Great news for radiotherapy centres across Canada: CPQR self-audit tools are back! Since their launch in 2020, these tools have helped radiation treatment programs across Canada measure their alignment with nationally-validated quality indicators and drive meaningful program improvement.
Topic: Quality and safety
Since its creation in 2010, the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR) has made meaningful progress in advancing quality and safety in radiotherapy across Canada. Through close collaboration with provincial cancer agencies and programs, CPQR has developed pan-Canadian guidelines, led…
Nobody wants to see the delivery of life-saving radiotherapy treatment disrupted, for any reason. Unfortunately, cyberattacks, environmental hazards and technical failures are among the numerous unplanned interruptions that can and do happen and can lead to prolonged downtime.
These disruptions…
The pan-Canadian Quality Assurance in Radiopharmaceutical Therapy (pCQRT) advisory committee — one of CAPCA’s standing committees — recently met to set its upcoming priorities.
This marks the committee’s first multi-year work plan and outlines how pCQRT will help support safe,…
Join the Pan-Canadian Cancer Data Strategy: Pan-Canadian RT Data Harmonization Project Webinar. There are two sessions to choose from.
The National System of Incident Reporting – Radiation Treatment (NSIR-RT) is a tool developed by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) and the Canadian Partnership for Quality Radiotherapy (CPQR), now a standing committee of CAPCA, that allows participating radiotherapy…
