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Radiation Oncology Institutes seeks proposals on conducting research needs assessment
Fairfax, VA
Thursday, March 04, 2010
The Radiation Oncology Institute (ROI) has issued a request for proposals to conduct a national research needs assessment for radiation oncology. The results obtained through this national assessment will be the main tool ROI will use to set the national research needs agenda and frame its research priorities. These priorities will then be used by ROI to determine its research projects.
"In order for the Radiation Oncology Institute to establish a credible national research agenda, set priorities for fulfilling the agenda, and formulate sophisticated processes to implement research for the profession, it is important for the us to conduct a full-scale evaluation of research needs across the radiation oncology profession and other related industries," said Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., FASTRO, President of the ROI Board of Trustees. "We intend to retain a third party to conduct this needs assessment to ensure objectivity in the process."
ROI hopes that through this RFP process they will be able to identify a vendor who can perform a baseline needs assessment through a variety of methods including interviews, focus groups and surveys of thought leaders in radiation oncology.
For more details, the full RFP can be found online at www.roinstitute.org. Applications are due to the ROI headquarters on April 16, 2010.
The Radiation Oncology Institute was established to develop innovative ways of enhancing the profile of radiation oncology in the world cancer community and prepare the specialty for the future. For more information, visit www.roinstitute.org.
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"In order for the Radiation Oncology Institute to establish a credible national research agenda, set priorities for fulfilling the agenda, and formulate sophisticated processes to implement research for the profession, it is important for the us to conduct a full-scale evaluation of research needs across the radiation oncology profession and other related industries," said Theodore S. Lawrence, M.D., Ph.D., FASTRO, President of the ROI Board of Trustees. "We intend to retain a third party to conduct this needs assessment to ensure objectivity in the process."
ROI hopes that through this RFP process they will be able to identify a vendor who can perform a baseline needs assessment through a variety of methods including interviews, focus groups and surveys of thought leaders in radiation oncology.
For more details, the full RFP can be found online at www.roinstitute.org. Applications are due to the ROI headquarters on April 16, 2010.
The Radiation Oncology Institute was established to develop innovative ways of enhancing the profile of radiation oncology in the world cancer community and prepare the specialty for the future. For more information, visit www.roinstitute.org.
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Beth Bukata
Assistant Director of Communications
American Society for Radiation Oncology
Fairfax, VA
703-839-7332
