Impact of Dermoscopy Training for Primary Care Practitioners on Number Needed to Biopsy to Detect Melanoma.

PRiMER (Leawood, Kan.) Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.22454/PRiMER.2023.276659

Elizabeth V Seiverling, Madeline A Prentiss, Kathryn Stevens, Henry Stoddard, Peggy R Cyr, Hadjh Ahrns

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Abstract

Introduction: The incidence of melanoma is on the rise. In trained hands, dermoscopy aids in the differentiation of melanoma from benign skin growths, including melanocytic nevi. This study evaluated the impact of dermoscopy training for primary care practitioners (PCPs) on the number of nevi needed to biopsy (NNB) to detect a melanoma.

Methods: We conducted an educational intervention that included a foundational dermoscopy training workshop and subsequent monthly telementoring video conferences. We performed a retrospective observational study to evaluate the impact of this intervention on the number of nevi needed to biopsy to detect a melanoma.

Results: The number of nevi biopsied to detect one melanoma decreased from 34.3 to 11.3 following the training intervention.

Conclusion: Dermoscopy training for primary care practitioners resulted in a significant reduction in the NNB to detect melanoma.

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初级保健从业人员皮肤镜检查培训对活检检测黑色素瘤所需数量的影响。

简介:黑色素瘤的发病率呈上升趋势。在训练有素的手，皮肤镜有助于区分黑色素瘤从良性皮肤生长，包括黑素细胞痣。本研究评估了初级保健医生(pcp)的皮肤镜培训对活检(NNB)检测黑色素瘤所需的痣数量的影响。方法:我们进行了教育干预，包括基础皮肤镜培训研讨会和随后每月的远程监控视频会议。我们进行了一项回顾性观察性研究，以评估这种干预对活检检测黑色素瘤所需的痣数量的影响。结果:在训练干预后，检测一种黑色素瘤的活检次数从34.3次减少到11.3次。结论:初级保健从业人员的皮肤镜检查培训导致NNB检测黑色素瘤的显著降低。

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