Blending work-integrated learning with distance education in an Australian radiation therapy advanced practice curriculum

Matthews, Kristie; Wright, Caroline; Osborne, Christina

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2014.03.008

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“…This supports the results of a survey of critical care pharmacists by Warin et al [10] and is typical of other health-care professionals [20,21,22]. Work-based learning was facilitated by two different communities of practices, critical care and pharmacy.…”

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How Do Pharmacists Develop into Advanced Level Practitioners? Learning from the Experiences of Critical Care Pharmacists

2017

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The national UK standards for critical care highlight the need for clinical pharmacists to practise at an advanced level (equivalent to Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Great Britain, Faculty Advanced Stage II (MFRPSII)) and above. Currently the UK is unable to meet the workforce capacity requirements set out in the national standards in terms of numbers of pharmacist working at advanced level and above. The aim of this study was to identify the strategies, barriers and challenges to achieving Advanced Level Practice (ALP) by learning from the experiences of advanced level critical care pharmacists within the UK. Eight participants were recruited to complete semi-structured interviews on their views and experiences of ALP. The interviews were analysed thematically and three overarching themes were identified; support, work-based learning and reflective practice. The results of this study highlight that to increase the number of MFRPSII level practitioners within critical care support for their ALP development is required. This support involves developing face-to-face access to expert critical care pharmacists within a national training programme. Additionally, chief pharmacists need to implement drivers including in house mentorship and peer review programmes and the need to align job descriptions and appraisals to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society, Great Britain, Advanced Practice Framework (APF).

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 85%

How Do Pharmacists Develop into Advanced Level Practitioners? Learning from the Experiences of Critical Care Pharmacists

2017

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“…Two conference abstracts note APRT roles at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre (PMCC), including imaging, breast, brachytherapy and radiation engineering . All of these roles are closely allied with an article on curriculum design and a conference presentation to support AP roles. A conference presentation in 2016 indicates that research into the barriers to implementation of AP roles is currently being undertaken .…”

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“…Clinical mentorship from local ROs was provided to support APRT roles in breast, treatment review and advanced imaging. Approximately 50 RTs in centres across Australia had completed one of these courses in 2014 . These short courses are no longer available.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…Two survey respondents identified that they fulfilled advanced practice roles; one in a review clinic position and one in a physics/engineering position. Matthews wrote that “RT advanced practitioner implementation to date has been “ad‐hoc” and determined by the clinical need for such a role in individual clinical centres, hence role definition, training and scope of practice has been broadly interpreted” . However, APRT roles are intended to address identified and agreed gaps in service delivery which will differ between departments.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the context of the medical radiation science professions, Smith further argues that this delegation requires the development of advanced practice roles. Advanced practice (AP) is “assumed to indicate working beyond one's traditional scope of practice underpinned by expert evidence based knowledge” …”

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Advanced practice radiation therapists: an Australian context

Hilder

Dam

Doherty

2018

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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The purpose of this scoping review is to examine the literature regarding the development, implementation, scope and extent of Advanced Practice Radiation Therapist (APRT) roles in Australia in peer reviewed journals, government reports, conference proceedings and reports. A search was undertaken of PubMed, Web of Science and CINAHL, the ASMIRT website and, and Google Scholar to identify relevant documents. Combinations of keywords with Boolean operators ((advanced practice) OR (advanced practitioner) OR (specialist)) AND ((radiation therapist) OR (radiation therapy)) were used. Online and physical searches were conducted between July 16 and 23 2017. Results were not date limited. The searches retrieved 352 after duplicates were removed with 46 remaining after filtering for eligibility criteria. Items consisted of journal articles, conference abstracts, presentation slides, online presentations, State government and ASMIRT reports. A number of potential and existing APRT roles were found in the identified articles, including image review, stereotactic, treatment review, breast localisation, palliative radiotherapy, brachytherapy, radiation engineering and urology. Despite reports indicating that radiation therapists in Australia have been concerned with professional directions since 2001, there is little evidence of formal progress towards defined APRT roles. Several centres have implemented roles in a number of practice areas. The success of APRT roles lies in the ability to demonstrate that implementation goals have been achieved and that patient care has improved. The literature suggests that this is occurring, however, the presented evidence is not compelling.

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How can scope of practice be described and conceptualised in medical and health professions? A systematic review for scoping and content analysis

Downie

Walsh

Kirk-Brown

et al. 2023

Health Planning & Management

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BackgroundThe term scope of practice (SOP) refers to the limits of a health professional's knowledge, skills and experience and reflects all tasks and activities they undertake within the context of their professional role. Inconsistency in definitions of SOP contributes to uncertainty and confusion regarding professional practice boundaries and potentially impacts societal access to safe, effective and efficient healthcare options. The aim of this paper is to understand the conceptual diversity that may exist in terminology used to describe medical, nursing/midwifery and allied health SOP within an Australian practice context exemplar.MethodsA systematic review for scoping and content analysis of SOP definitions and concepts, involving inductive thematic analysis and synthesis of published and grey literature.ResultsThe initial search strategy yielded 11,863 hits, of which 379 were suitable for inclusion. Data coding identified various SOP terms and definitions and the emergence of six, conceptual elements underpinning the theoretical construct. These were subsequently proposed as a preliminary conceptual model (‘Solar’) to explain how the six conceptual elements may be applied across various professions, clinical settings and jurisdictions to better understand and address current and evolving SOP issues.ConclusionThe findings of this study highlight limited consistency in SOP definitions and terminology within a single jurisdiction, and the conceptual complexity of the underlying theoretical construct. Further research is required to build on the proposed ‘Solar’ conceptual model and create a universal SOP definition across jurisdictions, to enhance understanding of the importance of SOP to workforce policy, clinical governance, service models and patient outcomes.

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Blending work-integrated learning with distance education in an Australian radiation therapy advanced practice curriculum

Cited by 10 publications

References 19 publications

How Do Pharmacists Develop into Advanced Level Practitioners? Learning from the Experiences of Critical Care Pharmacists

How Do Pharmacists Develop into Advanced Level Practitioners? Learning from the Experiences of Critical Care Pharmacists

Advanced practice radiation therapists: an Australian context

How can scope of practice be described and conceptualised in medical and health professions? A systematic review for scoping and content analysis

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