Thread by @CroakeyNews

Set to tweet now re final Friday #ASMIRT2023 session on Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity which will close with a discussion led by @DrYolandaSurjan on Women in Leadership, ft @AmandaBoldersto @lucindamorris23, Jess Biles, Angela Damm & @CMalamateniou

Session is hearing from @AmandaBoldersto on other findings from her PhD #ASMIRT2033

You can read our earlier story about her work, which has also included founding @QueeringCancer #ASMIRT2023

croakey.org/improving-canc…

Before coming out to healthcare profs, LGBT patients routinely ask themselves ‘what kind of reaction will I
get?’ and ‘will this impact my care?’: @AmandaBoldersto #ASMIRT2023

sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Coming out for patients can mean:

- health care profs can obtain appropriate health
information and give treatment advice
- patient is more comfortable with
providers
- patient is more satisfied with care

@AmandaBoldersto #ASMIRT2023

@AmandaBoldersto says queer people (patients & professionals) have to ‘come out’ over and over again, in “a continuous and contextual process” over the course of their lives — while never being sure what the reception or impact will be.

. @AmandaBoldersto's doctoral research investigated: what influences decisions regarding lesbian and gay
radiation therapists coming out at work?” #ASMIRT2023

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34340875/

Coming out usually happens when you feel safe and you want to be seen” – there’s a tension and overlap between both says @AmandaBoldersto #ASMIRT2023

#ASMIRT2023 @AmandaBoldersto

Some follow-up reading from/via @AmandaBoldersto :

Coming out at work: The rules jmirs.org/article/S1939-…

Disclosure in lesbian, gay and bisexual cancer care
bmccancer.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

#ASMIRT2023

Another great title for this #ASMIRT2023 session:

“DANMM that’s good!”: Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of the Deadly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nursing and Midwifery Mentoring (DANMM) Program – the journey so far

Dr Jess Biles & Angela Damm are sharing lessons from a mentoring proj to support Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander nurses/midwives.

@johnhewis says it's important for MRS where is also under-representation of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander practitioners

#ASMIRT2023

We hope to have more from Dr Jess Biles & Angela Damm in our #ASMIRT2023 coverage: on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander led research, cultural safety, cultural respect pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34618664/

Don't miss also @AlisonSBarrett who is also tweeting on the #ASMIRT2023 session on 'managing medicines shortages' with presentations by Nina Muscillo, Cath Brown and Michael Ryan, followed by a panel discussion

Another excellent #ASMIRT2023 presentation title:
"They Are Not That Smart!“: Leadership lessons from The Bunker by @lucindamorris23 who says she borrowed her tagline from a worthy leader talking re ‘imposter syndrome’: @MichelleObama

The 'bunker' in the title by the way is that radiation therapy machines (LINACs) are colloquially known as bunkers, because the room needs to be on the ground floor and lined with a good amount of lead. @lucindamorris23 #ASMIRT2023 #justsayin

. @lucindamorris23's view is that "people are not born leaders, having good leadership skills and traits is not innate," she told Croakey. "It's very much something that can and should be learned." #ASMIRT2023

Particularly in health care, "good leadership equals better patient care and better safety across the board", says @lucindamorris23 #ASMIRT2023. "So I see it as a professional responsibility, really, that everybody learns good leadership skills."

"It really involves mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration and teamwork to teach leadership to the next generation of medical radiation science professionals and foster that leadership pipeline." @lucindamorris23 #ASMIRT2023

. @lucindamorris23 says she came to leadership roles "very much by default than by design" - she chairs @TargetingCancer - a global awareness campaign to make sure people with cancer get access to radiotherapy, has so far reached 75m people #ASMIRT2023

. @lucindamorris23 told Croakey she had an outstanding mentor in @sandraturner49 - who, about 5 years ago, identified that leadership skills are partic important in cancer care, but that radiation oncologists were not being taught any skills in their training #ASMIRT2023

As part of her PhD, @sandraturner49 developed entire curriculum around l'ship, which has become the global Foundations of Leadership in Radiation Oncology course for doctors, nurses, radiation therapists, medical physicists, and scientists #ASMIRT2023
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36338012/

#ASMIRT20233 @lucindamorris23

"Whether you're a big L leader with the title of director/chair/CEO, or what's called a small l leader, who leads change within your group - both are really important and the skills can be learnt." @lucindamorris23 #ASMIRT2023

And good segue into #ASMIRT2023 Women in Leadership conversation, from @lucindamorris23

"We need people of all ages, cultural b'grounds, genders to bring different skills, attributes, perspectives, traits to leadership positions. There is not just one type of good leader & there's just huge amounts of data & research to prove". @lucindamorris23 #ASMIRT2023

Today's #ASMIRT2023 end-of-the-day panel discussion is on Women in Leadership, incl @AmandaBoldersto @lucindamorris23 @CMalamateniou (pic @ASMIRTorg)

Ahead of #ASMIRT, @CMalamateniou told Croakey:
"I feel passionate about supporting women in leadership. There are many more women in radiography than men – in the UK, the ratio is three to one – but the leadership positions are disproportionately held by men."