Impact of a SBRT/SRS longitudinal telehealth training pilot course in Latin America.
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
; 154: 103072, 2020 Oct.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-32805497
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To assess the impact of longitudinal telehealth training in stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for clinicians in Latin America. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Professionals from two Peruvian centers received an initial SBRT/SRS on-site training course and subsequently received follow-up telehealth training (interventional group) or not (negative control arm). Twelve live video conference sessions were scheduled. Surveys pre- and post-curriculum measured participants' confidence in seven practical domains of SBRT/SRS, based on Likert scales of 1-5, and post-curriculum surveys assessed educators' experiences.RESULTS:
Sixty-one participants were registered, with an average of 24 attendees per session. Pre- and post- surveys were completed by 22 participants. For interventional and negative-control groups, mean changes in Likert scale were satisfactory for the former and remained unmodified for the latter.CONCLUSIONS:
Conducting telehealth educational programs via virtual classroom sessions could be a reliable method to augment training for SBRT and SRS.Key words
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Radiosurgery
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Telemedicine
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol
Journal subject:
HEMATOLOGIA
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NEOPLASIAS
Year:
2020
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Article
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