ESTRO GUIDE 2017

Best Practice in Radiation Oncology A Four Phase Project to Train RTT Trainers - In Collaboration with the IAEA Part II – Train the RTT (Radiation Therapists) Trainers: Consolidation Phase 16-18 October 2017 Vienna, Austria

1. Train the RTT (radiation therapists) trainers (five days: 24- 28 October 2016) In this first phase of the course, participants had intro- ductory lectures supported by practical sessions on how to design, organise, deliver and evaluate a short course, supported by practical sessions. Preparatory research was required. At the end of the preparatory course, the participants had: • Prepared and outlined a programme for a (two/three day) short course or modules consistent with the de- velopment of their education programme based on the core curriculum competencies • Commenced preparation of one topic that they will teach, started to define the content, appropriate teaching methodology and assessment • Acquired sufficient skills to understand how to prepare good lectures (collection and evaluation of information and preparing powerpoint presentations) • Prepared a first draft of a checklist and timetable of what they need to do • Started to identifiy potential faculty members • Started to define a network of contacts for support • Defined the means to evaluate their course. 2. First local course (between November 2016 and August 2017). The local faculty will deliver and evaluate their first short local course or complete the preparation of amodule/s for their programme and evaluate this course. 3. The consolidation course (three days: 16 - 18 October 2017) The initial group will meet to discuss their courses, their successes and their failures, and how they will approach the development and delivery of the next two courses. Theywill evaluate the entire programme. Some lecturesmay be given if there are specific areas that need to be reinforced. 4. Interim support for participants. Interimsupporttotheparticipantswillbeprovidedbyemail. The second and third local courses will take place between January and December 2017.

TARGET GROUP The participants from the countries represented in the first workshop in 2016. COURSE AIM • To equip radiation therapists (RTTs) with the skills necessary to design, organise, deliver and evaluate a course, based on the core curriculum competencies, in their own language, to radiation therapists in their own country • To promote, increase and support the further devel- opment of the standard of education programmes for radiation therapists • To provide a focused course for radiation therapists and support professional development and the national profile of radiation therapists • To raise the profile of ESTROwith radiation therapists and increase radiation therapist membership and par- ticipation within ESTRO. LEARNINGOUTCOMES • To be able to prepare and give feedback on the courses delivered in 2016-2017 • To evaluate the academic content of the course and how the second course will reflect the findings • To evaluate issues arising from the practicality of or- ganising the course, how difficulties can be managed effectively • To apply the findings of the evaluation in discussing the design of the second / third courses (future courses) in the individual countries and how thesewill be organised • To relate the progress that has been made with respect to influencing the national education programme and how this can be achieved going forward • To discuss how participants and faculty can maintain contact for the remainder of the project.

COURSE CONTENT The programme consists of different phases:

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