Rapid listening: Recent Episodes
eviQ Education
Join us for our new podcasting series, Rapid listening, produced by eviQ Education. The series is hosted by Lisa McLean, team lead and content author for eviQ Education and former radiation therapist. Gain insight into a range of cancer topics as Lisa chats with a variety of experts and professionals working in cancer care. We’ll ask the questions, all you need do is sit back and relax whilst we deliver information, facts and tips from the experts, straight to you.
In this Rapid Listening episode, we hear from Kirsten Thompson,National Management Consultant from NT Health who shares her experience with a patient having a hypersensitivity reaction.
In this Rapid Listening episode we hear from Dr Felicity Hudson, Research and Development Radiation Therapist at Liverpool and Macarthur Cancer Therapy Centres. Listen as she shares her experiences in managing complex cases of patients with CIEDs undergoing radiation therapy and the importance of employing a multidisciplinary approach.
In this Rapid Listening episode we hear from Dr Daniel Cehic, Cardiologist and Chief Medical Officer of Cardiology Genesis Care in Australia. Listen as he shares his experiences in managing complex cases of patients with CIEDs undergoing radiation therapy and the importance of employing a multidisciplinary approach.
In this Rapid Listening, we hear real life clinical case studies from Erica Smeaton, National Nurse Manager at Lymphoma Australia who shares her experience with caring for patients undergo CAR T-cell therapy.
A real life clinical case study from a Paediatric Fellow at Westmead Children's Hospital who shares their experience identifying, assessing and caring for a patient with cytokine release syndrome.
Listen to this case study with Renate Jolly to learn more about real life cases of MPE. Renate talks about her clinical experience in identifying a patient with MPE, nursing assessment and intervention, as well as how she applies these clinical skills in different clinical settings.
Listen to this case study with Brooke Barrett to learn more about real life cases of MSCC. Brooke talks about her clinical experience in identifying a patient with MSCC, nursing assessment and intervention, as well as how she applies these clinical skills in different clinical settings.
In this episode we’re learning all about cancer genetics. Lisa is joined by Rachel Williams, a senior genetic counsellor, specialising in cancer genetics. Rachel and Lisa discuss the role of geneticists and genetic counsellors as members of the multidisciplinary team, outline what genetic testing involves and how it can impact treatment options and identify some cancers where genetics may play a role.
We know that some communities in NSW experience higher cancer risk and poorer outcomes, so what we can do reach them? In this episode we hear from Sheetal Challam, Multicultural Strategic Advisor at the Cancer Institute NSW. She tells us how to develop resources, co-design with our consumers, and deliver a successful culturally appropriate campaign. This episode is a live recording from a Forum held with the NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service.
In our welcome episode Lisa is joined by Christopher Horn, Program manager of the National Bowel Cancer screening program for NSW and former radiation therapist. Lisa and Chris reflect on the challenges of working in the clinical environment, chat about their experiences transitioning out of clinical and share what they’ve learnt from working in other areas of the health system, with some lessons from radiation oncology for good measure.
Join us at the 2019 Cancer Institute NSW Innovations conference to learn how remote video assist chemotherapy (RVAC) is improving cancer treatment experiences for people like Crystal, a breast cancer survivor from rural NSW. You’ll also hear from Cherie and Marnie, skilled cancer care professionals who share insight into all the benefits RVAC can offer.
In this episode we’re shining a light on blood cancers. Lisa is joined by Tejnei Vaishnav, haematology nurse and eviQ content author. Tej shines a light on the different types of blood cancers, their signs and symptoms and discusses the current and emerging treatment options for people with blood cancer including bone marrow transplant, CAR T cells and immunotherapy agents.
In this episode Lisa is joined by Dr Geeta Sandhu, cancer pharmacist and eviQ content author. Lisa and Geeta discuss complementary medicines and their potential impact on cancer treatments, explore some of the common interactions, outline some tips for counselling patients on complementary medicines and identify some supportive resources that you can refer to.