2024
Policy strategies for capacity building and scale up of the workforce for comprehensive cancer care: a systematic review
Trapani D, Murthy S, Hammad N, Casolino R, Moreira D, Roitberg F, Blay J, Curigliano G, Ilbawi A. Policy strategies for capacity building and scale up of the workforce for comprehensive cancer care: a systematic review. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 102946. PMID: 38507895, PMCID: PMC10966170, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComprehensive cancer careCancer careSystematic reviewHealth systemCapacity buildingCancer care providersCapacity of health systemsDigital health interventionsWorkforce capacity buildingMiddle-income countriesHigh-income countriesResource-constrained settingsCancer workforceHealth workforceOncology providersCare providersWorkforce interventionsUnderserved areasHealth interventionsWorkforce strategiesCompetent workforceCareIncreased workloadData extractionWorkforce
2020
A Randomized Cross-Over Trial Focused on Clinical Breast Exam Skill Acquisition Using High Fidelity versus Low Fidelity Simulation Models in Rwanda
Murthy S, Ntakiyiruta G, Ntirenganya F, Ingabire A, Defregger S, Reznor G, Lipitz S, Troyan S, Raza S, Dunnington G, Riviello R. A Randomized Cross-Over Trial Focused on Clinical Breast Exam Skill Acquisition Using High Fidelity versus Low Fidelity Simulation Models in Rwanda. Journal Of Surgical Education 2020, 77: 1161-1168. PMID: 32241670, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.02.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical breast examMean differenceRandomized cross-over trialBreast cancer incidenceCross-over trialUniversity Teaching HospitalSimulation training courseHealth care workforceInternal medicine residentsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeMiddle-income countriesCrossover trialBreast examBaseline examCancer incidenceResource-poor areasTeaching hospitalBreast cancerLF groupCare workforceExam 1Medicine residentsScoresIncome countriesA Randomized Cross-Over Trial Focused on Breast Core Needle Biopsy Skill Acquisition and Safety Using High Fidelity Versus Low Fidelity Simulation Models in Rwanda
Murthy S, Ntirenganya F, Scott J, Ingabire A, Rosman D, Raza S, Troyan S, Dunnington G, Reznor G, Lipitz S, Ntakiyiruta G, Riviello R. A Randomized Cross-Over Trial Focused on Breast Core Needle Biopsy Skill Acquisition and Safety Using High Fidelity Versus Low Fidelity Simulation Models in Rwanda. Journal Of Surgical Education 2020, 77: 404-412. PMID: 31902690, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2019.11.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast core needle biopsyLF groupRandomized cross-over trialMean differenceDiagnostic surgical proceduresCross-over trialUniversity Teaching HospitalCore needle biopsyHealth care personnelHF armMiddle-income countriesCrossover trialCommon cancerBaseline examNeedle biopsyTeaching hospitalBreast cancerSurgical proceduresCare personnelDiagnostic proceduresSimulation training courseResident trainingCancerScoresSkill acquisition
2015
A national framework for breast cancer control: A report on Rwanda’s inaugural symposium on the management of breast cancer
Murthy S, Tapela N, Muhimpundu M, Balinda J, Musabyemariya F, Kirby K, Pace L, Riviello R, Ntirenganya F, Ntakiyiruta G. A national framework for breast cancer control: A report on Rwanda’s inaugural symposium on the management of breast cancer. Journal Of Cancer Policy 2015, 6: 3-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2015.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancerHealth care systemBreast cancer control programsCare systemCancer-related mortalityCancer control programsBreast cancer controlHealth care providersPatient-centered careMinistry of HealthSurvivable cancersMiddle-income countriesClinical outcomesBC patientsLeading causeCancer controlHigh-income countriesCare providersCare deliveryCancerInaugural symposiumCareControl programsOutcomesMulti-disciplinary collaboration