Open AccessMinding the Gaps in Cancer Pain Management Education: A Multicenter Study of Clinical Residents and Fellows in a Low- Versus High-Resource Setting
Author(s) -
Charles A. Odonkor,
Ernest OseiBonsu,
Oswald Tetteh,
Andrew J. Haig,
R. Samuel Mayer,
Thomas J. Smith
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of global oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.002
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2378-9506
DOI - 10.1200/jgo.2015.003004
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer pain , multicenter study , pain management , family medicine , cancer , gerontology , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial
Inadequate pain management training has been reported as a major cause of undertreatment of cancer pain. Yet, past research has not comprehensively compared the quality of cancer pain management education among physicians in training in high-resource countries (HRCs) with those in low-resource countries (LRCs). The purpose of this study was to examine and compare gaps in cancer pain management education among physician trainees in an HRC (United States) versus an LRC (Ghana).