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Red Journal Podcast August 1, 2022: Geriatric Cancer Care and the Process of Developing Novel Educational Curricula

2022/7/13
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This month, Dr. Lucinda Morris, Consultant Radiation Oncologist at St George & The Sutherland Hospital in New South Wales, Australia and expert in geriatric cancer care, and our Education and Profession Section Editor Dr. Paris Ann Ingledew, Department Head at the British Columbia Cancer Agency in Vancouver, Canada and expert in educational frameworks and curricula, join our Editor-in-Chief Dr. Sue Yom, to review a new article in this month’s issue led by Dr. Morris, "An International Expert Delphi Consensus to Develop Dedicated Geriatric Radiation Oncology Curriculum Learning Outcomes". We discuss the increasing importance of geriatric expertise in the practice of radiation oncology and potential solutions to the knowledge and education deficits in this area.