Education and Training Needs of Health Care Professionals in the Philippines Encountering Patients with Lung Oligometastatic Cancers
Daphne J. Valmonte, Naa Kwarley Quartey, Fatima Gutierrez, Janel Mendoza, Janet Papadakos, Meredith Giuliani · 2024
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Daphne Valmonte and co-authors survey the training needs of health workers in the Philippines who treat lung cancer that has spread to a few sites. Their 2024 study focuses on oligometastatic disease, where limited spread allows targeted treatment. Lung cases of this kind are common and have the most settled treatment practices, making training gaps worth mapping.
Twenty-seven practitioners answered a standard training needs questionnaire online. Most were consultants, and radiation and medical oncologists made up the bulk. Training needs differed by specialty: management tasks topped one group's list, clinical tasks another's. Clinical topics ranked highest for continuing education overall. The results guide targeted training design.
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| CREATOR | Daphne J. Valmonte, Naa Kwarley Quartey, Fatima Gutierrez, Janel Mendoza, Janet Papadakos, Meredith Giuliani |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |