E173: Sophie Lambert and Georgia Azzopardi - Radioactive Iodine Treatment

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Trigger Warning: This episode discusses cancer and its treatment.

Episode 174: Part of the living with and beyond Series (Part 54).

Description: In this educational episode, Naman Julka-Anderson and Jo McNamara sit down with Georgia Azzopardi and Sophie Lambert, to discuss radioactive iodine treatment, from both a therapeutic radiographers perspective and a patients perspective.

CPD Reflection Points:

Reflect upon how we ensure that patients fully understand the long-term side effects of RAI.
Reflect upon how we can consistently assess and address the emotional and psychosocial impact of isolation protocols following RAI treatment, particularly for vulnerable or anxious patients?
In what ways can we improve follow-up care and multidisciplinary collaboration to monitor and manage delayed or less visible side effects, such as secondary malignancies?

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Links from the Episode:

Rad Chat Episode with Sophie Lambert https://radchat.transistor.fm/episodes/bonus-episode-sophie-lambert-and-rebecca-drake-non-hodgkin-s-lymphoma
Cancer Research radioactive iodine treatment https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/treatment/radiotherapy/internal/radioactive-liquid-treatment/radioactive-iodine-therapy
Macmillan radioactive iodine treatment https://www.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-information-and-support/treatments-and-drugs/radioactive-iodine-for-thyroid-cancer
NHS thyroid cancer https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/thyroid-cancer/
National Cancer Institute thyroid cancer https://www.cancer.gov/types/thyroid/patient/thyroid-treatment-pdq

Research links from the Episode:

Podcasting for sharing experiences https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40528263/

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Credits: Music and jingle credits: Dr. Ben Potts and Adam Cooke.

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