workshop consisted of four stations: (1) VIA; (2) colposcopy, cervical biopsy, and endocervical curettage; (3) thermal ablation; and (4) loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP). A train-the-trainer model short course was held by the international faculty to assist six local faculty to become familiar with the instruments, procedures, and models used in the hands-on training stations. Forty-two people (84% gynecologist, 8% radiation oncologist, and 8% other) attended the course. Following the course, the international faculty visited the regional hospitals for additional educational activities. Increased knowledge in cervical cancer screening guidelines and ability in performing VIA, colposcopy and cervical biopsy, thermal ablation, and LEEP were reported by 89%, 84%, 84%, 87%, and 84% of participants, respectively, from the postcourse on-site evaluations. From the 6-month follow-up survey, all respondents reported that they had made practice changes based on what they learned in the course and had implemented or tried to implement the cervical cancer screening guidelines presented at the course. In conclusion, the course evaluations suggested an improvement in participants' ability to perform cervical cancer screening and diagnostic procedures and reported the changes in practices after training.
dc.identifier.citationPhoolcharoen, Natacha, Kremzier, Megan, Eaton, Vanessa, et al.. "American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cervical Cancer Prevention Program: A Hands-On Training Course in Nepal." <i>JCO Global Oncology,</i> no. 7 (2021) ASCO: 204-209. https://doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00513.
dc.identifier.digitalgo-20-00513
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1200/GO.20.00513
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/110173
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherASCO
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 License
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.titleAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Cervical Cancer Prevention Program: A Hands-On Training Course in Nepal
dc.typeJournal article
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