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ArticleTechnical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology2024

ASPRONET: A facilitated online education project for radiation therapists in the Asia-Pacific region.

Craig Opie, Aidan Leong, Chetana Vartak, Iain Ward, Sandra Ndarukwa

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Article in Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Craig OpieNorthern Sydney Cancer Centre, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
Aidan LeongBowen Icon Cancer Centre, Wellington, New Zealand.
Chetana VartakDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India.
Iain WardCanterbury Regional Cancer and Haematology Service, Christchurch Hospital, Canterbury District Health Board, New Zealand.
Sandra NdarukwaApplied Radiobiology and Radiotherapy Section, Division of Human Health, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

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.

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Asia-Pacific regionClinical educationRadiation oncologyRadiation therapistVideoconferencing

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PMCPMC11533711

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