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Oncology Professional Care Conference:
Nia Roderick discusses the transition from newly qualified therapeutic radiographer into being a band 5 radiographer. 

https://www.oncologyprofessionalcare.co.uk/ 

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Samantha Bostock as part of the Workforce and Service Development (part 32).

Discussion about Sam’s career, radiotherapy late effects and how she set up a service to support her patients within her area.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) Reflect upon your practice regarding how you do/don’t discuss potential late effects with your patients,  how can you improve on this?

2) Reflect on the role of a therapeutic radiographer in supporting patients with radiotherapy late effects - what can/should we be doing? Consider skill mix/role development. 

3) How will you raise awareness of radiotherapy late effects within your workplace?

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Links from podcast:

Pelvic Radiation Disease Association (PRDA) best practice guidance: https://www.prda.org.uk/prd-best-practice-pathway/

Cheltenham late effects service: https://www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/about-us/news-media/press-releases-statements/new-radiotherapy-late-effects-service-for-gloucestershire/

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Lindsey Allan as part of the Education and Workforce Development series part 31.

Discussion about Lindsey’s role, the role of an oncology dietician, bowel obstructions and research.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) Reflect upon your practice - do you routinely weigh patients and ask them about their nutritional intake? 

2) Do you know what resources are available to help you to provide first line nutrition advice to your patients? Do you know how and when to refer to the dietitian?

3) Nutrition Impact symptoms can affect radiotherapy patients in many different ways - think about how the symptoms that affect your patients can affect their food intake and how you can help manage these.

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Links from podcast:

Royal Surrey Diet and Cancer Videos: www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk/dietandcancer

World Cancer Research Fund: https://www.wcrf-uk.org/healthy-eating/

Macmillan: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/impacts-of-cancer/healthy-eating-and-cancer

Cancer Research: https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-cancer/diet-and-cance

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Mary Oladele as part of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion series (part 6).

Discussion about Mary’s career, health inequalities and the charity Cancer Education UK she started.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 
1) reflect upon your practice when treating patients from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority or marginalised groups. 
2) how can you show awareness and empathy when treating patients who may have certain needs connected to their religious, ethnic or cultural background?

3) how could you improve the educational resources of your course to better reflect the diverse backgrounds of your patients?

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Links from podcast:

Government figures show that uptake of bowel, cervical and, in some cases, breast screening is lower among ethnic minorities than among their white counterparts. In ethnically diverse areas, the attendance of bowel screening is 38% compared to up to 58% in other areas, and women from ethnic minority groups are more than 50% less likely than white women to attend a cervical screening. [1]

[1] PHE Screening inequalities: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-population-screening-inequalities-strategy/phe-screening-inequalities-strategy

Triple negative breast cancer, an aggressive form of the disease, disproportionately affects black women [2]. Other cancers which, according to Cancer Research, are more prevalent in the black community are myeloma (a type of blood cancer), womb and stomach cancers, while both black and Asian people are at higher risk than white people of contracting liver cancer. Black men are twice as likely as white men to get prostate cancer in their lifetime [3], but, said Oladele: “Men from the BAME community struggle to self-refer to doctors when they first notice signs and symptoms, despite being in pain.”

[2] Breast Cancer Now: Triple Negative Breast Cancer: https://breastcancernow.org/information-support/facing-breast-cancer/diagnosed-breast-cancer/primary-breast-cancer/triple-negative-breast-cancer

[3] https://news.cancerresearchuk.org/2022/03/02/first-data-in-a-decade-highlights-ethnic-disparities-in-cancer/

Cancer Education UK: https://cancereducationuk.org/

Macmillan Cancer Support - Mind the Gap Report, Cancer Inequalities in London: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/_images/4057%20MAC%20Report%202017_tcm9-319858.pdf

Macmillan Cancer Support - No One Overlooked, Experiences of BME people affected by cancer: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/documents/aboutus/research/inclusionprojects/experiencesofbmepeople.pdf

The Guardian - Revealed: ‘disturbing’ race divide on cancer patients’ wait times in England: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/28/black-asian-people-wait-longer-cancer-diagnosis-england-than-white-people

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Natalie Woodward as part of Living With and Beyond Cancer Series (part 26).

Discussion about Natalie’s treatment pathway, living with and beyond cancer, and body image.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) read about pelvic exenteration surgery: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatments-and-drugs/pelvic-exenteration-for-women#:~:text=Pelvic%20exenteration%20is%20an%20operation,of%20the%20lower%20bowel%20(rectum) 

2) consider how to holistically support people going through Natalie’s treatment pathway.

3) reflect on how you approach conversations around fertility, sex and intimacy with people.

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Links from podcast:

Natalie Woodward: https://linktr.ee/NatWoodward 

St. Marks Hospital: https://www.stmarkshospital.nhs.uk/ 

Pelvic Exenteration: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatments-and-drugs/pelvic-exenteration-for-women#:~:text=Pelvic%20exenteration%20is%20an%20operation,of%20the%20lower%20bowel%20(rectum) and https://www.jostrust.org.uk/information/cervical-cancer/advanced-cancer/pelvic-exenteration/having-exenteration 

Trekstock Charity: https://www.trekstock.com/ 

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Clare Hutton as part of the leadership series (part 17).

Discussion about Clare’s career, being a radiotherapy department manager, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the highs and lows of management.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) Consider the CoR Education framework: https://www.sor.org/getmedia/b2f6bf07-668f-4155-950a-b9d96c48eae1/12604-CoR-ECF-Interactive-v9a.pdf 

2) Reflect on what leadership skills you have now and consider where you might need to develop.

3) Consider undertaking a 360 insights review: https://www.insights.com/products/insights-discovery-full-circle/. 

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Links from podcast:

CoR Education framework: https://www.sor.org/getmedia/b2f6bf07-668f-4155-950a-b9d96c48eae1/12604-CoR-ECF-Interactive-v9a.pdf 

Hull University Teaching Hospitals Radiotherapy: https://www.hey.nhs.uk/queens/services/radiotherapy/ 

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Leanne Patrick as part of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Series (Part 5).

Discussion about Gender Based Violence.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) Reflecting on your practice, can you identify any knowledge gaps that might present as a barrier to you asking about or knowing how to respond to disclosures of Gender Based Violence?

2) Take a look at this free course developed by Professor Parveen Ali on supporting victims of domestic violence: https://www.mooc-list.com/course/supporting-victims-domestic-violence-futurelearn

3) Familiarise yourself with local policies on supporting staff or patients who may be affected by GBV. 

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Links from podcast: 

The roles of nurses in identifying gender based violence: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jocn.16147 

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Amanda Webster as part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 30).

Discussion about Amanda’s career, PhD research and the young ESTRO track.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1)  Reflect if you are participating in research and trials currently in your own practice. How can you undertake research in your own practice?

2) How can you include the patient voice in your research?

3) How can you broaden your network? What working groups can you participate in?

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Links from podcast:

European Society of Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO) Young Committee: https://www.estro.org/About/ESTRO-Organisation-Structure/Committees/Young-Committee

Society of Radiographers (SoR) Clinical Academic Radiographer Guidance: https://www.sor.org/learning-advice/professional-body-guidance-and-publications/documents-and-publications/policy-guidance-document-library/clinical-academic-radiographer-guidance-for-the-su

University College London (UCL) Therapeutic Radiographer PhD School:  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/medical-physics-biomedical-engineering/study/postgraduate-research/therapeutic-radiography-mphilphd

Trinity College Dublin (TCD) MSc in Advanced Radiotherapy Practice: https://www.tcd.ie/medicine/radiation-therapy/postgraduate/msc.php

Radiotherapy Trials Quality Assurance (RTTQA) group: https://rttrialsqa.org.uk/#:~:text=The%20Radiotherapy%20Trials%20Quality%20Assurance,of%20treatment%20within%20clinical%20trials. 

British Institute of Radiology (BIR) Oncology & Radiotherapy: https://www.bir.org.uk/get-involved/special-interest-groups/bir-oncology-radiotherapy.aspx

National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) Clinical and Translational Radiotherapy Research Working Group (CTRad): https://www.ncri.org.uk/groups/radiotherapy-group/

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR): https://www.nihr.ac.uk/

NHS Health Research Authority Public Involvement: https://www.hra.nhs.uk/planning-and-improving-research/best-practice/public-involvement/

NHS England Patient and Public Involvement: https://www.england.nhs.uk/aac/what-we-do/patient-and-public-involvement/

A systematic review of motion management interventions affecting accuracy, motion and precision in patients receiving abdominal radiotherapy for hepatobiliary and pancreatic malignancies: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=277784

Development and results of a patient-reported treatment experience questionnaire on a 1.5T MR-Linac: https://www.ctro.science/article/S2405-6308(21)00057-4/fulltext

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Steph Edwards and Thailay Roscoe as part of the Education and Workforce Development Series (Part 29).

Discussion about Raducational and Social Prescribing.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) Reflecting on your practice, how do you think you can adapt it to meet the new HCPC updated standards of proficiency?

2) Read through the RSPH Social Prescribing Framework for AHPs (https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/resources/ahp-social-prescribing-frameworks.html). Where does your profession fit in on the scale? What actions can you take to implement this if you have not already?

3) What barriers do you foresee to implementing social prescribing into your clinical practice? Come up with solutions to how you would address each of these barriers.

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Links from podcast:

RSPH Social Prescribing Framework for AHPs - https://www.rsph.org.uk/our-work/resources/ahp-social-prescribing-frameworks.html

HCPC Updated Standards of Proficiency - https://www.hcpc-uk.org/news-and-events/news/2022/sop-revisions-aug-2022/ 

NHS Social Prescribing Student Champion scheme - https://www.spforall.org/ 

Personalised Care Institute free CPD courses - https://www.personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk/ 

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Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara catch up with Noelle Clerkin as part of the education and workforce development series (part 28).

Discussion about Noelle’s career, mammography, patient experience and future developments in mammography.

To use this podcast as CPD, look at these reflection points: 

1) look up how to check your chest: https://coppafeel.org/breast-cancer-info-and-advice/how-do-i-check/.

2) reflect on a patient’s experience of going for a mammogram. 

3) consider the advantages and disadvantages of radiographer led reporting.

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Links from podcast:

Contact info for research project: [email protected] and [email protected]

Detected X learning platform: https://detectedx.com 

Recent Publication: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2023.01.004

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