title: Multidisciplinary radiation oncology palliative care rounds as a continuing educational activity implementing the rapid response radiotherapy program at the toronto sunnybrook regional cancer centre.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ewa.szumacher@tsrcc.on.ca
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Szumacher
authors.forename: Edmee
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Franssen
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hayter
authors.forename: Cyril
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Danjoux
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andersson
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Loblaw
mesh_terms: 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