Nationwide skin cancer screening in Germany: Evaluation of the training program.

Abstract:

BACKGROUND:In July 2008, the German statutory health insurance introduced a nationwide skin cancer screening program. Before the introduction, eligible physicians had to qualify to perform the screening test and counsel their patients on skin cancer screening. To educate physicians, a curriculum and training materials were developed. Since 2015 a revised curriculum and training materials have been used. The purpose of this paper is to provide information about the curriculum and to evaluate the revised training program. METHODS:A total of 573 completed pre- and posttests were analyzed with regard to changes in the identification of skin cancer, diagnostic accuracy, knowledge, and physicians' self-assessed-confidence. For statistical analysis, Mann-Whitney U test, Cohen's d, and chi-square test were used. RESULTS:General practitioners (GPs) diagnosed 7.45 of 12 skin lesions correctly before and 9.26 after the training course (P < 0.001). Compared to GPs, dermatologists' accuracy was higher at pre- and posttest (pre: 10.03, post: 10.21, P = 0.160). The mean of correctly answered questions increased significantly in knowledge on screening and early detection (4.46-5.14, P < 0.001) as well as skin cancer and skin cancer screening (5.51-6.39, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION:Participating physicians got a comprehensive understanding of skin cancer screening and counseling through the training and increased their diagnostic skills. In particular, GPs identified and diagnosed significantly more skin lesions correctly after the training compared to before the training, while dermatologists' diagnostic skills were high at both times, before and after.

journal_name

Int J Dermatol

authors

Anders MP,Fengler S,Volkmer B,Greinert R,Breitbart EW

doi

10.1111/ijd.13688

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-10-01 00:00:00

pages

1046-1051

issue

10

eissn

0011-9059

issn

1365-4632

journal_volume

56

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