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Mark MiddletonCEO
Radiation Oncology Queensland
The role of the Radiation Therapist in 2014 – the basics don’t change but our horizons do.
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Outline
• Who I am
• Who ROQ is
• Radiation Therapist Basics and Beyond
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Who I am?
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• I am a Radiation Therapist
• Now CEO of ROQ
• Proud to be an RT and passionate about our profession
• So many opportunities for the RT in 2014
• Recognise the past and embrace the future
Who ROQ is?
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1700 kms1000 miles
Our Profession
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• Complex work – technically demanding, emotionally demanding
• Challenging
• Technology driven
• Team focus
• Service to our communities
• Opportunities are endless
The Basics
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• Exceptional Patient Care
• Technical competence – planning and treatment
• Fundamental knowledge of how our discipline works
• Team work
• Communication
The Basics
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IGRT
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IGRT
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Complex Dosimetry
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Complex Delivery
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The Basics
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•Foundation of everything we do
•These things don’t change
•The environment, our horizons do and they are
changing rapidly
Acceptance
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• RT is an amazing career with amazing challenges
• Technology, learning, growth opportunities
• It is not an easy career and to be truly successful is extremely difficult
• You can do it
Beyond
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• Role in 2014 and beyond
• Basics
• Leadership – complex environment
• Mentorship – new technology means more teaching and
‘refresh’ learning
Beyond
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• Research – present, publish
• Innovation – new ideas, ‘road test’ software and hardware
• Workplace Culture – patient care is not great in a dysfunctional environment
• Workflow Design – leaps in ‘paperless’ departments
Beyond
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• Professional Development - endless
• Multi-faceted professional
The Horizon
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• Health
• More with less $
• Brain drain – exceptional RTs
• Technology changing faster than our ability to adapt?
The Horizon
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Evolution in techniques and
delivery technologies will
accelerate
Care more and more personalised
Communication and information
transfer
Consumer knowledge increases
Exceptional Patient CareExceptional Patient CareExceptional Patient Care
Smarter and more innovative than ever
before
The Horizon
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Innovation
Courage
Innovation
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• Innovation = Motivation and Resources
• Innovation = Motivation and Resources
Innovation
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How do we embrace the Beyond?
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• Where is the next generation of leaders?
• Disruptive thought, thought leaders
• Challenge the way we have done things
Embrace Change
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• Pride in our profession
• Empathy – scares people
• Leadership, vision, people need to know ‘why’ and how we are going to get there
Embrace Change
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• Listen! – regularly assess your processes
• Remove SSDs
• Remove tracking of iso-shifts
• Breast technique - evolve
Embrace Change
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• Don’t be insular/isolated
• Look to successful organisations/leaders
• Attendance at International meetings
• Present at International meetings
Learn Externally
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Scan Horizons
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Scan Horizons
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CTs
MRI
Pain relief for chemotherapy and radiation treatments
INSPIRING
‘We choose to go to the moon’
Blueprint for success
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1. Get a mentor
2. Get motivated
3. Build relationships and networks
4. Be passionate about your career – you worked hard to get here, make it count
5. Confront your public speaking fear – conquer it
6. Embrace support and feedback – understand gratitude
7. Be prepared to work hard – success does not land in your lap!
8. Be bold
Team
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Team
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Conclusion
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• We can be more than our traditional stereotype
• Clinical excellence
• Academic expertise
• Management and motivation
• Innovation and thought leaders
Conclusion
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• We can do research
• We can present our work internationally and hold our own in any company
• We can publish our work
• We can lift our research profile
Recognition = Status = Rewards
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INNOVATION
VISION
BASICS
Conclusion
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In 2014, in 2020 and in 2050 one basic fundamental will never change;
Hard Work = Success
“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth
doing.”
Theodore Roosevelt
Conclusion