Publications by authors named "Patrizia Re"
The text discusses the role of general practitioners (GPs) in the prevention and early diagnosis of melanoma, a type of skin cancer. It highlights the need for GPs to be able to recognize suspicious skin lesions and refer patients to specialist dermatology centers. However, many GPs lack comprehensive training in diagnosing melanoma.
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- The Italian Melanoma Intergroup has launched MelaMEd, an online training program for general practitioners focusing on the prevention and detection of cutaneous melanoma.
- The project involves a pre-training questionnaire to assess participants’ baseline knowledge, which is compared to their post-training responses after completing the course by December 2023.
- Preliminary analysis from January to July 2023 reveals that out of 1320 participants, many recognized key melanoma concepts, but knowledge gaps exist, particularly in specific melanoma recognition rules and management accuracy rates for various skin lesions.