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Vienna, Austria

ESTRO 2023

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Monday
May 15
15:00 - 16:15
Strauss 2
The possibility to improve patient care is endless. (Some) initiatives to integrate into radiotherapy departments of the future
Angela Botticella, France;
Pierre Montay-Gruel, Belgium
Modern medicine, and especially oncology, focuses more and more on the patient as an individual, both in terms of treatment and management of the quality of life. Despite all efforts done every day by caretakers, more initiatives can still be integrated into radiotherapy departments to improve patient care. This session aims at identifying some of these initiatives in the field of radiobiology, clinical research, treatment, and quality of life of cancer survivors. It will highlight several new aspects of patient care, including: benefiting from an active preclinical and clinical research, taking into consideration diversity and inclusion or survivor follow-up.  
Symposium
Young
15:36 - 15:54
The person in front of us: Complete care for all skin reactions in radiotherapy
Naman Julka-Anderson, United Kingdom
SP-0846

Abstract

The person in front of us: Complete care for all skin reactions in radiotherapy
Authors:

Naman Julka-Anderson1

1Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, Radiotherapy, London, United Kingdom

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Abstract Text

There continues to be inequality within radiotherapy skin care assessment. This talk aims to highlight differences in how radiation induced skin reactions present across all skin tones while introducing more inclusive terminology to describe reactions. This terminology will be presented with methods of identifying reactions using touch rather than relying on visualising alone. By using a combination of touch and visuals, patient reported outcomes have the potential to empower patients and healthcare practitioners to work together to identify reactions earlier and provide earlier management. This presentation will introduce anti-racist education to ensure all patients are treated with a person-centred approach to tackle this health inequality.