Department of Oncology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Division of Cancer Care and Epidemiology, Queen's Cancer Research Institute, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 May;8:e2200113. doi: 10.1200/GO.22.00113.
Nepal lacks enough cancer care providers to address the growing burden of cancer in the country. One way of addressing this issue is to train general practitioners (GPs) in oncology (GPOs) so that they can task-share and task-shift oncology care. However, limited information is available regarding the current level of oncology expertise of Nepali GPs and whether they perceive a need for, and have an interest in, such a GPO training program if available in Nepal.
A survey was distributed to GPs in Nepal to collect data on current oncology training and clinical practice and evaluate levels of interest and need for a GPO training program. The survey was distributed electronically from February to July 2021.
The survey obtained 71 individual responses from GPs in Nepal. The majority of respondents were male (87%), and most worked as consultants or senior consultants (63%). Only 6% of respondents had a mandatory oncology rotation during their GP training, and only 15% indicated that their GP training had adequately prepared them to care for patients with cancer. Ninety-six percent of respondents perceived a need for a GPO training program in Nepal, with 94% indicating an interest in enrolling in such a program and 71% indicating that they were very interested.
The findings indicate an urgent need for and an encouraging interest in establishing a GPO training program in Nepal. These findings will be used to guide the development and implementation of this type of program.
尼泊尔缺乏足够的癌症护理人员来应对该国日益增长的癌症负担。解决这个问题的一种方法是培训全科医生（GPs）进行肿瘤学（GPOs）培训，以便他们能够分担和转移肿瘤学护理任务。然而，关于尼泊尔全科医生目前的肿瘤学专业知识水平，以及他们是否认为有必要和有兴趣参加尼泊尔的这种 GPO 培训计划，相关信息有限。
向尼泊尔的全科医生分发了一份调查，以收集有关当前肿瘤学培训和临床实践的数据，并评估对 GPO 培训计划的兴趣和需求水平。该调查于 2021 年 2 月至 7 月通过电子方式分发。
该调查从尼泊尔的全科医生那里获得了 71 份个人回复。大多数受访者为男性（87%），大多数人担任顾问或高级顾问（63%）。只有 6%的受访者在全科医生培训期间有强制性的肿瘤学轮转，只有 15%的人表示他们的全科医生培训使他们有足够的能力来照顾癌症患者。96%的受访者认为尼泊尔需要一个 GPO 培训计划，94%的人表示有兴趣参加这样的培训计划，71%的人表示非常有兴趣。
这些发现表明，尼泊尔急需并对建立 GPO 培训计划表现出浓厚的兴趣。这些发现将用于指导该类型计划的制定和实施。
