Paul McHugh1, Donal Brennan2,3, Mary F Higgins4. 1. UCD School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 2. UCD Perinatal Research Centre, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. 3. Gynae-Oncology Surgery, Mater Misercordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. 4. UCD Perinatal Research Centre, National Maternity Hospital, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. mary.higgins@ucd.ie.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Screening programmes decrease the incidence of colorectal, breast and cervical cancer. As such, it is imperative that medical health professionals are educated on the screening programmes available and are aware of the research basis justifying them. AIMS: To establish the attitudes of final-year medical students to a gynaecological cancer screening teaching session, provided as part of their core Obstetrics and Gynaecology module. METHODS: A 3-h workshop, aimed to critically appraise research papers, reviewed cervical and ovarian cancer screening methods. The workshop was facilitated by a Consultant in Gynae-oncology Surgery. Anonymous evaluation was requested from two hundred nine students attending during the 2018/2019 academic year. Qualitative research with thematic analysis of content was performed. RESULTS: One hundred fifty-six students gave evaluation on the workshop itself (74.6%). Three main themes were identified-support for the importance of teaching screening methods, appreciation of the importance of understanding cervical screening and a wish for further teaching in Critical Appraisal. Students identified that there was a need to understand screening, that it was "..important for us to consider the value of screening programmes". The teaching on Cervical screening was "..helpful, especially with cervical screening". CONCLUSIONS: Medical students expressed a wish to understand the research basis of a common clinical screening programme (for cervical cancer) as well as the research basis for not providing screening to low risk populations (for ovarian cancer). Further research in this area may include exploring how this is taught in other medical schools.
BACKGROUND: Screening programmes decrease the incidence of colorectal, breast and cervical cancer. As such, it is imperative that medical health professionals are educated on the screening programmes available and are aware of the research basis justifying them. AIMS: To establish the attitudes of final-year medical students to a gynaecological cancer screening teaching session, provided as part of their core Obstetrics and Gynaecology module. METHODS: A 3-h workshop, aimed to critically appraise research papers, reviewed cervical and ovarian cancer screening methods. The workshop was facilitated by a Consultant in Gynae-oncology Surgery. Anonymous evaluation was requested from two hundred nine students attending during the 2018/2019 academic year. Qualitative research with thematic analysis of content was performed. RESULTS: One hundred fifty-six students gave evaluation on the workshop itself (74.6%). Three main themes were identified-support for the importance of teaching screening methods, appreciation of the importance of understanding cervical screening and a wish for further teaching in Critical Appraisal. Students identified that there was a need to understand screening, that it was "..important for us to consider the value of screening programmes". The teaching on Cervical screening was "..helpful, especially with cervical screening". CONCLUSIONS: Medical students expressed a wish to understand the research basis of a common clinical screening programme (for cervical cancer) as well as the research basis for not providing screening to low risk populations (for ovarian cancer). Further research in this area may include exploring how this is taught in other medical schools.
Authors: Alan C Geller; Marianne N Prout; Donald R Miller; Benjamin Siegel; Ting Sun; Judith Ockene; Howard K Koh Journal: Prev Med Date: 2002-07 Impact factor: 4.018
Authors: Ian J Jacobs; Usha Menon; Andy Ryan; Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj; Matthew Burnell; Jatinderpal K Kalsi; Nazar N Amso; Sophia Apostolidou; Elizabeth Benjamin; Derek Cruickshank; Danielle N Crump; Susan K Davies; Anne Dawnay; Stephen Dobbs; Gwendolen Fletcher; Jeremy Ford; Keith Godfrey; Richard Gunu; Mariam Habib; Rachel Hallett; Jonathan Herod; Howard Jenkins; Chloe Karpinskyj; Simon Leeson; Sara J Lewis; William R Liston; Alberto Lopes; Tim Mould; John Murdoch; David Oram; Dustin J Rabideau; Karina Reynolds; Ian Scott; Mourad W Seif; Aarti Sharma; Naveena Singh; Julie Taylor; Fiona Warburton; Martin Widschwendter; Karin Williamson; Robert Woolas; Lesley Fallowfield; Alistair J McGuire; Stuart Campbell; Mahesh Parmar; Steven J Skates Journal: Lancet Date: 2015-12-17 Impact factor: 79.321