ESTRO Guide 2019

“I would recommend this course to anyone who would like to develop the skills to achieve positive change within their workplace, especially those who don’t see themselves as leaders.”

- Dr Anthea Cree, locum consultant clinical oncologist | The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK -

COURSE AIM The course aims to equip participants with the knowledge, skills and attributes viewed as the building blocks for effective leadership. LEARNINGOBJECTIVES 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. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? The target group consists of senior trainees or junior practitioners (approximately first five years after training) in the radiation oncology professions, including radiation or clinical oncologists, radiation physicists, radiation therapists/technologists, nurses and scientists. CONTENT This course consists of a blended learning programme of two months’ duration including online and face to face components. All sections of the programme are highly interactive and highlight practical relevance to the workplace and facilitate improvements within our discipline. The online components will start around 20 March 2019 and consist of an introductory 90-minute tutorial with the participants and

teachers followed by online exercises and compulsory electronic learning modules to be completed prior to the ESTRO 38 conference. Live sessions will take place during ESTRO 38 in Milan: a full day on 26 April 2019 and two lunch-time meetings on 27-28 April. Responses of participants to a follow-up survey will form the basis of the online tutorial a month after ESTRO 38. An online community network of participants will be established at the completion of the 2-month programme. Online and live course topics include: • An introduction to leadership – what it means and why it is our responsibility • Basics of leadership theory and styles - how to apply these • Self-awareness, personality and emotional intelligence – how they link to leadership • Leading and managing change • Tools and strategies for leading quality improvement processes • Team building and engagement – including basics of negotiation • Creating and communicating a vision for change.

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RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIATION THERAPIST, OTHER SPECIALIST

COURSE DURATION 8 weeks with live pre-meeting workshop at ESTRO 38: • Online programme to start around 20 March 2019 • Live session on 26 April and 2 lunch meetings (see description of full programme below) FACULTY COURSE DIRECTORS • Kim Benstead, Radiation Oncologist, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham (UK) • Meredith Giuliani, Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (CA) • Sandra Turner, Radiation Oncologist, Westmead Hospital, Sydney (AU) TEACHERS • Alessandro Cortese, CEO, ESTRO, Brussels (BE) • Jesper Eriksen, Radiation Oncologist, Aarhus University Hospital (DK) • Barbara-Ann Millar, Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto (CA) • L. Morris, Radiation Oncologist, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead (AU)

Kim Benstead

Meredith Giuliani

Sandra Turner

Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology

Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

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