are you the one dropping the ball? - aapm
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Are you the one dropping the ball?Tools, tips and tricks for improving workplace efficiency in the clinical and research setting
#AAPMCOMP2020
Track 6, Wednesday 11:30-12:30 EST
Parminder S. Basran, Luc Beaulieu, Thor Bjarnason
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Learning Objectives
By the end of this session, we hope you will be able to
โข Have a better understanding of precisely what changes they can
make in their clinical, research, and/or administration environments
to be more productive and efficient.
โข Hear from โexpertsโ and colleagues on tips and tricks on how to be
more efficient in managing their knowledge acquisition and
retention, email, calendar, tasks, and projects.
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Outline for today
1. Presentations (~10-15 minutes each)
โ Parminder: From the โprocrastination equationโ to โgetting things doneโ
โ Luc: Tools, tips and tricks for improving research productivity
โ Thor: IT Locked you down? Tips for improving clinical productivity using typical health authority infrastructure
2. Share results of Questions and Q/A (15 minutes)
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โProcrastination Equationโ to โGetting Things Doneโ
Parminder S. Basran, PhD, FCCPM
Associate Research Professor
Cornell University โ College of Veterinary Medicine
7/21/2020
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Generally, it is the โrateโ of output per unit of input.
What is โproductivityโ
What is the output?
โข Number of QA Tasks completed?
โข Number of papers and grants submitted?
โข Your salary increment or professional standing?
โข Increased level of confidence and acceptance in your workplace?
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โข Knowledge base
โข Skill set
โข Time
โข Access to tools which facilitate productivity
โ Software/hardware/books/etc.,
โข An environment conducive to โproductivityโ
โ An environment free from distractions
โ Environmental factors
โข Support from colleagues and leaders
โข Opportunities to learn and grow
What else affects productivity? Promotors / Impeders
Competency
NoLack of
LittleFew
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From: "Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: "Subject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
Example
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From: "Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: "Subject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
ExampleWhat? We JUST FINISHED
introducing a lung trial last
month that has NO
PATIENTS ENROLLED!
That gobbled up a month of
my life!
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From: "Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: "Subject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
ExampleWhat? We JUST FINISHED
introducing a lung trial last
month that has NO PATIENTS
ENROLLED! That gobbled up a
month of my life!
SFTP issues again?
Manโฆ I donโt want
to deal with IT issues
AGAIN!
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From: "Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: "Subject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
ExampleWhat? We JUST FINISHED
introducing a lung trial last
month that has NO PATIENTS
ENROLLED! That gobbled up a
month of my life!
SFTP issues again? Manโฆ I
donโt want to deal with IT issues
AGAIN! Our dosimetrists
are going to
KILL ME!
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From: "Date: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: "Subject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
ExampleWhat? We JUST FINISHED
introducing a lung trial last
month that has NO PATIENTS
ENROLLED! That gobbled up a
month of my life!
SFTP issues again? Manโฆ I
donโt want to deal with IT issues
AGAIN!
Planning is going to KILL ME!But.. Clinical trials
are important...
Where is my MOJO?
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https://procrastinus.com/piers-steel/theories-of-procrastination/
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
What else affects productivity? Procrastination Equation
The thing you expect to
achieve ($, Papers, etc)
How important the
expectancy is to YOU
The time between starting
the task/project and
obtaining the expectancy
Divergence from the expectancy
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Factors affecting motivation in helping on a clinical trial:
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
What else affects productivity? Procrastination
Better patient outcomesBetter patient outcomes
are important to me
How long will it take to
know the final result?
What about the other competing
clinical trial?
Is there another on the way?
Squirrel!
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https://procrastinus.com/piers-steel/theories-of-procrastination/
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
What else affects productivity? Procrastination Equation
In complex environments
like healthcare and
academics, these things tend
to remain constant
In complex environments
like healthcare and
academics, these things DO
NOT remain constant
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From: โDr. XXโDate: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: โPhysicistโSubject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
Example
Motivation
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From: โDr. XXโDate: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: โPhysicistโSubject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
Example
MotivationFrom: "PhysicistโDate: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:15 AMTo: "Dr. XXโSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Hi Dr XX,
That sounds interesting! Has it gone through REB yet?
Cheers,P
Value
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From: โDr. XXโDate: Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 10:13 PMTo: โPhysicistโSubject: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder,
The lung site team is excited about a new clinical trial which we hope to add to our list of available options for patients. The trial uses a non-standard dose per fraction and has a lot of contouring. We are a bit worried about all the work that might be downloaded to the dosimetrists. Are you available to help us stick-handle the issues so we can start the trial?
Oh, do you have access to this? The study says the followingโฆI have no clue what theyโre talking aboutโฆ๐
โStudies must be downloaded via SFTP to our local servers. Details are noted in Appendix Cโ
Regards,Dr. XX
Example
MotivationFrom: "PhysicistโDate: Tuesday, September 17, 2015 at 10:15 AMTo: "Dr. XXโSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Hi Dr XX,
That sounds interesting! Has it gone through REB yet?
Cheers,P
Value
From: "Dr. XXDate: Tuesday, September 21, 2019 at 11:16 AMTo: "PhysicistโSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder
Weโre in the process of getting this completed. But in the mean time, can we get started on some of the preliminaries?
Dr XX
From: "PhysicistDate: Tuesday, September 17, 2015 at 10:15 AMTo: "Dr. XXSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Hi Dr XX,
That sounds interesting! Has it gone through REB yet?
Cheers,P
Impulsiveness
QR
CODE
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From: โPhysicistโDate: Tuesday, September 21, 2019 at 11:20 AMTo: "Dr XXโSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Sure.. please send me latest protocol and Iโll give it a read. Until the REB is approved however, I am reluctant to put a lot of energy into this. Please keep me up to date on the status and once itโs approved, lets meet.
P
From: "Dr. XXDate: Tuesday, September 21, 2019 at 11:16 AMTo: "PhysicistSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder
Weโre in the process of getting this completed. But in the mean time, can we get started on some of the preliminaries?
Dr XX
Example
Value Time
QR
CODE
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From: โPhysicistโDate: Tuesday, September 21, 2019 at 11:20 AMTo: "Dr XXโSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Sure.. please send me latest protocol and Iโll give it a read. Until the REB is approved however, I am reluctant to put a lot of energy into this. Please keep me up to date on the status and once itโs approved, lets meet.
P
From: "Dr. XXDate: Tuesday, September 21, 2019 at 11:16 AMTo: "PhysicistSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Hi Parminder
Weโre in the process of getting this completed. But in the mean time, can we get started on some of the preliminaries?
Dr XX
Example
From: "Dr XXDate: Tuesday, October 31, 2019 at 12:21 PMTo: "PhysicistโSubject: Re: New clinical trial
Trials has REB approval. Are you free next week?
Value Time
Time !
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๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
What else affects productivity? Procrastination
Love itโฆ or leave it
Balance under- and over-
confidence
Control internal and
external distractionsGood things come to
those who wait
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Let us explore how the pandemic has affected YOUR productivity
Identify the primary function of your current employment. โข Academic MP
โ Writing grants, performing research, etc., โข Teaching MP
โ Supervising residents, providing lectures, etc., โข Clinical MP
โ Performing QA test, checking charts, conducting radiation safety, etc.โข Leadership
โ Strategic planning, recruitment/retention,
How has the pandemic affected your productivity?
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Consider a specific duty or task (expectancy) that you
regularly perform in your role as a Medical Physicist.
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
For that duty or task, the pandemic
has changed the nature of that
expectancy. (SA-SD)
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Consider a specific duty or task (expectancy) that you
regularly perform in your role as a Medical Physicist.
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
The value I place in that task has
changed (SD โ SA)
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Consider a specific duty or task (expectancy) that you
regularly perform in your role as a Medical Physicist.
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
My degree of impulsiveness (internal/external
distractions) has changed as result of the
pandemic. (SD-SA)
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Consider a specific duty or task (expectancy) that you
regularly perform in your role as a Medical Physicist.
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
Delays have increased while achieving /
completing task/projects as a result of the
pandemic (SD- SA)
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Consider a specific duty or task (expectancy) that you
regularly perform in your role as a Medical Physicist.
๐๐๐๐ผ๐๐ด๐๐ผ๐๐ =๐ธ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ฆ โ ๐๐๐๐ข๐
๐ผ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ ๐ท๐๐๐๐ฆ
Finally, overall motivation to complete ALL
tasks has DECREASED as a result of the
pandemic
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Getting things doneโฆ next!
HOW can we be more productive?