Description:

The Psychosocial Impacts of Radiation Tattooing for Breast Cancer Patients
Marcia Smoke, RTT, ACT, MSc Adjunct Professor, School of Interdisciplinary Science, McMaster University
Yueying (Lucy) Chen, Student BMRSc, Mohawk College: Mohawk-McMaster Medical Radiation Sciences Program

Objectives:

• Recognize the radiation therapists’ views on tattoo-less and body marker-less positioning techniques. Discuss methods to minimize radiation tattoo stigma.
• Describe how to educate radiation therapists on the psychosocial effects of tattoos.
• Explore how to support patients who may experience negative psychosocial impacts from radiation tattoos.

This session will be 20 minutes, with 5 minutes of Q&A

Prostate SBRT: Local Experience and the Patient's perspective
Dr. Holly Campbell,Radiation Oncologist,Horizon Health Network
Rev. Dr. Neville Gosman, Patient Partner

In this session we will review the evidence for and advantages of prostate SBRT from both the Radiation Oncologist's and Patient's perspective.

Objectives:

• To briefly review the evidence for prostate SBRT
• To discuss the experience with prostate SBRT in Saint John, New Brunswick
• To present the patient's perspective after having received prostate SBRT

This session will be 20 minutes, with 5 minutes of Q&A

Approved for 1 Category A Credit