September 10, 2025PLoS ONEOpen Access

Training and competency frameworks used in the preparation of healthcare professionals for head and neck cancer screening: A scoping review protocol

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The review aims to identify training frameworks for healthcare professionals screening head and neck cancer.
Findings will address the current issue where 97% of patients referred for suspected HNC do not have cancer.
A systematic scoping review process will follow the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis.
Results will present both quantitative and qualitative findings, highlighting existing gaps in competency in screening.

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LOLouise C. Occomore‐Kent CSCharitini Stavropoulou EWElizabeth C. WardQueensland Health

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Scoping review protocol identifies training and competency frameworks for healthcare professionals in head and neck cancer assessment, suggesting improvements in screening efficiency.

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Occomore‐Kent et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Scoping review protocol identifies training and competency frameworks for healthcare professionals in head and neck cancer assessment, suggesting improvements in screening efficiency.

Training and competency frameworks used in the preparation of healthcare professionals for head and neck cancer screening: A scoping review protocol

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Training and competency frameworks used in the preparation of healthcare professionals for head and neck cancer screening: A scoping review protocol

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