Ml Varon, N Reynoso, Ja Torres, M Pérez, D Cantú, Je Bargallo, Ma Jimenez, M Arroyo, A Meneses, S Aguilar, S Ortiz, O Arrieta, LA Herrera, E Hawk, S Chang
ECHO, Cancer Network, at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
The Research Directorate, National Cancer Institute, Mexico City, Mexico.
J Cancer Educ. 2024 Oct 24. doi: 10.1007/s13187-024-02525-7.
Cancer in Mexico is a major public burden for which rates are expected to increase over time. In settings like Mexico, much potential for reduction through cancer prevention efforts remains unrealized, due in part, to a lack of formal cancer prevention and control training and career opportunities. We trained a cadre of instructors to deliver a pilot cancer prevention education program for oncology professionals and leaders. Instructors were oriented to the curriculum and its purpose, given instruction in interactive adult learning techniques using video conferencing tools, and supported by small-group and one-on-one meetings. Throughout this initiative, we learned the importance of mentoring of young professionals interested in cancer prevention and in having careers in the field. Instructors reported highly favorable ratings for participating in training and having high expectations of being recognized as instructors, highlighting the importance of this approach. Strengthening cancer prevention in Mexico rests on the sustainability of cancer prevention professional education programs and their disseminating impact through support of trained instructors to deliver cancer prevention curricula in the future.
癌症在墨西哥是一项重大的公共负担，预计其发病率会随着时间的推移而上升。在墨西哥这样的环境中，通过癌症预防努力实现大幅降低发病率的潜力仍未得到充分发挥，部分原因是缺乏正规的癌症预防与控制培训以及职业发展机会。我们培训了一批教员，为肿瘤学专业人员和领导者开展一项试点癌症预防教育项目。教员们熟悉了课程内容及其目的，通过视频会议工具接受了成人互动学习技巧方面的指导，并得到了小组会议和一对一会议的支持。在整个项目中，我们认识到指导对有志于癌症预防及该领域职业发展的年轻专业人员的重要性。教员们对参与培训给予了高度好评，并对被认可为教员抱有很高期望，凸显了这种方法的重要性。加强墨西哥的癌症预防工作取决于癌症预防专业教育项目的可持续性，以及通过支持训练有素的教员在未来传授癌症预防课程所产生的传播影响。
