E173: Sophie Lambert and Georgia Azzopardi - Radioactive Iodine Treatment

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses cancer and its treatment.

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

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​​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.  

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​​CPD Reflection Points:

1. ​​Reflect upon how we ensure that patients fully understand the long-term side effects of RAI. 
2. ​​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?
3. ​​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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