Short- and Long-Term Evaluation of General Practitioners' Competences After a Training in Melanoma Diagnosis: Refresher Training Sessions May Be Needed.

ABSTRACT: General practitioners (GPs) are first-line clinicians in melanoma diagnosis. It is, therefore, important to ensure that they maintain their melanoma diagnostic accuracy over time. The objective of this study was to assess the short- and long-term competences of GPs after a training session in naked-eye melanoma diagnosis. An interventional prospective study was conducted whereby, over a 6-month period, GPs attended a 1-h melanoma diagnostic training session. To assess their acquired competences, GPs were asked to fill in a questionnaire on basic melanoma knowledge and to evaluate 10 clinical images of pigmented skin lesions prior to training, immediately after and 1 year later. In total, 89 GPs completed the questionnaire prior and immediately after training. As expected, the number of GPs

SUBMITTER: Harkemanne E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547729 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature