Jul 22

Palliative Care: End of Life

This is the third of three episodes on palliative care. In this episode, we review end of life care. We highlight the importance of discussing prognosis with patients, explore approaches to best estimate it, and introduce a structured framework around it. We define hospice care a ... Show More

38m 45s

Jul 8

Palliative Care: Procedures and GOC Conversations

This is the second of three episodes on palliative care and end of life. In this episode, we discuss procedural options for symptom management, the concept of advance care planning, and conversational frameworks for goals of care discussions. Join us for bi-weekly episodes or che ... Show More

17m 56s

Jun 24

Palliative Care: Intro and Symptom Management

This is the first of three episodes on palliative care and end of life. In this episode, we introduce the concept of palliative care - what it is, isn’t, and how to incorporate it. We also dive into common symptoms experienced by patients living with cancer, including pain, nause ... Show More

37m 6s

Nov 2024

Episode 122: AML Series, Pt 8 - AML Maintenance Therapies

This week, we continue our series focusing on acute myeloid leukemia. In this episode, we talk about maintenance therapies in AML.Episode contents: - A recap of cytarabine consolidation - Why do we do maintenance therapy?- What are hypomethylating agents and how do they work? - I ... Show More

33m 15s

May 2024

Episode 104: Colorectal Cancer Series, Pt. 6 - Colorectal Cancer Pharmacology

We have another guest joining us this week! Dr. Allison Schepers, PharmD, BCOP is a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist at the Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan where she focuses on GI, GU, and Thoracic malignancies! In this episode, Allison discusses the high yield po ... Show More

38m 36s

Sep 2020

End of life care

End of life care is specialised medical care for people with serious illness that focuses on the best quality of life for both the patient and their family. Oliver Minton, Macmillan Consultant, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital, Brighton, UK, gives us an overview of best pr ... Show More

14m 15s

Jul 2024

Episode 108: Colorectal Cancer Series, Pt. 10 - Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (Part 2)

This week, we round out our discussion on metastatic colorectal cancer, focusing on more targeted therapies for this disease. If you have not done so already, be sure to check out episode 107 for the first part of our metastatic colorectal cancer discussion.Contents: - What is th ... Show More

24m 34s

Mar 2025

Episode 131: VTE Series-Approach to workup and initial management

This week, we kick off a new, highly-anticipated and highly-requested series, covering venous thromboembolism (VTE). In this first episode, we discuss how we make the initial diagnosis and how we approach initial management. As a clinician, you will undoubtedly come across the ne ... Show More

1s

Jul 2024

Episode 107: Colorectal Cancer Series, Pt. 9 - Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (Part 1)

This week, we continue our discussion of colorectal cancer, turning our attention to metastatic disease, specifically for cancers without targetable mutations. If you have not done already, we highly recommend you check out episode 104 for our GI oncology pharmacology discussion! ... Show More

34m 37s

Oct 2024

Wisdom for Living While Navigating the Journey Towards Death with Kathryn Mannix

In this episode, Kathryn Mannix shares the wisdom she has gained as a palliative care expert for living while navigating the journey towards death. She explains how we can approach death with greater understanding and less fear and offers insights that challenge our common percep ... Show More

56m 6s

May 2024

Precision Medicine in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)

Join us for a discussion with Prof Paolo Ghia, MD, PhD, from Università Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan (Italy), as he explores how precision medicine is transforming CLL treatment. In this episode, discover how precision medicine is used daily in CLL to decide the best managemen ... Show More

21m 32s

Jun 2024

Episode 105: Colorectal Cancer Series, Pt. 7 - Management of Rectal Cancer

This week, we incorporate medical oncology back into our discussion with our Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Sanford, and our Surgical Oncologist, Dr. Bailey. We discuss how we approach the management of localized rectal cancer. Note that we will be heavily building off our discussions ... Show More

32m 55s

Nov 2024

Episode 121: AML Series, Pt 7 - AML Consolidation: Role of Allogeneic Transplant

This week, we continue our discussion on consolidation and maintenance therapies for AML, this time highlighting the role of allogeneic stem cell transplants. This episode builds on our prior episode, so if you have not listened to this just yet, we highly recommend doing so! Epi ... Show More

24m 46s

Vaginal Cancer