TY - JOUR
T1 - ASPRONET
T2 - A facilitated online education project for radiation therapists in the Asia-Pacific region
AU - Opie, Craig
AU - Leong, Aidan
AU - Vartak, Chetana
AU - Ward, Iain
AU - Ndarukwa, Sandra
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 The Author(s)
PY - 2024/12
Y1 - 2024/12
N2 - In 2019, the International Atomic Energy Agency approved a technical co-operation project, aimed at supporting clinical decision making and continuing professional education of radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation therapists (RTs) in Low-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in the Asia Pacific region. From this, the Asia-Pacific Radiation Oncology Network (ASPRONET) was formed in 2020. An RT co-ordination group administered 16 online, one-hour seminars between December 2021 and November 2023 for an RT audience. Analysis of online registration and attendance data from each seminar was used to co-ordinate group review meetings, improve seminar proceedings, and promote attendance and engagement. 772 attendees from 20 different countries were recorded in total across the seminars. Gathered data and observations indicated the success of the seminars and supported their continuation.
AB - In 2019, the International Atomic Energy Agency approved a technical co-operation project, aimed at supporting clinical decision making and continuing professional education of radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation therapists (RTs) in Low-and-Middle Income Countries (LMICs) in the Asia Pacific region. From this, the Asia-Pacific Radiation Oncology Network (ASPRONET) was formed in 2020. An RT co-ordination group administered 16 online, one-hour seminars between December 2021 and November 2023 for an RT audience. Analysis of online registration and attendance data from each seminar was used to co-ordinate group review meetings, improve seminar proceedings, and promote attendance and engagement. 772 attendees from 20 different countries were recorded in total across the seminars. Gathered data and observations indicated the success of the seminars and supported their continuation.
KW - Asia-Pacific region
KW - Clinical education
KW - Radiation oncology
KW - Radiation therapist
KW - Videoconferencing
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U2 - 10.1016/j.tipsro.2024.100283
DO - 10.1016/j.tipsro.2024.100283
M3 - Article
C2 - 39497854
AN - SCOPUS:85206812107
SN - 2405-6324
VL - 32
JO - Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
JF - Technical Innovations and Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
M1 - 100283
ER -
