Tyler P Robin1, Surbhi Grover2, Vijay Anand Reddy Palkonda3, Christine M Fisher4, Brigitta Gehl5, Kausik Bhattacharya3, Indranil Mallick6, Onita Bhattasali7, Akila N Viswanathan8, Supriya Sastri Chopra9, Umesh Mahantshetty9, Patricia H Hardenbergh10. 1. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado. Electronic address: tyler.robin@ucdenver.edu. 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 3. Department of Radiation Oncology, Apollo Cancer Hospital, Hyderabad, India. 4. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado. 5. Frank H. Netter School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University, North Haven, Connecticut. 6. Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, India. 7. Department of Radiation Oncology, Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. 8. Department of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. 9. Department of Radiation Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, India. 10. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Colorado Cancer Center, Aurora, Colorado; Shaw Regional Cancer Center, Edwards, Colorado.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Chartrounds (www.chartrounds.com) was established in the United States in 2010 as a web-based platform for radiation oncologists to review cases with leading disease-site experts. However, the need for access to experts for peer review and education is not unique to the United States, and the Chartrounds platform was therefore adapted for improved global reach. Chartrounds was first expanded to India, and herein we report our initial experience with this initiative. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The US Chartrounds platform was adapted to create Chartrounds India (ind.chartrounds.com). Through collaboration with the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, India-based specialists were recruited, and the association's membership list was used to announce sessions to potential participants. RESULTS: Between June 2017 and January 2018, 27 Chartrounds India sessions were completed, led by 21 different specialists (representing 10 centers in India) and covering 11 different disease sites/topics. A total of 240 members from 126 centers (private: 56%; teaching: 36%; public: 8%) across 24 states/territories participated in ≥1 session. Of the 240 members who participated in ≥1 session, 159 (66%) participated in ≥2 sessions and 60 (25%) participated in ≥5 sessions. The average number of participants per session was 34 (range, 13-72). On average, 80% of respondents rated the sessions as high or very high quality; 87% and 95% agreed or strongly agreed that the time was used effectively and that the sessions were relevant to daily practice, respectively. Seventy-six percent agreed or strongly agreed that the sessions will result in a change in their practice. The average feedback survey response rate was 32% (range, 17%-49%). CONCLUSIONS: Chartrounds has proven to be an effective resource for US-based radiation oncologists, and our initial experience with Chartrounds India suggests that an online platform for radiation oncology case review and education can be successfully implemented globally with use of local disease site experts.
PURPOSE: Chartrounds (www.chartrounds.com) was established in the United States in 2010 as a web-based platform for radiation oncologists to review cases with leading disease-site experts. However, the need for access to experts for peer review and education is not unique to the United States, and the Chartrounds platform was therefore adapted for improved global reach. Chartrounds was first expanded to India, and herein we report our initial experience with this initiative. METHODS AND MATERIALS: The US Chartrounds platform was adapted to create Chartrounds India (ind.chartrounds.com). Through collaboration with the Association of Radiation Oncologists of India, India-based specialists were recruited, and the association's membership list was used to announce sessions to potential participants. RESULTS: Between June 2017 and January 2018, 27 Chartrounds India sessions were completed, led by 21 different specialists (representing 10 centers in India) and covering 11 different disease sites/topics. A total of 240 members from 126 centers (private: 56%; teaching: 36%; public: 8%) across 24 states/territories participated in ≥1 session. Of the 240 members who participated in ≥1 session, 159 (66%) participated in ≥2 sessions and 60 (25%) participated in ≥5 sessions. The average number of participants per session was 34 (range, 13-72). On average, 80% of respondents rated the sessions as high or very high quality; 87% and 95% agreed or strongly agreed that the time was used effectively and that the sessions were relevant to daily practice, respectively. Seventy-six percent agreed or strongly agreed that the sessions will result in a change in their practice. The average feedback survey response rate was 32% (range, 17%-49%). CONCLUSIONS: Chartrounds has proven to be an effective resource for US-based radiation oncologists, and our initial experience with Chartrounds India suggests that an online platform for radiation oncology case review and education can be successfully implemented globally with use of local disease site experts.
Authors: Y Helen Zhang; Elaine Cha; Kathleen Lynch; Renee Gennarelli; Jeffrey Brower; Michael V Sherer; Daniel W Golden; Susan Chimonas; Deborah Korenstein; Erin F Gillespie Journal: J Med Imaging Radiat Oncol Date: 2022-06-01 Impact factor: 1.667