Gillian Thomas: Presidential Symposium Introduction and Session 1: Clinical Applications of Platinum-Based Chemo-Radiation: Selection, Sequencing and Scheduling
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PRES
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PRES100E
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Gillian Thomas, Radiation Oncologist, Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center
• Responsible for the overall activity of the department including the clinical, academic, research and educational functions.
In my administrative/management role as Head of the Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook & Women’s College Health Science Centre/Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre and Head of the Radiation Program at Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, I was responsible, with the help of an administrative assistant, for the full operation and budget of the program. The program is the largest in the Centre, having approximately 220 employees, of which 23 physicians were direct reports to the head as were 2 managers of the physics and radiotherapy departments. As Head, I was part of the senior management team for the TSRCC and SWC. I was directly involved in defining the Centre’s vision, strategic planning, developing and managing changes in operations, setting annual program and Centre budgets and allocation of resources. Quality assurance programs and continuous quality improvement were part of my mandate.
At the provincial level, I was responsible, with the heads of radiation for the other CCO Centres and other senior radiation management personnel, for developing strategic directions for provincial radiotherapy programs.