Miroshnichenko I.V., Lutsay E.D., Klimushkin A.V., Volodin A.V., Kalinina E.A., Boev V.A.
MODERN APPROACHES TO THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS ORGANIZATION FOR THE FORMATION OF CANCER ALERTNESS AMONG MEDICAL WORKERS ^{[№ 3 ' 2019]}
Annual and steady increase of the population oncological morbidity is observed. In particular, for the population of the Orenburg region, the issues of malignant neoplasms early diagnosis are very relevant. In 2018, the growth rate was 4,4 %, compared with 2016. The detection rate of malignant neoplasms during preventive medical examinations amounted to 41,0 %. This indicator is higher than the Russian average. Among the number of actively detected malignant neoplasms, on the average, more than 60 % in the region was detected at the stage I — II of the disease, but there were areas where this indicator is less than 40,0 %.
The Institute of Professional Education of the Orenburg State Medical University developed the pilot project on inclusion of all categories of medical workers of the Orenburg region state medical organizations in the continuing medical education system to update knowledge on cancer alertness.
During the pilot project, we tested primary healthcare workers: therapists, general practitioners, obstetricians-gynecologists of women’s consultations. Initial level of knowledge and choice of the most preferred professional development course from the proposed ones were defined. Additional professional programs developed by the professorial and teaching staff of the University together with leading experts of the Ministry of Health of the region had the required components: distance learning, availability of simulation training. At the end of the courses, medical workers expressed general opinion about the need for such form of education organization. It allowed them to increase the level of professional competencies without leaving their workplaces. For medical workers, an important motivation factor for choosing an education trajectory became the results of the knowledge screening on cancer alertness issues.