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1
Q

Which two organizations partnered together to form RO-ILS, the incident learning system for radiation oncology?

A

ASTRO and AAPM

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A process through which employees and the organization, as a whole, seek to understand any negative events, is an example of:

A

Incident Learning

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3
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The Joint commission:

a. is an organization dedicated to improving the quality of care in the healthcare setting.
b. requires accreditation for a facility in order for patients to receive treatment
c. is an independent, not-for-profit organization

A

A and C

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4
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_______ is consistent excellence in quality and safety across all services maintained over long periods of time

A

high reliability

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Why is there a need for incident learning in the field of radiation oncology?

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its essential to learn from incidents that have occurred to prevent them from happening again and implement steps that can aid in the prevention

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6
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Misadministration in the field of radiation therapy can lead to:

  1. underdosing
  2. overdosing
  3. death
A

all of the above

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Participants in a research study that differ substantially from the population:

  • can threaten external validity
  • is sampling bias
  • can threaten internal validity
  • is a weak variable
A

Can threaten external validity and is sampling bias

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8
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Reliability is about the accuracy of a measure, and validity is about the consistency of a measure?

A

False

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9
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randomized controlled trials have high internal validity and observational studies have low internal validity?

A

True

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10
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What is the description of Lean in Quality management program?

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Elimination of waste or inefficiencies by eliminating non-value-added activities from a given process

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What is the description of Total Quality Management in Quality management program?

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Integrated quality approach, managed by staff members to continually improve processes

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What is the description of Continous Quality improvement in Quality management program?

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seeks to improve operations, process, and activities in order to meet patients need in an efficient, consistent and cost-effective manner

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What is the description of six sigma in Quality management program?

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used to improve products or service by minimizing or eliminating variation in the process

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What is the description of Plan-Do-Study-Act in Quality management program?

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promotes small, rapid tests of change to improve a process or product incrementally

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15
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the research paper that you will be writing for this class might be considered?

A

Secondary Literature

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16
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All published journals are peer-reviewed?

A

False

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17
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in radiation oncology, which of the following fall under the umbrella of quality management:
A. Error management
B.Quality improvement
C. training 
D. process design
A

A, B and D

18
Q

which agency regulates the production of radiation?

A

FDA

19
Q

What is the first step in evidence-based medicine?

A

Identify the problem

20
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What is the second step in evidence-based medicine?

A

Search for evidence

21
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What is the third step in evidence-based medicine?

A

Appraise

22
Q

What is the fourth step in evidence-based medicine?

A

Apply (or not)

23
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What is the fifth step in evidence-based medicine?

A

Assess the impact

24
Q

The term _____ refers to the extent to which given everything that is known, a conclusion is reasonably accurate or true

A

Validity

25
Q

The acronym SAFRON stands for?

A

Safety reporting and learning system for radiation oncology

26
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a set of values, beliefs, and artifacts allowing workers to feel comfortable in raising concerns about safety, efficiency, quality,and reliability without concerns of retaliation/reprimand is:

A

Culture of Safety

27
Q

Which quality management program is the most widely used in healthcare?

A

Plan-do-study-act (PDSA)

28
Q

Authors provide peer-review status in their published articles?

A

False

29
Q

What type of articles in a peer reviewed publication may not be peer reviewed:

  1. Editorials
  2. Opinions
A

Both

30
Q

What is the definition of quality assurance?

A

a systematic action necessary to provide adequate confidence that a product or services will satisfy given requirements for quality

31
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What is the definition of quality audit?

A

the routine and continuous measurements and analysis of a process

32
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What is the definition of quality improvement?

A

ongoing evaluation of all aspects of care. focuses on problems and testing changes

33
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What is the definition of quality control?

A

operational techniques and activities that are used to fulfill requirements for quality

34
Q

_____ is the process of judging scientific merit of research

A

peer review

35
Q

The nuclear regulatory commission is a state agency that only regulates materials such as brachytherapy sources?

A

False

36
Q

Which quality management program views healthcare

A

Continuous quality improvement

37
Q

Evidence-based medicine should include research that yields high internal and external validity

A

True

38
Q

A mistake, no matter how small, should always be reported without fear of punitive actions?

A

True

39
Q

The purpose of a poster is to:

  • summarize interesting work
  • highlight new material in a field
  • offer a preview of future papers
  • recruit future employes
A

top 3

40
Q

in what stage of the PDSA improvement cycle is it determined the outcomes match the expectation?

A

Study

41
Q

The process of having literature peer-reviews is a form of quality control

A

True

42
Q

The extent to which a study’s finding can accurately be generalized to other populations and settings is known as

A

External Validity

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