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cord-273119-jfy0iviy	Julka-Anderson, Naman	How COVID-19 is testing and evolving our communication skills	2020-06-25		.txt	text/plain	2275	137	68	In UK radiotherapy departments, radiation therapist (review radiographer)-led clinics moved to telephone-based clinics to reduce the time spent by patients in a hospital environment. The pandemic has forced patients to slow down and really focus on themselves which has led to picking up physical and mental health changes earlier. As a radiation therapist (therapeutic radiographer) and member of the radiotherapy review team, I see patients throughout their radiotherapy treatments to address their physical and emotional side effects. Those of us in the radiotherapy review team have changed to telephone appointments to minimize time spent by patients in a hospital environment. Telephone reviews aren't a new process within healthcare (4); oncology teams use telephone triage when patients report treatment related side effects. In my opinion, radiotherapy reviews are more in depth than triage calls as they cover all aspects of a patient's care and side effects to help them live with and beyond cancer.	./cache/cord-273119-jfy0iviy.txt	./txt/cord-273119-jfy0iviy.txt