Brachytherapy is an integral and irreplaceable treatment for patients with many types of gynecologic cancers. While this treatment is well established and supported in the literature and best practices, resources for nurses and teams have been severely limited and have only recently started to be created. This 90 minute webinar is given from the perspective of a physician and a nurse that specialize in brachytherapy, with an in-depth focus on nursing care for patients receiving gynecologic brachytherapy. Other areas of brachytherapy will also be explored, such as critical factors in coordinating treatment schedules, bedside care during procedures, pain management and anesthesia considerations, and advice for nurses to train not only their patients but other nurses, team members and healthcare professionals throughout their facility for maximum success. Brachytherapy remains one of the most powerful tools in the treatment of gynecologic cancer, and this webinar will help provide foundational knowledge for anyone wishing to learn more about this incredible and invaluable nursing specialty and cancer treatment.
August 14, 2024 at 9:00 PM UTC (see all time zones)Duration approximately 90 minutesYou may already have an IGCS account and creating a new account is not required. If unsure of your login information, you may reset your information by selecting "Forgot Password" at login or contact education@igcs.org.
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Kayla Kafka-Peterson, RN, BSNNursing Supervisor II Radiation OncologyBrachytherapy Program Operations OversightUniversity of California Los Angeles (UCLA)USA
Puja Venkat, MDAssistant Clinical Professor, Radiation OncologyEquity, Diversity and Inclusion Co-ChairUniversity of California Los Angeles (UCLA)USA
This curriculum equips nurses with the necessary knowledge to provide evidence-based nursing care to women with gynecological cancer and empowers them to advocate for women to achieve best possible health outcomes.