14 October 2026

Powerful, prolific and prevalent in everyday practice, pain is quite literally a sensitive topic that premiates all Medical Radiation Professions.

So if you've ever felt nervous about the nervous system - you're not alone - and it might be easier thank you think to understand how your patients process pain without having to become, comfortably numb.

Joining the RadPod studio for Ep.18 is Pain Physiotherapist and Pain Revolution Local Pain Educator, Sophie Shephard, and her sister, the Senior Radiographer at Logan Hospital in Queensland, Kate Dahlenburg, to share 'pain-free' learning you can use to navigate nerves in your profession.

From touchpoints on education, to the role of radiographers in understanding patient pain and pain practice, Sophie and Kate join Steve for an insightful, thought-provoking discussion to help more practitioners flip the script and translate patient pains, to wellbeing gains.

RadPod is the official podcast of the Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (ASMIRT) and is an exceptional educational and researchable resource for Medical Radiation Professionals such as radiographers, radiation therapists, nuclear medicine technologists and sonographers. RadPod is also CPD endorsed – endorsement number: ASMIRT – 003861

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