Work Group on the Prevention of Errors Workshop
Seattle, WA
June 4 - 6, 2012
Description: The AAPM Work Group on Prevention of Errors is developing a Safety Profile Self-Assessment tool. This tool will be a self-administered online question-and-answer mechanism to judge the safety status of radiation oncology clinics. It is intended as a resource to guide clinics in improving safety and to benchmark their performance over time. It may also potentially be used in a voluntary capacity to benchmark clinics against a community norm.
A second project of the work group is the development of online learning modules for safety-education intended to train physicists and others in the techniques of safety improvement. For those involved, this will take place on the third day of the workshop.
Purpose of the Workshop: Complete the development of the Safety Profile Self-Assessment Tool. Further develop the safety education modules. The Workshop will provide the opportunity for input from other professional organizations as the final details are added to the tool and the educational modules.
Format: The meeting will be organized in a structured Workshop format, with progress reports, breakout sessions and full group discussions. Preparation will be done in advance of the Workshop to ensure a productive discussion that remains on-target. A report on the Workshop will be submitted to the Medical Physics Newsletter
Conference Venue:
UW Medicine
South Lake Union Campus
University of Washington
815 Mercer St.
Seattle, WA 98109-4714
Phone: (206) 897-1327
Room: 1st Floor: C123A
Monday, June 4 (AAPM members and external participants as available) |
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| 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Session 1 Safety Profile Assessment Tool: Progress Reports and Updates Note that the tool is currently configured as three sections: Change Management, Institutional Culture and Safety Barriers.
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| 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Session 2 Format of the Answer Metrics Group discussion of the most effective and reliable format for answers. |
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| 3:00pm - 4:00pm | Session 3 IT Considerations (Woodward) |
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| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Session 4 Breakout sessions Groups dealing with each of the three components of the tool will each meet separately to refine their section. The groups will be lead by the pairs of individuals named above and include representatives of the invited participating organizations. Particular attention will be paid to ensuring that the answer metrics are appropriate to each question. In addition it is planned to provide easily accessible supplementary information for each question, e.g ACR accreditation staffing recommendations for appropriate questions. Making sure this supplementary information is appropriate and clear is essential and will be considered during these breakout sessions. Note (practice survey): Each group gives a draft copy of their questions to the person responsible for coding this up as a web survey in preparation for the test at noon. (Note: we can use the University of Washington web-catalyst service to do this, and it should take less than an hour to make an online survey). |
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| 6:00pm | Dinner | |||
Tuesday, June 5 (All participants) |
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| 8:00am - 10:00am | Session 5 Introduction Continuation of breakout sessions. |
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| 10:00am - 11:00am | Session 6 Presentation of Draft Tool Each of the three groups presents a draft of their component of the tool for group discussion. |
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| 11:00am - Noon | Session 7 Practice Test Each participant takes the draft test using an online survey. Statistical analysis of these results can show questions which are outliers and in possible need of revision. |
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| Noon - 2:00pm | Working Lunch Session 8 Structured Feedback Validation Groups are formed to comb through each section question-by-question to give feedback on the clarity and validity of each question. Groups will be formulated so as to have a different set of participants from the group that developed the questions. |
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| 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Session 9 Final Deliberations and Wrap-up |
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| 4:00pm - 6:00pm | Session 10 Education Modules Project |
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| 6:00pm | Dinner | |||
Wednesday, June 6 (Education module participants) |
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| 8:00am - Noon | Session 11 Education Modules |
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| Noon | Workshop ends | |||
Expected AAPM-sponsored participants: |
Other participants: |
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| Derek Brown | Grace Kim | Note: non-AAPM participants are requested to attend Day 2 (Tuesday) and, if possible, Day 1 (Monday). Participation in the education modules sessions would be valued but is optional. |
| Brenda Clark | Mick O’Neill | |
| Peter Dunscombe | Steven Sutlief | ASTRO: Suzanne Evans |
| Eric Ford | Michael Woodward (AAPM IT) | ASRT: Sandra Hayden, Natasha Rosier |
| Anne Greener | Ellen Yorke | AAMD: Brenda Wray |
| Jennifer Johnson | ||
Travel support: For AAPM-sponsored participants, airfare will be reimbursed, as will transportation and up to three nights stay at the Workshop hotel. Please pay all your expenses and then submit receipts to AAPM for reimbursement.
Travel Expense Form
Travel Reimbursement Policy
The budget will not support travel expenses for outside participants.
Lunches and dinners will be provided for all participants.
Travel Arrangements:
Plan to fly into Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA)
Conference Hotel:
Marriott Courtyard Seattle Downtown/Lake Union
925 Westlake Ave N., Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: 800-321-2211
To reserve a room call (800) 228-9290 and ask for the AAPM – Dept of Radiation Oncology, UW Medicine, June 3-6, 2012. Or click on this link: Courtyard Seattle Downtown/Lake Union
Standard King room - $149 plus tax per night
Please make your reservations before the cutoff date of May 14, 2012 to receive the group rate.