scholarly journals Novel Pilot Curriculum for International Education of Lymphoma Management Using E-Contouring

2018 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Raymond B. Mailhot Vega ◽  
Omar F. Ishaq ◽  
Inaya Ahmed ◽  
Luis Rene ◽  
Beatriz E. Amendola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Test Score ◽  
Test Evaluation ◽  
Consensus Guidelines ◽  
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Radiation Oncology Group ◽  
American Society ◽  
Pilot Intervention

Purpose The International Lymphoma Radiation Oncology Group (ILROG) published consensus guidelines on the management of Hodgkin disease (HD) and nodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), which became the most downloaded articles from International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, and Physics. E-contouring workshops allow for interactive didactic sessions, allowing participants to see case-based contouring in real time. A pilot 1-hour curriculum was developed with the objective of reviewing ILROG guidelines for HD and NHL management with incorporation of e-contouring tools. This represents the first international education intervention in Spanish using e-contouring with a pre- and postintervention questionnaire. Methods A 1-hour presentation was prepared in Spanish reviewing the ILROG recommendations for HD and NHL. The review was followed by the author’s demonstration of contour creation using patients with HD and NHL prepared for the American Society for Radiation Oncology’s 2015 e-contouring lymphoma session. A five- question evaluation was prepared and administered before and after intervention. A two-tailed paired t test was performed to evaluate any significant change in test value before and after intervention. Results A total of nine quizzes were collected before and after the intervention. The average test score before the intervention was 75.6%, and the average test score after the intervention was 86.7% ( P = .051). Four students scored 100% on both the pre- and postintervention evaluations, and no student had a decrease in score from pre- to postintervention evaluation. The topic with the lowest score tested dose consideration. Conclusion A substantial but nonsignificant improvement in test evaluation was seen with this pilot curriculum. This pilot intervention identified obstacles for truly interactive didactic sessions that, when addressed, can lead to fully developed interactive didactic sessions.

A new ambulatory classification and funding model for radiation oncology:Non-admitted patients in Victorian hospitals

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn M Antioch ◽  
Michael K Walsh
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Oncology ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Block Grants ◽  
Historical Cost ◽  
Funding Model ◽  
Minimum Number ◽  
Victorian Department ◽  
Radiation Oncology Group ◽  
American Society

62The Victorian Department of Human Services has developed a classification andfunding model for non-admitted radiation oncology patients. Agencies were previouslyfunded on an historical cost input basis. For 1996?97, payments were made accordingto the new Non-admitted Radiation Oncology Classification System and include fourkey components. Fixed grants are based on Weighted Radiation Therapy Servicestargets for megavoltage courses, planning procedures (dosimetry and simulation) andconsultations. The additional throughput pool covers additional Weighted RadiationTherapy Services once targets are reached, with access conditional on the utilisationof a minimum number of megavoltage fields by each hospital. Block grants coverspecialised treatments, such as brachytherapy, allied health payments and other supportservices. Compensation grants were available to bring payments up to the level of theprevious year. There is potential to provide incentives to promote best practice inAustralia through linking appropriate practice to funding models. Key Australian andinternational developments should be monitored, including economic evaluationstudies, classification and funding models, and the deliberations of the AmericanCollege of Radiology, the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology,the Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group and the Council of Oncology Societiesof Australia. National impact on clinical practice guidelines in Australia can beachieved through the Quality of Care and Health Outcomes Committee of theNational Health and Medical Research Council.

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