Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers
PURPOSETo develop and implement a continuing professional development (CPD) activity focused on geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology for oncologists and geriatricians. We evaluated the impact of this activity on knowledge, skills, and performance regarding GA in oncology, as well as its feasibility...
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| author | Haydee C. Verduzco-Aguirre Carolina Gomez-Moreno Ana P. Navarrete-Reyes Gretell Henriquez-Santos Javier Monroy Chargoy Abigail Mateos-Soria Juan José Sánchez-Hernández Alicia Castelo-Loureiro Liz Hamui-Sutton Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis |
| author_facet | Haydee C. Verduzco-Aguirre Carolina Gomez-Moreno Ana P. Navarrete-Reyes Gretell Henriquez-Santos Javier Monroy Chargoy Abigail Mateos-Soria Juan José Sánchez-Hernández Alicia Castelo-Loureiro Liz Hamui-Sutton Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis |
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| description | PURPOSETo develop and implement a continuing professional development (CPD) activity focused on geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology for oncologists and geriatricians. We evaluated the impact of this activity on knowledge, skills, and performance regarding GA in oncology, as well as its feasibility and acceptability.METHODSWe included teams composed of an oncologist and a geriatrician working in Mexico. Curriculum content was selected from geriatric oncology guidelines. We used Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcome (ECHO)'s model to create a 12-week online course. A one-group pretest post-test quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the intervention's effectiveness. At baseline, participants answered a multiple-choice knowledge assessment, a survey on self-perceived competence in GA, and an adaptation of the Association for Community Cancer Centers Geriatric Oncology Gap Assessment Tool, evaluating self-perceived performance in conducting geriatric interventions. These assessments and a satisfaction questionnaire were also completed postintervention. Baseline and postintervention scores were compared using paired t-tests.RESULTSWe included 40 participants (20 oncologists and 20 geriatricians). Median attendance was 10 sessions (range 2-12). Thirty-eight participants completed the satisfaction questionnaire, with a median score of 10/10 (range 8-10). The mean baseline and postintervention knowledge scores were 59.5 ± 12.8 and 74.4 ± 9.7, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.14). The mean baseline and postintervention competence scores were 6.42 ± 2.5 and 9.02 ± 0.8, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.03). The mean baseline and postintervention performance scores were 2.58 ± 0.65 and 3.29 ± 0.5, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.64).CONCLUSIONA CPD activity for oncologists and geriatricians on the basis of the Project ECHO model was feasible and acceptable, leading to increased knowledge, competence, and performance in geriatric oncology. This could represent a novel method for increasing the geriatric competence of the cancer care workforce in Latin America and globally. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0697f962256d47fa9d8396392de5c01b2025-08-20T03:48:27ZengAmerican Society of Clinical OncologyJCO Global Oncology2687-89412024-11-011010.1200/GO-24-00258Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care ProvidersHaydee C. Verduzco-Aguirre0Carolina Gomez-Moreno1Ana P. Navarrete-Reyes2Gretell Henriquez-Santos3Javier Monroy Chargoy4Abigail Mateos-Soria5Juan José Sánchez-Hernández6Alicia Castelo-Loureiro7Liz Hamui-Sutton8Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola9Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis10Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoHeart Disease Phenomics Laboratory, Epidemiology and Community Health Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MDHospital Juárez de México, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Cancerología, Mexico City, MexicoHospital de Oncología, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Mexico City, MexicoHospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, SpainUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, MexicoUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, MexicoPURPOSETo develop and implement a continuing professional development (CPD) activity focused on geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology for oncologists and geriatricians. We evaluated the impact of this activity on knowledge, skills, and performance regarding GA in oncology, as well as its feasibility and acceptability.METHODSWe included teams composed of an oncologist and a geriatrician working in Mexico. Curriculum content was selected from geriatric oncology guidelines. We used Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcome (ECHO)'s model to create a 12-week online course. A one-group pretest post-test quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the intervention's effectiveness. At baseline, participants answered a multiple-choice knowledge assessment, a survey on self-perceived competence in GA, and an adaptation of the Association for Community Cancer Centers Geriatric Oncology Gap Assessment Tool, evaluating self-perceived performance in conducting geriatric interventions. These assessments and a satisfaction questionnaire were also completed postintervention. Baseline and postintervention scores were compared using paired t-tests.RESULTSWe included 40 participants (20 oncologists and 20 geriatricians). Median attendance was 10 sessions (range 2-12). Thirty-eight participants completed the satisfaction questionnaire, with a median score of 10/10 (range 8-10). The mean baseline and postintervention knowledge scores were 59.5 ± 12.8 and 74.4 ± 9.7, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.14). The mean baseline and postintervention competence scores were 6.42 ± 2.5 and 9.02 ± 0.8, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.03). The mean baseline and postintervention performance scores were 2.58 ± 0.65 and 3.29 ± 0.5, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.64).CONCLUSIONA CPD activity for oncologists and geriatricians on the basis of the Project ECHO model was feasible and acceptable, leading to increased knowledge, competence, and performance in geriatric oncology. This could represent a novel method for increasing the geriatric competence of the cancer care workforce in Latin America and globally.https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO-24-00258 |
| spellingShingle | Haydee C. Verduzco-Aguirre Carolina Gomez-Moreno Ana P. Navarrete-Reyes Gretell Henriquez-Santos Javier Monroy Chargoy Abigail Mateos-Soria Juan José Sánchez-Hernández Alicia Castelo-Loureiro Liz Hamui-Sutton Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers JCO Global Oncology |
| title | Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers |
| title_full | Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers |
| title_fullStr | Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers |
| title_short | Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case–Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers |
| title_sort | development and implementation of a geriatric oncology interdisciplinary case based educational intervention for cancer care providers |
| url | https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/GO-24-00258 |
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