Description:

How MRTs can use Quality Improvement Tools to Improve Patient Outcomes: Investigating Delays between Surgery to Initiation of Post-Operative Radiotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Madette Galapin, Clinical Specialist Radiation Therapist, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

This session aims to enhance the attendee’s knowledge of quality improvement tools that can be used to identify gaps in clinical workflows and enhance quality in any medical radiation discipline. This session will use a current quality improvement initiative that looks to address delays in initiating post-operative radiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer as an example case to describe the steps of performing a root cause analysis and implementation planning.

Objectives:

• Describe the process of performing a root cause analysis to identify gaps in clinical workflows that lead to adverse patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate how quality improvement frameworks can identify and enable opportunities to enhance patient outcomes.

This session aligns with the CAMRT Strategic Plan Pillar 'MRTs Prepared for the Future'

Managing Removable and Implanted Electronic Devices in Radiation Therapy: Developing a Shared Practice
Gillian Graham, CCA RT Senior Practice Lead, Cancer Care Alberta

This presentation will describe the development of a multidisciplinary provincial standard to manage removeable and implanted electronic devices in radiation therapy simulation and treatment. We will share the goals, stakeholder perspectives, technology, and resources that have updated and shaped new screening and monitoring practices in our 5 RT departments, alongside patient education improvements and the implementation of new workflow tools in the EMR. Describe the strategies that can impact the successful development of a multidisciplinary and multi center standard of practice.

Objectives:

• Describe the strategies that can impact the successful development of a multidisciplinary and multi center standard of practice.
• Discuss the elements of a comprehensive plan to manage removeable and implanted electronic devices in Radiation Therapy.

This session aligns with the CAMRT Strategic Plan Pillar 'MRTS Prepared for the Future'

Approved for 1 Category A Credit