An Assessment of Awareness of Specialists in Adequate Diagnostics of Chronic Pancreatitis in Kazakhstan

• 作者: Aisulu Gainutdin Alexander Nersesov Aliya Ualiyeva Almagul Jumabayeva Jamilya Kaibullayeva Nurailym Abu Zhanna Romanova
• 来源期刊: 流行病学期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Non-Interventional Diagnostic Methods Chronic Pancreatitis Symptoms Clinical Guidelines Specialist’s Awareness
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（4）
• 页码范围: 446-462
• 页数: 17页
• 分类号: R57

摘要

Our national center of gastroenterology provides highly specialized care, including chronic pancreatitis. Another area of our activities is educational programs, including postgraduate and fellows’ courses. Thereby, we have noted significant gaps in the knowledge of the specialists that involved in the chronic pancreatitis management. The most critical downsides are related to insufficient attention to etiology and risk factors, using outdated classifications, the lack of knowledge in arsenal of diagnostic techniques, polypharmacy or application of low level of evidence treatment methods. Finally, we have made amendments in the National Clinical Protocol in Chronic Pancreatitis [<a href="#ref1">1</a>], updated the State Educational Standard for residents of the gastroenterological profile [<a href="#ref2">2</a>]. The aim of the study was the analysis of the basic knowledge among different specialists in the management of chronic pancreatitis (CP) around the country. This qualitative study consists of two parts, including focus group interviews followed by interviews with the specialists across the country, which was conducted during the period 2015-2018. In this paper, we present results of diagnostic approaches at the different levels of medical care. The general practitioners have noted the absence of modern methods of laboratory and visual diagnostics in their routine practice, therefore explaining the plenty of the complicated forms. Another issue is the low specialist’s adherence to clinical guidelines, poor knowledge of the risk factors and overestimation of the clinical presentation value except malnutrition symptoms. On the other hand, surgeons and other specialists are not ready to implement modern diagnostic tools and methods in their practice. Obviously, in accordance with the results of our study, our educational center should conduct a number of training activities, as well as develop new algorithms for medical care specialists.