Delegation of medical tasks in French radiation oncology departments: Current situation and impact on residents’ training
A national survey was conducted among the radiation oncology residents about their clinical activities and responsibilities. The aim was to evaluate the clinical workload and to assess how medical tasks are delegated and supervised. A first questionnaire was administered to radiation oncology reside...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Cancer radiothérapie 2013-10, Vol.17 (5-6), p.370-377 |
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Zusammenfassung: | A national survey was conducted among the radiation oncology residents about their clinical activities and responsibilities. The aim was to evaluate the clinical workload and to assess how medical tasks are delegated and supervised.
A first questionnaire was administered to radiation oncology residents during a national course. A second questionnaire was mailed to 59 heads of departments.
The response rate was 62% for radiation oncology residents (99 questionnaires) and 51% for heads of department (30). Eighteen heads of department (64%) declared having written specifications describing the residents’ clinical tasks and roles, while only 31 radiation oncology residents (34%) knew about such a document (P=0.009). A majority of residents were satisfied with the amount of medical tasks that were delegated to them. Older residents complained about insufficient exposure to new patient's consultation, treatment planning and portal images validation. The variations observed between departments may induce heterogeneous trainings and should be addressed specifically.
National specifications are necessary to reduce heterogeneities in training, and to insure that the residents’ training covers all the professional skills required to practice radiation oncology. A frame endorsed by academic and professional societies would also clarify the responsibilities of both residents and seniors.
Une enquête nationale a été menée auprès des internes d’oncologie-radiothérapie au sujet de leurs activités cliniques et de leurs responsabilités. L’objectif était d’évaluer la charge de travail et d’évaluer comment les tâches médicales sont déléguées et supervisées.
Un premier questionnaire a été adressé aux internes d’oncologie-radiothérapie lors d’un cours national. Un second questionnaire a été envoyé aux 59 chefs de département.
Le taux de réponse était de 62 % pour les internes d’oncologie-radiothérapie (99 questionnaires) et 51 % pour les chefs de département (30). Dix-huit chefs de département (64 %) ont déclaré avoir un document décrivant les tâches et les rôles des internes, alors que seulement 31 internes d’oncologie-radiothérapie (34 %) connaissaient un tel document (p=0,009). Une majorité des internes d’oncologie-radiothérapie étaient satisfaits de la quantité des tâches médicales qui leur étaient déléguées ; les internes les plus âgés considéraient qu’ils n’étaient pas assez impliqués pour les consultations de nouveaux patients, la planification du traitement et la valida |
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ISSN: | 1278-3218 1769-6658 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.canrad.2013.07.144 |