Experiencing Health Advocacy During Cervical Cancer Awareness Week: A National Initiative for Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residents
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Objective The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada requires that residents demonstrate competence in health advocacy (HA). We sought to develop and implement a national educational module for obstetrics and gynaecology residents to address the role of HA. This pilot program was centred on cervical cancer prevention, which lends itself to applying the principles of advocacy.Methods An educational module was developed and disseminated to all obstetrics and gynaecology residency programs in Canada. The module describes options for HA involving cervical dysplasia screening, such as an outreach clinic or a forum for public/student education, which were to be implemented during Cervical Cancer Awareness Week. The measures of success were the number of programs implementing the curriculum, number of residents who participated, diversity of projects implemented, individuals (patients or learners) reached by the program, and the overall experience of the trainees.Results Three programs implemented the curriculum in 2011, one in 2012, and seven in 2013. After three years, the module has involved seven of 16 medical schools, over 100 residents, and thousands of women either directly or indirectly. Additionally, attributes of HA experienced by the residents were identified: teamwork, leadership, increased systems knowledge, increased social capital within the community, creativity, innovation, and adaptability.Conclusion We have demonstrated that an educational module can be implemented nationally, helping our residents fulfill their HA requirements. Other specialties could use this module in building HA into their own programs.
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Two curricula were developed by a specialty-specific professional organization for its trainees.
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Of the three articles describing curricula at multiple institutions, one described the AAP Community Pediatrics Training Initiative not tied to a residency program, one described multiple curricula from the California Collaborative in Pediatrics and Legislative Advocacy, and one described a curriculum offered to all Canadian OB/Gyn programs.
“Of these three, one described a curriculum developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics ' Community Pediatrics Training Initiative (CPTI) which was not tied to a residency program, 36 one described multiple curricula developed as part of the California Collaborative in Pediatrics and Legislative Advocacy, 28 and one described a curriculum offered to all Canadian OB/Gyn programs. 50”
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- Authors
- Posner, G., Finlayson, S., Luna, V., Miller, D., & Fung-Kee-Fung, M.
- Affiliations
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- ORCID
- Posner, Glenn
- Venue
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2015-07
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 633-638
- ISSN
- 1701-2163 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2239952476
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 6
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Innovations in Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health and Medical Education
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Keywords
- health advocacy, cervical cancer awareness, cervical cancer prevention, medical curriculum, outreach clinics, public health education, resident competence, teamwork and leadership, social capital
- MeSH terms
- Canada, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Female, Gynecology, Health Education, Health Promotion, Humans, Internship and Residency, Obstetrics, Schools, Medical, Early Detection of Cancer
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