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Leadership in the radiation therapy profession: The importance of understanding the potential benefits and theoretical perspectives
- Source :
- Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. 51:535-539
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- The incorporation of leadership concepts is at the forefront of agendas to advance the quality of patient care and innovation in many healthcare professions. In this Commentary, the authors draw upon evidence from the literature to discuss the theoretical perspectives of leadership and potential value in radiation therapy practice. For the patients to be provided with safe and high-quality treatment, continuous change and improvement are necessary. Leadership has the potential to influence behaviour change for practitioners and core organisational culture. Several leadership styles such as the transformational leadership can be applied to achieve a higher level of patient care and improve the likelihood of enhancing quality and efficiency in healthcare. These are also paramount to the success of radiation therapy practice. Hence, a higher priority should be placed on developing leadership in the Radiation Therapist (RT) workforce and educating new graduates of the potential benefits.
- Subjects :
- Value (ethics)
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education
Organizational culture
030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Health care
Humans
Leadership style
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Quality (business)
health care economics and organizations
media_common
Radiotherapy
Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
business.industry
Radiation Therapist
Organizational Culture
Organizational Innovation
Leadership
Transformational leadership
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
Workforce
Engineering ethics
business
Psychology
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19398654
- Volume :
- 51
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....248b7bf6247316940356eb010d5e9257
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2020.09.008