HR+/HER2- early breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence: The impact of online education on clinician knowledge, competence, and confidence in utilization of clinical practice guidelines to enhance patient care.

Abstract

e12515 Background: Clinical practice guidelines drive treatment decision making in HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer with a high risk of recurrence. Understanding is necessary to incorporate the guidelines into practice and improve patient care. To address this gap, two global educational activities were developed that consisted of a 1-hour live streaming virtual meeting with a 45-minute online enduring activity and a 30-minute panel discussion. The objective of this study was to assess the educational impact of the online educational activities. Methods: To assess educational impact a repeated-pairs pre-/post-assessment study design using 6 knowledge/competence questions, in which everyone served as their own control. A paired samples t-test assessed mean differences in the average number of correct responses to the matched pre-/post-assessment questions, and a McNemar’s test assessed significance of improvement across core learning topics from pre- to post-assessment. P values <.05 are statistically significant. Confidence was also assessed using a pre/post confidence question. The activities launched in March 2023 and data was collected till January 2024. Results: 385 oncologists from the US and outside of the US who answered all the pre-/post-assessment questions were included in the analysis. Each assessment question was mapped to an activity learning objective. The learning objectives were grouped into three core topics. All core topics showed a significant improvement in education. Conclusions: These online activities resulted in a significant improvement of oncologists’ knowledge and competence related to the utilization of clinical practice guidelines. Confidence in understanding the implications of the latest guidelines also showed a statistically significant improvement. However, there is still a need for education in a significant percentage of oncologists on this topic. [Table: see text]