“Keyboard Warrior”: In Conversation With Dr. Riccardo Bertolo

Accelerator Dr. Simul Parikh hosts urologist Dr. Riccardo Bertolo, MD, PhD, first author of a recent article on late toxicities of radiotherapy for prostate cancer: 

Real-World Burden and Management of Late Genitourinary Toxicity After Prostate Radiotherapy: Insights from IRRADIaTE, the Italian Registry of Radiotherapy-Associated Disorders and Urological Treatment & Evaluation

Online discussion about this article was... divisive.

Simul and Riccardo discuss the motivation behind the study, some limitations, and Riccardo's experience using AI for the visual abstract.

They share experiences working with urology and radiation oncology, discuss training, and explore patient selection for surgery or radiation. 

Finally, importantly, they discuss physicians as keyboard warriors, peer engagement, and social media in medicine. 

The Accelerators Podcast is a Photon Media production. For more from Matt, visit his website. For more from Simul, visit his blog, Radiation Medicine: Dollars and Sense.