Journal of Oncology Medicine & Practice

Department of Radiation Oncology, Mid North Coast Cancer Institute, Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Utility of a Real Time E-mail Assisted Group Consensus Forum for Regional Radiation Oncology Centres
  Author(s): Sarah Leeson*, Andrew Last, Tom Shakespeare and Patrick Dwyer
  
  Purpose: Specialists in regional and remote areas face many challenges in the delivery of healthcare, including isolation and limited peer support. One consequence is the difficulty in obtaining informal second opinions from colleagues via “corridor consults”. The NSW North Coast Cancer Institute (NCCI) is a rural cancer service integrated across 3 centres. For the last decade the NCCI radiation oncologists (ROs) have utilised a real-time e-mail thread to gain informal opinions from their colleagues. This study aimed to evaluate the utility of the “Opinion Please” forum. Methods: Using the state wide e-mail archive, “Opinion Please” e-mails were collected from the last 3 years. Emails were categorised according to the type of question. Endpoints included speed of response, the reaching of a c.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2576-3857.2022.07.170

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