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A quality improvement programme in radiotherapy using workflow audits.
S Afr Med J
February 2021
Head of Clinical Governance, Icon Oncology, South Africa; and Emeritus Professor of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Background: Evaluation of the quality of healthcare depends on measures of structures, processes and outcomes. Progress in recording data allows for better measures of processes, such as the completeness of clinical data, the performance of professional tasks and the use of checklists.
Objectives: To report the results of a radiotherapy (RT) workflow audit and a subsequent online survey of user experience.
The purpose of this paper is to report the updating process of the CCAFU evidence-based Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG), on urinary and genital tracts management, which was edited in 2013. Updating of CPG is a continuous process based on systematic search of the scientific literature aiming to identify clinical questions to be updated. The CPGs were defined following the RPC methodology based on evidence synthesis and explicit and transparent experts'opinion and on the ADAPTE methodology when good quality guidelines were available.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFComments on treatment strategy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung Cancer
December 2002
Institute of Oncology, Zaloska 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
In spite of significant improvement in local and in systemic treatment, long-term survival of patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains disappointing. The main reason may be our reluctance to explore the optimal ways of combining new modalities of irradiation with the new drugs. A survey of on-going clinical trials points to weak scientific collaboration between radiotherapists and medical oncologists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[DEGRO 2001 in Hamburg--evaluation of the refresher course survey].
Strahlenther Onkol
July 2002
Abteilung für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Universitätsklinik, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg.
Background: Refresher courses as presented at the annual DEGRO meeting are important parts in the continuous training of radiotherapists. For further quality improvement, knowledge about the participants' needs is essential.
Methods: During the 7.
[Remembering DEGRO 2000-evaluation of the refresher course survey].
Strahlenther Onkol
July 2001
Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie und Radiologische Onkologie, Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar.
Background: Refresher courses as presented at the annual DEGRO meeting are important parts in the continuous training of radiotherapists. For further quality improvement, knowledge about the participants' needs is essential.
Methods: During the DEGRO meeting 10/2000 in Munich, participants of refresher courses were encouraged to grade the presentations with regard to six questions with marks from 1 ("very good") to 6 ("not acceptable").
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