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Leveraging Technology for Nation-Wide Training of Healthcare Professionals in Cancer Screening in India: a Methods Article

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The Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (ICMR-NICPR) has been conducting online cancer screening training certificate courses since 2017. Thereafter, multiple cohorts have been trained successfully in cancer screening using the Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) platform. A 14-week course was designed for various cadres of healthcare professionals (HCP), through which they were trained in cancer screening and their roles and responsibilities in implementing the population-based cancer screening, as per the operational framework released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. Then, a contact program was held to upskill the participants in cancer screening techniques. Eight cohorts have been successfully trained using the hybrid model of online training and hands-on training. Cancer screening conducted utilizing the hybrid model, consisting of the online ECHO model, followed by hands-on training is a suitable training model to train large cohorts, such as the one in populous countries like India.

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Abbreviations

ICMR-NICPR:

Indian Council of Medical Research-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research

ECHO:

Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes

HCP:

Health care professional

MOHFW:

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

NCD:

Non-communicable diseases

GoI:

Government of India

MSW:

Medical social worker

ANM:

Auxiliary nurse midwife

MHW:

Male health worker

LHV:

Lady health visitor

ASHA:

Accredited Social Health Activist

OPD:

Out-patient department

BCSTP:

Beginner’s Cancer Screening Training Program

CSTP-MO:

Cancer Screening Training Program for Medical Officers

ACSTP-G:

Advanced Cancer Screening Training Program for Gynecologists

ACSTP-O:

Advanced Cancer Screening Training Program for Dentists

MCI:

Medical Council of India

VIA:

Visual inspection by acetic acid

CBE:

Clinical breast examination

OVE:

Oral visual examination

NHSRC:

National Health System Resource Center

NGO:

Non-governmental organization

PDF:

Portable document format

NICPR-ECHO:

National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research-Extensions for Community Healthcare Outcomes

CHW:

Community Health Worker

ToT:

Training of trainers

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Ms. Pratibha Jaiswal – for contributions in data compilations.

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This training was funded by the Tata Trusts.

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  1. ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, Noida, India

    Roshani Babu & Ravi Mehrotra

  2. Department of Clinical Oncology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, I – 7, Sector – 39, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201 301, India

    Kavitha Dhanasekaran & Roopa Hariprasad

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• RB wrote the initial manuscript and compiled the data.

• RH, KD, RM contributed to data compilation and reviewed the manuscript.

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Babu, R., Dhanasekaran, K., Mehrotra, R. et al. Leveraging Technology for Nation-Wide Training of Healthcare Professionals in Cancer Screening in India: a Methods Article. J Canc Educ 36, 950–956 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-020-01720-6

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