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Feasibility of deploying a U.S. simulation-based gynecological brachytherapy educational workshop to an international setting.
Brachytherapy 2020 November 19
PURPOSE: A decline in brachytherapy (BT) use for cervical cancer has negatively affected cure rates in the United States and abroad. To improve trainee exposure to BT, a simulation-based educational curriculum incorporating a pelvic mannequin was developed and implemented at several U.S. residency programs. We sought to describe an initial experience with deployment of this curriculum to an international setting.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: The setting was in Israel, a middle eastern country with cervical cancer incidence of 5-8 cases per 100,000 women. Israel was selected for this pilot because of its desire to increase exposure to trainees, lack of mandatory BT case requirements, and few residencies nationally. In determining the feasibility of deployment to this setting, a partnership was formed between a U.S. and Israeli brachytherapist to understand cultural context and institutional and logistical needs. Feasibility was defined as successful completion of the workshop. Trainee comfort and knowledge with BT was assessed with preworkshop and postworkshop surveys, with changes compared.
RESULTS: The curriculum was incorporated into a 1-day course on gynecologic malignancies, with adaptation to local setting and routine. Among 15 attendees, eight were residents, from four programs. All completed the workshop. All domains assessed by the surveys improved and all respondents found the program to be helpful.
CONCLUSIONS: International deployment of the simulation-based educational BT curriculum was feasible and well-received. Further collaboration is needed to deploy and adapt the curriculum to countries of high cervical cancer incidence that could benefit from increased education.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: The setting was in Israel, a middle eastern country with cervical cancer incidence of 5-8 cases per 100,000 women. Israel was selected for this pilot because of its desire to increase exposure to trainees, lack of mandatory BT case requirements, and few residencies nationally. In determining the feasibility of deployment to this setting, a partnership was formed between a U.S. and Israeli brachytherapist to understand cultural context and institutional and logistical needs. Feasibility was defined as successful completion of the workshop. Trainee comfort and knowledge with BT was assessed with preworkshop and postworkshop surveys, with changes compared.
RESULTS: The curriculum was incorporated into a 1-day course on gynecologic malignancies, with adaptation to local setting and routine. Among 15 attendees, eight were residents, from four programs. All completed the workshop. All domains assessed by the surveys improved and all respondents found the program to be helpful.
CONCLUSIONS: International deployment of the simulation-based educational BT curriculum was feasible and well-received. Further collaboration is needed to deploy and adapt the curriculum to countries of high cervical cancer incidence that could benefit from increased education.
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