ESTRO Guide 2018

“I would like to thank Mary Coffey, the course director, for her efforts to improve the level of knowledge and skills of RTTs in Europe, as I feel that this course will have a clear impact in the countries represented.”

- Ainars Bajinskis | Riga, Latvia -

• Commenced the preparation of the topic that they will teach, have gained skills in lecture presentation and started to prepare their first lecture, developed a support network and identified a liaison person in their national education institute • Communicated regularly with the faculty, highlighting any difficulties encountered. First local course (3 days – between January and September 2019) To deliver and evaluate the first local course. One or two of the international faculty will attend and may contribute if appropriate. To evaluate the first course delivered, plan for the next two courses and indicate how the education element will be sustained. Interim support for participants. Interim support to the participants will be provided through e-learning via an online system. Second and third course will be delivered between January and December 2020. PREREQUISITES Before commencing this course participants should: • Be familiar with the education programme and involved personnel in their country • Read the ESTRO Core Curriculum (CC) and benchmarking for RTTs and critique the content with respect to their own education programme • Based on the evaluation of the CC, the benchmarking document and the national/local The consolidation course (3 days – October 2019)

education programme define possible topics for their short courses.

ROADMAP

BEST PRACTICE

TEACHINGMETHODS • 8 hours of lectures • 16 hours of assisted preparation • 5 hours of feedback sessions • 4 hours of discussion.

RADIATION THERAPIST

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTOR Mary Coffey, Adjunct Professor, Division of Radiation Therapy, Trinity College, Dublin (IE) TEACHERS • Colleen Dickie, Radiation Therapist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (CA) • Elena Fidarova, Radiation Oncologist, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna (AT) • Velimir Karadza, Radiation Therapist, Clinical Hospital Centre Zagreb (HR) • Michelle Leech, Associate Professor, Division of Radiation Therapy, Trinity College, Dublin (IE) • Philipp Scherer, Radiation Therapist, Landeskliniken, Salzburg (AT) • Viviane Van Egten, ESTRO office, Brussels (BE)

METHODS OF ASSESSMENT Evaluation form.

KEYWORDS Education, learning outcomes, curriculum development.

SCHOOL

FURTHER READING Please consult the ESTRO website page of this course for further information.

ACCREDITATION Application for CME recognitionwill be submitted to the European Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (EACCME), an institution of the European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). EACCME credits are recognised by the AmericanMedical Association towards the Physician’s Recognition Award (PRA). Information on the status of the applications can be obtained from the ESTRO office.

Mary Coffey

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