Research demographics of Australian medical radiation practitioners

Chau, Minh; Brown, Elizabeth; Beldham‐Collins, Rachael; Anderson, Nigel

doi:10.1016/j.jmir.2022.07.009

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“…They identified assigned time, and support from colleagues and other professionals as facilitators of participation in research while lack of knowledge and skills, lack of awareness of projects to participate in and lack of research culture at the workplace were identified as barriers to participation in research. 39 Further, Chau, et al 11 assert that lack of time, lack of interest, cost and workplace support are among the contributing factors for nonparticipation in postgraduate research in the Australian MIRS context. Neep 32 highlights that protected time is one of the key ingredients in improving a research culture and capability.…”

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“…9,10 In Australia, research participation has been reported to have increased over the last few years, this increase has been higher among radiation therapists. 11 According to The Journal of Medical and Radiation Sciences (JMRS) metrics, New Zealand contributes fewer publications to this journal which is the official professional journal of the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) and the NZIMRT. 9 The expectation is that the journal should enjoy significant contributions from both countries as the owners of this journal.…”

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“…However, evidence suggests that the level of research participation and output remains at the level that requires significant interventions to realise the key aspirations of these domains 9,10 . In Australia, research participation has been reported to have increased over the last few years, this increase has been higher among radiation therapists 11 …”

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confidence: 99%

“…1), there is a need to continue with efforts to drive research in both countries to improve the status quo. However, Australia has a higher number of medical radiation practitioners (18,772) 11 compared to New Zealand (3533), 12 this contributes to research output and participation being higher in Australia. The number of doctoral qualifications in New Zealand was reported to be low (five) compared to Australia (32) 13 .…”

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“…The number of doctoral qualifications in New Zealand was reported to be low (five) compared to Australia (32) 13 . These numbers have increased recently since both countries have experienced growth in postgraduate students 11 . Further, ASMIRT established a research committee in 2019 which, among other roles, supports the development of research skills and increases the research capacity of the profession in Australia 11 .…”

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Driving professional development and growth through research: a commentary

Mdletshe

2023

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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Research remains one of the essential elements that drive the growth of a profession since it contributes to the development of knowledge. Research also creates value for public service and leads to better health outcomes. Research output from the Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences (MIRS) profession is currently lacking in New Zealand while the output from Australia can also be improved. For research to be improved, there needs to be intentionality. This commentary presents proposed considerations that could contribute toward increasing research impact and research output in the MIRS profession in Australia and New Zealand.

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2023

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Australian radiation therapist's research capacity and culture: investigating the extent of assistance required to build research capacity

Beldham‐Collins,

Halkett,

Knight

et al. 2023

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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IntroductionBuilding research capacity within the radiation therapist workforce/profession is essential to guarantee research is embedded into core practices. Assessment of current capacity levels within organisation, department and individual domains needs to occur to establish a baseline and ensure research capacity building (RCB) strategies will be targeted successfully. This exploratory study aimed to identify the areas within each domain where radiation therapists would benefit from extra research assistance, that being research support and process changes, particularly in relation to the workplace and health sector.MethodsPractising radiation therapists (RTs) within Australia were recruited through professional organisations and invited to complete the online Research Capacity Culture Tool (RCCT). The survey was conducted using Qualtrics with data exported to SPSS.V27 for analysis. Descriptive statistics and the Industry Specific Item Interpretation for Policy and Strategy were used to analyse and report the results.ResultsSurvey participation rate was 121/2640 (4.6%). Within the Organisation and Department domains, the most research assistance was required in infrastructure (n = 92–37) and support (n = 66–45) categories, respectively. Participants from private sector (Organisation: 42.7%, Department: 53.7%) and metropolitan centres (Organisation: 32.6%, Department: 47.5%) required a higher rate of assistance when compared to their counterparts in both categories. The individual domain showed similar levels of assistance required across health sectors and work locations. Workplaces showed similar levels of complexity of research activity; private sector (62.5%) recorded the highest level of no research activity.ConclusionThis study has provided insight into how the research capacity and culture of organisations and departments in which individuals' work will influence their abilities and opportunities to perform research.

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