Radiation therapy plays a critical role in the treatment of many types of gynecologic cancer. This webinar will explain the rationale behind radiation treatment for gynecologic malignancies, different treatment modalities (including both external beam radiation therapy and brachytherapy), as well as how to care for patients undergoing radiation therapy. Nursing care will be covered in-depth, with a special emphasis on patient education and side effect management. This webinar will focus heavily on external beam radiation therapy. The second part to this webinar covers brachytherapy in depth.Watch Part II: Gynecologic Brachytherapy: Fundamentals of Nursing Care
Recorded on March 27, 2024Duration approximately 1 hourYou 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.