An Innovative Learning Tool for Radiation Therapy Treatment Plan Evaluation: Implementation and Evaluation.
Purpose: To design, develop, and evaluate an interactive simulation-based learning tool for treatment plan evaluation for radiation oncology and medical physics residents to address gaps in learning.Methods and Materials: We first conducted a needs assessment for optimal learning tool design and cas...
| Published in: | International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics Vol. 107; no. 4; pp. 844 - 850 |
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Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science
Jul2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=144203832&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 144203832 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 03603016 1ZQ jtl: International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics issn: 03603016 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jul2020 vid: 107 iid: 4 pid: 2410 pub: Pergamon Press - An Imprint of Elsevier Science artinfo: ui: 144203832 144203832 NLM32259570 144203832 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.03.018 NLM32259570 144203832 ppf: 844 ppct: 6 formats: tig: atl: An Innovative Learning Tool for Radiation Therapy Treatment Plan Evaluation: Implementation and Evaluation. aug: au: Winter, Jeff D. Adleman, Jenna Purdie, Thomas G. Heaton, Jacqueline McNiven, Andrea Croke, Jennifer affil: Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada sug: subj: Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted Learning Education, Medical Patents User-Computer Interface Validation Studies Comparative Studies Evaluation Research Multicenter Studies Impact of Events Scale Scales Human ab: Purpose: To design, develop, and evaluate an interactive simulation-based learning tool for treatment plan evaluation for radiation oncology and medical physics residents to address gaps in learning.Methods and Materials: We first conducted a needs assessment for optimal learning tool design and case selection. Next, we generated a curated database of cases with clinically unacceptable treatment plans accessible through an in-house developed interactive web-based digital imaging and communications in medicine-radiation therapy viewer. We then developed an interactive user module that allows case selection, learner participation, and immediate feedback, including the final clinically acceptable plan. We pilot tested this case bank learning tool with current radiation oncology and medical physics residents within our institution. Afterward, residents completed an evaluation of tool design, content, and perceived impact on learning and provided suggestions for improvement.Results: We generated 70 cases and learning modules for the case bank, encompassing various clinical sites, levels of difficulty, and classified errors. Residents positively endorsed the learning tool, including design, content, and perceived impact on learning. The learning tool's interactivity was perceived to provide increased educational value compared with other current learning methods.Conclusions: We created a high-fidelity simulation platform for treatment plan evaluation linked to a curated case bank. Evaluation of the pilot deployment demonstrated a benefit for resident learning and competency attainment. Future directions include external validation and expansion. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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