The course comprises 14 hours of comprehensive e-learning, intended for physicians, gynaecologists, dentists and other health care professionals who are not oncologists.
Union health ministry launched a seven-month online course designed by Tata Memorial on Thursday to help non-cancer specialists detect early signs of the disease, especially in villages and smaller cities.
Breast cancer awareness ribbons. (Getty Images/Representative image)
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The course is intended for physicians, gynaecologists, dentists and other health care professionals who are not oncologists.
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It can play a crucial role in early detection and diagnosis of cancers.
The course has online video lectures that are also designed to update oncologists with the evidence-based guidelines and skill for the management of cancer.
“This is a visionary step that will leverage advances in IT to strengthen health outreach and services in the country. It can save many precious lives,” said Preeti Sudan, health secretary.
The course has different modules based on various sites and sub-sites of cancer. It comprises 14 hours of comprehensive e-learning through more than 40 video lectures, case studies, assessment questionnaires and periodic interactive webinar sessions with respective consultants of Tata Memorial Hospital.
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Doctors will be assessed online after completing the course.
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Doctors will be assessed online after completing the course.
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This is part of government’s Digital India programme through which millions of doctors in remote areas will be informed.
The move is part of a national programme that will be rolled out across the country by Tata Memorial Centre in collaboration with state governments.
Rhythma Kaul is the national health editor of the Hindustan Times. She has been reporting on public health, medicine, and medical research, with a particular focus on how government decisions and health system reforms shape people’s lives. Rhythma has over 25 years of journalistic experience. She joined Hindustan Times in 2008, and has since covered everything from pandemics and infectious diseases to cutting‑edge medical research and climate‑related health challenges. Her stories routinely track the work of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, department of pharmaceuticals, and key national health programmes, making complex medical science and policy accessible to a wide audience. One of her prominent news breaks has been the 2012 Baby Falak case: A two-year-old brutally battered baby girl was admitted to AIIMS-Delhi with severe head injuries, multiple fractures, human bite marks, and burns. The police investigation revealed this to be a case of multi-state human-trafficking racket. She was profiled by The Wall Street Journal for breaking this story. Rhythma holds a Master’s degree from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi. Prior to Hindustan Times, she worked with the India Today Group. Rhythma can be contacted at rhythma.kaul@hindustantimes.com. Her X handle is @RamblingBrook.
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