Global oncology fellowship electives: The impact on cancer care and international collaborations.

Butonzi, John; Shyirambere, Cyprien; Lansigan, Frederick; Rusangwa, Christian; Davis, Thomas; Hill, A E; Rose, Kelly; DeBoer, Rebecca; Ruhangaza, Deogratias; Chamberlin, Mary D.

doi:10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.11009

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“…Results of the 2018 to 2019 Global Oncology Survey of NDCCs describe the scope of global oncology programs and activities of NDCCs and highlight NDCCs’ commitment to global oncology beyond NIH-funded grants. Trends in these data reflect those in recent literature: The field of global oncology is growing, 25 advancing scientific knowledge, 26 contributing to building research and training capacity in LMIC, 27,28 and becoming a desired career path. 29…”

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Landscape of Global Oncology Research and Training at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Centers: Results of the 2018 to 2019 Global Oncology Survey

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Cira

Pyle

et al. 2019

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PURPOSE The National Cancer Institute (NCI)–Designated Cancer Centers (NDCCs) are active in global oncology research and training, leading collaborations to support global cancer control. To better understand global oncology activities led by NDCCs, the NCI Center for Global Health collaborated with ASCO to conduct the 2018/2019 NCI/ASCO Global Oncology Survey of NDCCs. METHODS Seventy NDCCs received a two-part survey that focused on global oncology programs at NDCCs and non–National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded global oncology projects with an international collaborator led by the NDCCs. Sixty-seven NDCCs responded to the survey. Data were coded and analyzed by NCI-Center for Global Health staff. RESULTS Thirty-three NDCCs (47%) reported having a global oncology program, and 61 (87%) reported a collective total of 613 non–NIH-funded global oncology projects. Of the NDCCs with global oncology programs, 17 reported that trainees completed rotations outside the United States and the same number enrolled trainees from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Primary focus areas of non–NIH-funded projects were research (469 [76.5%]) and capacity building or training (197 [32.1%]). Projects included collaborators from 110 countries; 68 of these were LMIC. CONCLUSION This survey shows that there is a substantial amount of global oncology research and training conducted by NDCCs and that much of this is happening in LMIC. Trends in these data reflect those in recent literature: The field of global oncology is growing, advancing scientific knowledge, contributing to building research and training capacity in LMIC, and becoming a recognized career path. Results of the 2018 Global Oncology Survey can be used to foster opportunities for NDCCs to work collaboratively on activities and to share their findings with relevant stakeholders in their LMIC collaborator countries.

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“…Building capacity in LMICs to conduct research strengthens local capacity, provides increased global research opportunities, and supports the global cancer research community to advance scientific knowledge of cancers in all communities. 5,27,28…”

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Landscape of Global Oncology Research and Training at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Centers: Results of the 2018 to 2019 Global Oncology Survey

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Cira

Pyle

et al. 2019

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“…Twenty-five full-text articles were included in this scoping review (Figure 1). Of the 25 articles included, nine were quantitative studies [17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25], eleven were qualitative studies [27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36] and five were mixed method studies [37][38][39][40][41]. An overview of the selected articles is available in Table 1.…”

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“…Fifteen of the twenty-five articles described an education initiative for physicians [ 17 , 20 , 23 – 25 , 27 , 29 , 30 , 33 , 35 – 40 ]. Four articles described an initiative for nurses [ 19 , 21 , 28 , 31 ], and one article was aimed at pharmacists [ 26 ].…”

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Oncology training and education initiatives in low and middle income countries: a scoping review

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Sunderji

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Background:The global cancer burden falls disproportionately on low and middle-income countries (LMICs). One significant barrier to adequate cancer control in these countries is the lack of an adequately trained oncology workforce. Oncology education and training initiatives are a critical component of building the workforce. We performed a scoping review of published training and education initiatives for health professionals in LMICs to understand the strategies used to train the global oncology workforce. Methods:We searched Ovid MEDLINE and Embase from database inception (1947) to 4 March 2020. Articles were eligible if they described an oncology medical education initiative (with a clear intervention and outcome) within an LMIC. Articles were classified based on the target population, the level of medical education, degree of collaboration with another institution and if there was an e-learning component to the intervention.Findings: Of the 806 articles screened, 25 met criteria and were eligible for analysis. The majority of initiatives were targeted towards physicians and focused on continuing medical education. Almost all the initiatives were done in partnership with a collaborating organisation from a high-income country. Only one article described the impact of the initiative on patient outcomes. Less than half of the initiatives involved e-learning. Conclusions:There is a paucity of oncology training and education initiatives in LMICs published in English. Initiatives for non-physicians, efforts to foster collaboration within and between LMICs, knowledge sharing initiatives and studies that measure the impact of these initiatives on developing an effective workforce are highly recommended.

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Global oncology fellowship electives: The impact on cancer care and international collaborations.

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Landscape of Global Oncology Research and Training at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Centers: Results of the 2018 to 2019 Global Oncology Survey

Landscape of Global Oncology Research and Training at National Cancer Institute–Designated Cancer Centers: Results of the 2018 to 2019 Global Oncology Survey

Oncology training and education initiatives in low and middle income countries: a scoping review

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