Who can enter
- Children with cancer > 16 years or their parents
- General pediatricians and pediatric oncologists
Goal
The purpose of this study is to find out what a general pediatrician should know and do when she sees a child with suspected cancer. The information gathered during this study will be the basis for a new training program that will be designed for general pediatricians so that they can timely recognize pediatric cancer.
Background
Cancer in children is a rare, potentially life-threatening disease with an incidence of 15-20 per 100.000 children worldwide. General pediatricians are critical in recognizing cancer and timely referring these children to a pediatric oncologist.
This study focuses on eliciting the required information for designing a workplace-based training program for general pediatricians to timely recognize a child with cancer and to take care of these children in emergency situations.