Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners

Background: General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point of contact for Swedish patients seeking medical advice for skin lesions of concern, but many lack training in dermoscopy. Objective: To examine the effects of a 1-day training course in dermoscopy among Swedish GPs. Methods: Th...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Anna Augustsson, John Paoli
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Mattioli1885 2019
Materias:	dermoscopy general medicine diagnostic accuracy malignant melanoma nonmelanoma skin cancer Dermatology RL1-803
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/36ea084f29bc4715a1e2bb4df7e404e8
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:36ea084f29bc4715a1e2bb4df7e404e8
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:36ea084f29bc4715a1e2bb4df7e404e82021-11-17T08:29:25ZEffects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners10.5826/dpc.0903a042160-9381https://doaj.org/article/36ea084f29bc4715a1e2bb4df7e404e82019-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dpcj.org/index.php/dpc/article/view/845https://doaj.org/toc/2160-9381 Background: General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point of contact for Swedish patients seeking medical advice for skin lesions of concern, but many lack training in dermoscopy. Objective: To examine the effects of a 1-day training course in dermoscopy among Swedish GPs. Methods: The intervention group consisted of GPs who underwent a 1-day training course in dermoscopy and a control group that did not undergo any education. Before the training course, the intervention group performed a test consisting of 30 dermoscopy cases including 9 different benign and malignant melanocytic and nonmelanocytic diagnoses. The participants then took the same test directly after the course and again after 6 months. The control group took the same test twice with a 6-month interval in between tests in order to avoid recall bias. Results: Twenty-seven GPs in the intervention group took the test before and immediately after the course with an improvement of their median test scores by 8 points (13 vs 20 correct answers, P < 0.01). Eighteen participants also took the test a third time after 6 months with similar results compared with the second test (median scores of 20.5 vs 20.0, P = 0.3). In the control group, 16 persons preformed both tests with an improvement of their median score by 2 points (13.5 vs 15.5 correct answers, P = 0.06). Conclusions: The results of this study show positive effects on diagnostic accuracy in a test situation among GPs receiving a 1-day training course in dermoscopy. Anna AugustssonJohn PaoliMattioli1885articledermoscopygeneral medicinediagnostic accuracymalignant melanomanonmelanoma skin cancerDermatologyRL1-803ENDermatology Practical & Conceptual, Vol 9, Iss 2 (2019)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	dermoscopy general medicine diagnostic accuracy malignant melanoma nonmelanoma skin cancer Dermatology RL1-803
spellingShingle	dermoscopy general medicine diagnostic accuracy malignant melanoma nonmelanoma skin cancer Dermatology RL1-803 Anna Augustsson John Paoli Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners
description	Background: General practitioners (GPs) are often the first point of contact for Swedish patients seeking medical advice for skin lesions of concern, but many lack training in dermoscopy. Objective: To examine the effects of a 1-day training course in dermoscopy among Swedish GPs. Methods: The intervention group consisted of GPs who underwent a 1-day training course in dermoscopy and a control group that did not undergo any education. Before the training course, the intervention group performed a test consisting of 30 dermoscopy cases including 9 different benign and malignant melanocytic and nonmelanocytic diagnoses. The participants then took the same test directly after the course and again after 6 months. The control group took the same test twice with a 6-month interval in between tests in order to avoid recall bias. Results: Twenty-seven GPs in the intervention group took the test before and immediately after the course with an improvement of their median test scores by 8 points (13 vs 20 correct answers, P < 0.01). Eighteen participants also took the test a third time after 6 months with similar results compared with the second test (median scores of 20.5 vs 20.0, P = 0.3). In the control group, 16 persons preformed both tests with an improvement of their median score by 2 points (13.5 vs 15.5 correct answers, P = 0.06). Conclusions: The results of this study show positive effects on diagnostic accuracy in a test situation among GPs receiving a 1-day training course in dermoscopy.
format	article
author	Anna Augustsson John Paoli
author_facet	Anna Augustsson John Paoli
author_sort	Anna Augustsson
title	Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners
title_short	Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners
title_full	Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners
title_fullStr	Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners
title_sort	effects of a 1-day training course in dermoscopy among general practitioners
publisher	Mattioli1885
publishDate	2019
url	https://doaj.org/article/36ea084f29bc4715a1e2bb4df7e404e8
work_keys_str_mv	AT annaaugustsson effectsofa1daytrainingcourseindermoscopyamonggeneralpractitioners AT johnpaoli effectsofa1daytrainingcourseindermoscopyamonggeneralpractitioners
_version_	1718425726842044416

Effects of a 1-Day Training Course in Dermoscopy Among General Practitioners

Ejemplares similares