Multidisciplinary radiation oncology palliative care rounds as a continuing educational activity implementing the rapid response radiotherapy program at the toronto sunnybrook regional cancer centre.
BACKGROUND
This paper describes the development of the Rapid Response Radiotherapy Program and evaluates the continuing medical education (CME) series, in the form of multidisciplinary monthly Radiation Oncology Palliative Care Rounds at the Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre.


METHODS
Palliative care rounds were initiated by the multidisciplinary committee in September, 1998. From January, 2000, to June, 2002, attendees used a standard 5- point Likert rating scale to conduct formal evaluations.


RESULTS
A total of 203 evaluation forms examining 20 rounds have been collected. Findings indicated that 86.8, 96.0, 87.1, and 90.8% of participants thought the material of the presentation was relevant to their practice, interesting, and instructional. Overall 90.1% of the respondents highly rated the grand rounds (rating of 4 or 5).


CONCLUSIONS
The grand rounds are an effective CME activity at our hospital.
Szumacher
Ewa
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Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ewa.szumacher@tsrcc.on.ca
Franssen
Edmee
E
Hayter
Charles
C
Danjoux
Cyril
C
Chow
Edward
E
Andersson
Lourdes
L
Wong
Rebecca
R
Loblaw
Andrew
A
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002173:Cancer Care Facilities; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009864:Ontario; D010166:Palliative Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010820:Physicians; D015397:Program Evaluation; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods