Training African Pathologists in Cancer Staging

GLOBAL GIVING PROJECT REPORT - December 2018

Training African Pathologists in Cancer Diagnosis and Staging

The Training African Pathologists in Cancer Diagnosis (TAPCD) workshop was held November 16th-18th, 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. The workshop once again was held in conjunction with Aga Khan University Hospital Nairobi (AKUHN), the training course occurring in the Provost’s Office facility. Course topics included locally relevant cancers including endometrial/ovarian; gastric/esophageal; head/neck; and breast. The workshop had 20 participants. This workshop was conducted in the blended workshop style, with short lectures (‘toolkits’) followed by small-group case completion. In addition, the workshop series incorporated several new elements, including reviews of challenging local cases, incorporation of local faculty co-trainers to ensure course sustainability, and an evening clinicopathological correlation (CPC) session.

This workshop was funded by an R13 grant through the US National Cancer Institute, private donations from faculty members, in-kind donations by faculty members, and, of course, through the support of Global Giving.

As you know, ASAP’s manuscript outlining the research conducted for the first three workshops was published in the American Journal of Clinical Pathology (AJCP) for publication. This article can be accessed at the following link: https://academic.oup.com/ajcp/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ajcp/aqx158/4872377?guestAccessKey=723401d0-ac81-40e9-a432-e9f39d571483. The research was funded by the US National Cancer Institute as a PAR grant, and through that project we learned that the most effective way to train pathologists in cancer staging was by the blended approach using lectures and case-based training.

We thank you all for your continued support and we are beginning to plan for another workshop, either in West Africa or another part of East Africa. We will continue to provide updates as this planning proceeds!