ESTRO Guide 2019

“We all need systematic guidance to successfully implement and maintain quality processes in our departments. In this context, courses like this are much needed.” - Aleksandar Kostovski, Chief radiation technologist | Affidea IMC Centre for Radiotherapy Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina -

radiation oncology or medical physics department to have a complete picture of the radiotherapy process.

• List different methods for technology assessment • Perform staffing levels calculations.

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TEACHINGMETHODS • 12 hours of lectures • 5 hours of practical workshops • 3 hours of case discussions

COURSE CONTENT Lectures will be held in themorning followed by practical cases and discussion in the afternoon. We aim to allow the participants to put to practice what will have been discussed during the morning lectures and to learn how to work in a multidisciplinary and international group. • From risk management to quality improvement: how can we use the information that we get from FMEA, fault tree analysis, etc. to feed our QI system? • Quality assessment: - metrics for quality measurement: quality indicators - quality standards - monitoring quality indicators (general) - how to interpret quality measures - monitoring quality indicators through SPC - how should tolerance and action levels be set? • Methods for quality improvement: - introduction to different methods - a focus on LEAN • Quality improvement strategies: clinical audits and feedback • Technology assessment methods: - cost-effectiveness studies: HERO project - QA in clinical trials • Staffing levels in RT • European directives on quality and safety in radiotherapy. PREREQUISITES The two courses on Quality Management, RiskManagement and Quality Assessment, have been designed to be complementary and it is recommended to attend both to get a complete picture of quality management. However, the order in which they are taken does not matter. To fully profit from the course it is recommended that participants have at least three years’ experience in a

RADIATION ONCOLOGIST, MEDICAL PHYSICIST, RADIATION THERAPIST

FACULTY COURSE DIRECTORS • Núria Jornet, Medical Physicist, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona (ES) • Nicolas Pourel, Radiation Oncologist, Institut Sainte Catherine, Avigon (FR) TEACHER Philippe Maingon, Radiation Oncologist, Hôpitaux Universitaires Pitié Salpêtrière – Charles Foix, Paris (FR) Teaching faculty is being updated, please visit www.estro-education.org/courses for the latest information.

Methods of assessment • Evaluation form • MCQ.

Key words Qualitymanagement, quality improvement, health economics, technology assessment, quality indicators.

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

LOCAL ORGANISER Mary Coffey, Radiation Therapist, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin (IE)

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

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