Radiation Nation

Radiation Nation is dedicated to improving cancer care globally. Moderates #radonc journal club. Content by @HinaSaeedMD @IanJPereira @subatomicdoc & more!

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[Matthew Katz, MD 🇺🇸🟦 @subatomicdoc]

Merry Christmas! We have a gift to share w/you for – a
radiation oncology tool to create & name (DICOM-RT), TG-263 compatible structure sets to planning cancer treatments for your patients.

A #radonc #medphys thread 1/

The @IJROBP article here:
https://t.co/YZLAtd8xoc

[Prof Ananya💙 @achoud72.bsky.social @achoud72]

@subatomicdoc @cd_fuller @bluesky @Rad_Nation Agree - let's go for the whole of oncology including supportive care

[Idalid "Ivy" Franco MD MPH @IvyRadOncMD]

@RadOncDoc_Niema @IanJPereira @Rad_Nation @dr_dominicana @PranshuMohindra @SorenBentzen @UMarylandRadOnc @DrHut10 @SprakerMDPhD @GitaSuneja It is also great that it is not just data for the sake of data. The questions are detailed and allow us to start thinking about interventions and policy changes to address the needs of our communities. #RadOnc #JC

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@IvyRadOncMD @ePatientDave @jillfeldman4 @DebMaskens @paspears88 @NicholasZaorsky @jryckman3 @d_golden @S_AvilaM @pilarortegamd @Ichik123 @RO_Institute These look amazing!

Have they been studied to assess impact (to provide more #HealthEquity data)?

[Radiation Nation @Rad_Nation]

Especially for any patients and their family joining in the discussion - T4 - what #HealthEquity concepts are important to you for radiation treatment?

#RadOnc #JC T4 #PatientsIncluded

c @ePatientDave @jillfeldman4 @DebMaskens @paspears88 #lcsm #bcsm #gyncsm #btsm #hcldr #hcsm

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T4. #PatientsIncluded: What health equity issues are important for patients undergoing radiation treatment?

#RadOnc #JC

[Idalid "Ivy" Franco MD MPH @IvyRadOncMD]

@Rad_Nation @ePatientDave @jillfeldman4 @DebMaskens @paspears88 @NicholasZaorsky @jryckman3 Yes. Actually work from our group @d_golden @S_AvilaM @pilarortegamd @Ichik123 @RO_Institute working on Spanish site-specific CEBRE guides which are available in both English and Spanish to downtown: https://t.co/OflXZlPvJ1
#RadOnc #JC

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@dr_dominicana TY for joining us and sharing your insights!!

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We have a few minutes to go, please feel free to comment on any of the topics, or drop your Closing Thoughts (CTs).

#RadOnc #JC CT

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#RadOnc #JC T5 - solutions on #HealthEquity in #RadiationOncology

[Jane Maher💙also on Bluesky @Maherjane]

@Rad_Nation https://t.co/8IJYxa9I1q

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#RadOnc #JC T5 - solutions

(I wish more centres had this)

[Jane Maher💙also on Bluesky @Maherjane]

@Rad_Nation Collaborative programme with a charity ( including a major cancer centre ) in Glasgow where all patients have a brief holistic needs assessment and links with a range of charities and statutory bodies to meet needs

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#RadOnc #JC #GreatQuestion

[Join Y. Luh, MD (he/him/dude/他) @j_luh]

@Rad_Nation @dr_dominicana @PranshuMohindra @SorenBentzen @UMarylandRadOnc I'm intrigued that Black patients were more likely to be single, resulting in less family support (ie, transportation, stress, financial support). Does being single lead to these unmet needs or are these unmet needs a barrier to getting married?

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#RadOnc #JC T5

[Join Y. Luh, MD (he/him/dude/他) @j_luh]

@Rad_Nation @dr_dominicana @PranshuMohindra @SorenBentzen @UMarylandRadOnc In the United States, Medicaid may be a driver of health inequity. Medicaid beneficiaries tend to be non-white and denied equal access to elite cancer institutions. Until Medicaid beneficiaries have the freedom to choose where they go, we won't see #healthequity

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@RadOncDoc_Niema Site-specific, but not for all sites or treatment pathways.

[Niema Razavian, MD @RadOncDoc_Niema]

On the topic of navigators, curious 🤔 about ppls experiences. Do you have access to…#radonc #jc @Rad_Nation

[Melissa Vyfhuis, MD, PhD @dr_dominicana]

@Rad_Nation @PranshuMohindra @SorenBentzen Achieving health equity is a battle fought on many fronts - some key changes @UMarylandRadOnc include fostering a more inclusive workplace, helping faculty with implicit bias, creating a cancer pain clinic, adopting hypofractionated regimens in our guidelines. #radonc #jc

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@PranshuMohindra @dr_dominicana @SorenBentzen @IJROBP @UMarylandRadOnc Thanks for joining us and making this happen - we look forward to your contributions in both spaces!

[Melissa Vyfhuis, MD, PhD @dr_dominicana]

@Rad_Nation CT: It’s not enough to just describe the problem, we have to engage in evolving, practical, clinical interventions that help attain health equity. Fostering a #radonc environment that is inclusive, is low-hanging fruit that will translate to improved patient care. #DEI #jc

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The formal portion of the #RadOnc #JC may be over for this month, but feel free to use BOTH tags to continue the discussion, anytime :)

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And TY especially to the entire #RadOnc #JC community, #PatientsIncluded, for sharing your insight and collaboration for the future for #HealthEquity and beyond.

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