The Global Coalition for Radiotherapy (GCR) seeks your expertise and support at their upcoming Webinar & Roundtable discussion to create an essential radiotherapy template and standard for cancer plans.
RT Essential Standards in Cancer Plans Webinar & Roundtable Phase II
Tues, 13 June | 13:30-14:30 CEST | via Zoom
Project Objective
Create a framework for planning and monitoring population-based regional radiotherapy program.
Purpose
To avoid preventable cancer-related deaths, a national cancer plan is a critical component to a country’s healthcare system. It is imperative they reduce incidence, lower mortality rates and improve the quality of life of patients. Despite 50-60% of cancer patients receiving radiotherapy during their course of treatment, radiotherapy is often neglected when cancer plans are developed. Additionally, technology in radiotherapy has rapidly evolved in the past 10 years making many cancer plans outdated.
To support global advocacy efforts aimed at improving cancer outcomes, the GCR will facilitate a discussion to create a framework of key components that should be considered when developing or updating a national cancer plan. This will be the first webinar in a series of development phases.
Timeline
The GCR will host a series of webinars to develop the framework.
Phase I - COMPLETE
Webinar 1: Present the subject, understand the issues/structure. Focus on listing issues to be addressed in the framework – ie planning, monitoring, quality, etc.
Task Force objectives: a) Examine existing guides for radiotherapy planning; b) Develop the high level framework
Phase II - IN PROCESS
Webinar 2: Discuss 5 key components the framework: Training & Technical Support, Maintenance & Service, Data & Monitoring, Quality & Safety, Advocacy
Bring physicists, therapists, radiation oncologists, industry and charity to the table
Task Force objectives: a) Draft detailed framework in virtual working groups
Interested in joining a working group from the 5 components above or lead a group that is missing? Email admin@globalradiotherapy.org
Phase III - September
Webinar 3: Align radiotherapy planning with other elements of cancer control plans (prevention, screening, diagnostics, other therapeutic modalities, supportive and palliative care, AI) and primary care
Bring government leaders, ministries of health to the table
Discuss financing to execute, distribute and implement
Focus Question for Panel Discussion
Do we have a good enough (comprehensive, adaptable, future proof) framework to monitor radiotherapy access and care delivery?
Webinar Presenters and Panelists
Training & Technical Support
Prof. Mary Coffey & Prof. Michelle Leach, Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin
Dr. Wil Ngwa, Johns Hopkins Medicine
Maintenance & Service
Antoine Noirot, Accuray Technical Support Engineers team in EIMEA
Markus Greter, Varian Director Field Service Central Europe
Data & Monitoring
Caroline Cooke Leksell, Elekta Digital Solutions
Dr. Tim Hanna, Queen’s University School of Medicine
Quality & Safety
Dr. Adesi Kofi Kyei, University of Ghana
Advocacy
Shandi Barney, AdvaMed
Sarah Quinlan, Radiotherapy UK
Please invite your colleagues to join us and participate in this important webinar.
RT Essential Standards in Cancer Plans Webinar & Roundtable Phase II
Tues, 13 June | 13:30-14:30 CEST | via Zoom
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