A structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer

Implication Statement Melanoma is a potentially deadly type of skin cancer that has been increasing in incidence but is curable if found in the early stages. Family physicians are in an ideal situation to examine the skin during routine visits, but studies indicate they are not well trained to de...

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Autores principales:	Christine Rivet, Farhad Motamedi, Joseph Burns, Douglas Archibald
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Canadian Medical Education Journal 2021
Materias:	Education (General) L7-991 Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/f34086cdc1a44e42bfc9a42e480f06e7
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f34086cdc1a44e42bfc9a42e480f06e72021-12-01T22:35:45ZA structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer10.36834/cmej.698251923-1202https://doaj.org/article/f34086cdc1a44e42bfc9a42e480f06e72021-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/cmej/article/view/69825https://doaj.org/toc/1923-1202 Implication Statement Melanoma is a potentially deadly type of skin cancer that has been increasing in incidence but is curable if found in the early stages. Family physicians are in an ideal situation to examine the skin during routine visits, but studies indicate they are not well trained to detect or treat skin cancers. We piloted a structured, longitudinal, hands-on procedural curriculum to improve family medicine residents’ ability to identify and manage skin cancers. Family medicine residency programs wishing to improve the diagnosis and management of skin cancer by family physicians might consider trialing our structured curriculum and procedure clinic. Christine RivetFarhad MotamediJoseph BurnsDouglas ArchibaldCanadian Medical Education JournalarticleEducation (General)L7-991Medicine (General)R5-920ENCanadian Medical Education Journal (2021)
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description	Implication Statement Melanoma is a potentially deadly type of skin cancer that has been increasing in incidence but is curable if found in the early stages. Family physicians are in an ideal situation to examine the skin during routine visits, but studies indicate they are not well trained to detect or treat skin cancers. We piloted a structured, longitudinal, hands-on procedural curriculum to improve family medicine residents’ ability to identify and manage skin cancers. Family medicine residency programs wishing to improve the diagnosis and management of skin cancer by family physicians might consider trialing our structured curriculum and procedure clinic.
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title	A structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer
title_short	A structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer
title_full	A structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer
title_fullStr	A structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer
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publisher	Canadian Medical Education Journal
publishDate	2021
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A structured curriculum and procedure clinic to help family medicine residents diagnose and treat skin cancer

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