Course Director

Annette Bøjen, RTT/RN, Leader of RT Education, Department of Oncology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus (DK)

Course Co-directors

Ingrid Kristensen, RTT/Oncology Nurse, Lund University Hospital, Lund (SE)
Siri Mæhle, RTT/Lecturer, Oslo University College, Faculty of Health Sciences, Radiotherapy Programme (NO)

Course Aim

The RTT and radiation oncology nurse is a key person in the work flow of a radiotherapy department. Every day we are faced with the challenge of providing the best patient care, while at the same time being involved in implementation and use of new technology, training of junior staff, and conducting research projects.

• How do we integrate these tasks?
• Are there new results and methods to help us?
• How should departments be organised in order to guarantee high treatment quality together with high efficiency?
• Can RTTs or radiation oncology nurses conduct proper scientific studies?
• How can we utilise novel immersive learning environments to train RTTs or radiation oncology nurses in advanced technologies?

The course will address these questions with lectures, examples and discussions.

Target Group

The course is designed for RTTs and oncology nurses working with patient care and technology.

Educational Programme

 

9.00 – 9.10: Welcome and overview of the day

Annette Bøjen

Research and development (Chair: Ingrid Kristensen and Anette S.Jensen)

09.10 – 10.00: Evidence-based guidelines for oral care during radiotherapy

Lena SHARP

10.00 – 10.30: Quality of life and skin reactions during radiotherapy

Bettina SLETTEN PAASCH

10.30 – 11.00: Patient education as intervention for fatigue

Tore Kr. Schjølberg

11.00 - 11.30: COFFEE BREAK

Research and development (Chair: Siri Mahle and Per Fransson)

11.30 – 12.00: Health related quality of life and adverse events after radiotherapy in breast cancer patients

Randi JOHANSEN EIDE

12.00 – 12.25:  The upcoming Nordic Master in radiotherapy and radiography

Marianne GELLERT

12.30 - 13.00: Panel discussion: What is the role of the RTT/radiation oncology nurse in clinical radiation oncology research in the future?

Lena SHARP, Bettina SLETTEN PAASCH, Agnete SPETZ,  Tore Kr. Schjølberg, Randi JOHANSEN EIDE,  Marianne GELLERT

13.00 – 14.00: LUNCH

Organisation and patient care (Chair: Malene Knöös and Connie Hangaard)

14.00 - 14.20: Supportive care teams for radiotherapy outpatients

Tore BORG

14.20– 14.40: The value of nurse consultation during and after radiation therapy

Else VINGE

14.40 – 15.00: Can a radiotherapy department be organised without booking of treatment slots?

Camilla GRAHN

15.00 – 15.15: From information to communication

Ing-Marie MOEGELIN

15.15 – 15.30: Panel discussion: How should departments be organised in order to guarantee high treatment quality together with high efficiency?

Tore BORG, Else VINGE, Camilla GRAHN, Ing-Marie MOEGELIN

15.30 – 16.00: COFFEE BREAK

Education and training in the future (Chair: Eric Sundquist and Dorthe Wiinholdt Christensen)

16.00 – 16.20: Ten years with e-learning – past experience and future plans

Jan DEGERFÄLT

16.20 – 16.40: Development of a 3D computer model of a linear accelerator

Andy BEAVIS

16.40 – 17.00: Training of RTTs in a training centre using virtual reality

 Annette BøJen

17.00 – 17.10: Closing remarks