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NICPR using smartphones to train doctors to detect cancer in initial stage

March 6, 2019adminUncategorizedNo comments

There are three types of most common cancers – breast, uterine cervix and oral – in India and they account for one third or nearly 35 per cent of the country’s cancer burden. All of them are usually detectable at early stages, and malignancies of the oral cavity and cervix have precancerous stages that are amenable to secondary prevention. If the disease is detected at an early stage, the chances of curing it increase manifold. But most of the time patients are diagnosed with cancer at stage III and IV and in such a scenario, they don’t respond to medicines properly and hence the disease becomes incurable. Therefore, screening and early detection of these three cancers can remarkably reduce the cancer burden in India.

 

Keeping this in mind, the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research (NICPR) started an online initiative to give health care providers – be it a doctor of Medical/ Dental/ AYUSH streams, staff nurses and Medical Social Workers (MSW) or public health professionals – an insight into cancer screening. The initiative, named ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), is an online (live streaming) training program that can be attended using just a smartphone.

“ECHO is a kind of telementoring in which we increase the capacity of doctors or paramedical workers like ANM (auxiliary nurse midwife) with the use of internet connectivity in smartphones or laptops. Under this program we give an insight into the three main types of cancer screenings,” NICPR director Dr Ravi Mehrotra said while speaking to News Nation.

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    • Hashmath Farhaana
      It was such a pleasure meeting you all via this online platform. This course has given me so much confidence & I will start to practice it in my clinic in an even better way in the near future since you people have given me the motivation, knowledge & confidence to do so.I especially want to thank Dr.Roopa mam, Dr.Kavitha mam & Dr.Suzanne mam. I can't forget cervical cancer screening class in my lifetime. Dr.Roopa mam and Dr.Kavitha Mam had given their best in bringing out the best from us,especially a class where we were asked questions and ask to answer,it was very very useful, that shows how you have put your complete effort in training us.I have to thank all the other faculties too,AIIMS Professors,Dr.Bhavya mam (NIMHANS) & so many others who handled the didactic sessions for us every week. Tuesdays were the best !!! & that's only because of u all.Happy to have been a part of it & I m blessed to be a part of such an enthusiastic group. Love you all.
      Thank you NICPR.
    • Dr. Ashwini Narasannawar
      Thank you. The session was very good and I could understand and also it cleared my queries. Thank you for sharing the guidelines and PPT.
    • Reena Habil
      Thank You Team NICPR-ECHO. It was really a nice session. Can we have copy of presentations of each session. is it possible?
    • Dr. Diyva Uppala
      Superb Thank you ma’am!! Please make me a part of any future programs you think of. I would love to be a small piece of a great endeavor. Thank you again. Best wishes to your great team!
    • Dr. AnupamaIvaturi
      Thank you so much for the enriching didactics and discussions!
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