title: Interactive training for the management of breast cancer in general practice in Europe.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  General practitioners need to play a more active role in the management of patients with breast cancer, specifically in screening programs, counseling, follow-up, palliative care, and psychosocial support. Special training is needed to meet these demands.
  
  
  METHODS
  An interactive training program resident on CD-ROM was developed. It includes nine cases designed according to the case method and three cases created for group discussions. The program also contains a self-test and an encyclopedia with facts and figures about breast cancer. The program was tested by 20 trainers/trainees in each of four participating countries.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The formata, content, and usefulness of the program were ranked highly: generally between 4 and 5 on a scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high), based on 78 evaluation forms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The program seems to be an adequate tool for GP training.
authors: Oncological Center, Lund University Hospital, Sweden. torgil.moller@cancerepid.lu.se
authors: Torgil
authors: T
authors: Möller
authors: Dino
authors: D
authors: Amadori
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Bellos
authors: Maurizio
authors: M
authors: Cancian
authors: Anne-Marie
authors: AM
authors: Gravgaard
authors: Lydia
authors: L
authors: Ioannidou-Mouzaka
authors: Mercedes
authors: M
authors: Marotta-Kelly
authors: Johannes
authors: J
authors: Van Dongen
authors: Bernadina
authors: B
authors: Wanrooij
authors: Lars H
authors: LH
authors: Lindholm
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D016251:CD-ROM; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction; D005060:Europe; D005194:Family Practice / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015397:Program Evaluation