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This committee is responsible for developing policies to ensure that
physical and human resources are explicitly recognised and considered
in regard to the planning and development of existing and future facilities.
This work feeds directly into the work of the Government and Regulatory
Affairs Committee.
This is done by collecting and analysing data relating to the delivery
of radiotherapy services to the Australian and New Zealand communities.
Specifically this involves:
- Collecting and maintaining accurate data about the current state
of services in
- Australia and New Zealand, specifically through the conduct of a facility
survey.
- Conducting an undue delay/waiting time survey
- Reviewing the basis for existing planning parameters, for example,
the CARO study to review individual workload benchmarks.
- Providing advice (in conjunction with the Quality Improvement Committee)
to the Faculty Board concerning the optimum size of services of departments/services,
population, staffing base issues etc e.g. the Single Machine Unit Trial.
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| Chairperson: |
A/Prof Martin Berry |
| Convenor: |
A/Prof Chris Milross |
| Members: |
Dr Andrew Macann
Dr Farshad Fouroudi
Dr Margot Lehman
Dr Craig McLeod |
Faculty Members may obtain contact details for Committee members from
the Member Directory.
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The following links and references are useful in relation to service
planning and development issues.
Workforce
Trainees
http://www.health.gov.au/workforce/education/mettrainamc.htm
- Trainee Selection in Australian Medical Colleges (Commonwealth Department
of Health and Family Services) January 1998 (sometimes referred to as
the Brennan Report)
Medical Workforce Planning - Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Council
http://www.healthworkforce.health.nsw.gov.au
http://amwac.health.nsw.gov.au/amwac/reports.html
- Health Workforce Intelligence (AMWAC & AHWAC Volume 3, Issue
6 July, 2003)
- The Specialist Radiation Oncology Workforce in Australia - Supply
and Requirements 1997-2007 (Feb 1998)
- Specialist Medical Workforce Planning In Australia - A Guide To The
Planning Process Used By The Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee
(2003)
- Career Decision Making By Doctors In Their Postgraduate Years - A
Literature Review (2002)
- Medical Workforce Training and Employment Workshop - April 1999: Summary
of Outcomes (2000)
- Medical Workforce Supply and Demand In Australia-A Discussion Paper
(jointly with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (1998)
- Influences on Participation in The Australian Medical Workforce (1998)
- The Characteristics of Students Entering Australian Medical Schools
1989 -1997 (jointly with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare)
(1997)
- Female Participation in the Australian Medical Workforce (jointly
with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare) (1996)
- Australian Medical Workforce Benchmarks (jointly with the Australian
Institute of Health and Welfare (1996)
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Other Government Links
http://www.health.gov.au/roi/index.htm
(Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy Information - Commonwealth Department
of Health and Ageing)
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Other Professional Bodies
http://www.a-i-r.com.au/
http://www.acpsem.org.au
- ACPSEM Position Paper - Requirements for radiation oncology physics
in Australia and New Zealand (Australasian Physical & Engineering
Sciences in Medicine Volume 24 Number 1, 2001)
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International Material
The Canadian Association of Radiation Oncology http://www.caro-acro.ca
- Manpower (April 2003)
- Workload/Staffing Standards (April 2003)
- Manpower Study Report
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The Faculty of Clinical Oncology,
The Royal College of Radiologists http://www.rcr.ac.uk/oncology.asp?PageID=3
- Equipment, Workload and Staffing for Radiotherapy in the UK 1997-2002
- Breaking the Mould: Roles, Responsibilities and Skill Mix in Departments
of Clinical Oncology
Conduct Your Own Search
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed
Search Radiation Oncology Workforce
for a list of articles
If you would like to recommend other links or references for inclusion,
please Contact Us, mentioning SPDC
links.
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