ESTRO 38 - Programme Book & Exhibition Guide

EDUCATION PRE-MEETING COURSE Foundations of Leadership in Radiation Oncology Friday 26 April 2019 and 2 lunch meetings | room Ambra 3-4

Joint ESTRO-CARO-RANZCR

Course directors: K. Benstead (UK), M. Giuliani (CA), S. Turner (AU) Course teachers: A. Cortese (BE), M. Leech (IE), B-A. Millar (CA), L. Morris (AU)

Course aim This course, run for the first time in 2018, introduces foundation principles of effective leadership as they apply to senior trainees and junior practitioners in the radiation oncology professions. Feedback from the first fully subscribed course has been very positive. The course aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attributes viewed as the building blocks for effective leadership. The course is directed at professionals interested indeveloping expertise in leading teams for quality improvement, advocacy and in all situations where they might positively influence the future of our discipline within both local and inter-national settings. The course links to a specific radiation oncology competency knowledge and skill-set developed through Delphi consensus process. (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2017.04.009). Learning objectives Upon completion of the course, successful learners will be able to: • Examine and reflect on their own behaviour, reactions and interactions with team members • Describe basic leadership theory and styles as theymight apply to practical situations • Describe the foundations of effective change, management and negotiation • Explore strategies to establish and lead effective teams • Apply basic quality improvement tools to approach an improvement process. Target audience The target group consists of senior trainees or junior practitioners (approximately first five yearsaftertraining)intheradiationoncologyprofessions,includingradiationorclinicalonco- logists, radiation physicists, radiation therapists/technologists, nurses and scientists.

Content This course consists of a blended learning programme of two months’ duration including on-line and face to face components. All sections of the programme will

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