Results for 'cancer care'
Addressing the Impact of Prior Authorization on Access to Cancer Treatment
Drs. Nathan Pennell and Nancy Lin discuss emerging data on the growing problem of prior authorization and insurance denials in cancer care, their potentially harmful impact on patient outcomes, and what can be done to fix the problem.
Jun 8th • 26 mins listen
How Biosimilars Could Impact the Future of Cancer Care
Rowena Schwartz, PharmD, BCOP, associate professor of pharmacy at the University of Cincinnati, joins Deborah Struth, MSN, RN, ONS research associate, to discuss the rapid emergence of biosimilar products on the market and how they’ll impact the treatment of cancer. Learn more about what bio…
May 7th • 16 mins listen
Illuminating science for patients and healthcare professionals through plain language podcasts
patient engagement in podcasts, medical education podcasts, MedComms webinars, scientific communication for patients, expert-led
Note this is a video recording of an online meeting conducted using the Zoom.us platform. Inevitably such recordings suffer a little in terms of their production values because of the internet connectivity and quality of webcams. Despite that, they allow us to provide additional valuable insights in…
Nov 9th • 48 mins listen
Learn How Nurse Practitioners Use Biomarker Testing in Cancer Care
ONS members Kristin Daly, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP®, medical oncology nurse practitioner at the Siteman Cancer Center at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO, and Jessica Pforr, RN, AOCNP®, nurse practitioner at Mon Medical Center in Morgantown, WV, join Stephanie Jardine,…
Mar 29th • 38 mins listen
Patient Education for Next-Generation Sequencing to Guide Cancer Therapy
Highlights From Today’s Episode “With next-generation sequencing (NGS), multiple biomarkers can be evaluated using one test. So, in cancer care, we’re learning that any given tumor may harbor a variety of variants. So, if we’re considering using in situ hybridization (ISH)…
Mar 30th • 47 mins listen
Clinical Trial Access in Rural Areas
Clinical trials are crucial to cancer research and are often standard of care for patients with cancer, but for patients in rural areas, accessing clinical trials poses significant geographic and financial barriers. On this episode, we learn how Sanford Health harnessed its passion and creativity …
Oct 16th • 24 mins listen
Advancing Clinical Trial Equity
Increasing diversity and equity in clinical trials will require buy-in and commitment from all stakeholders in the research enterprise. In this episode, Colleen Lewis, MSN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, talks about the critical role oncology advanced practitioners can play in moving the needle on equity and incl…
Jun 25th • 8 mins listen
Advanced Practitioners’ Role in Research
In this episode, we'll explore how oncology advanced practitioners (APs) can play a greater role in clinical research and, according to a recent national study, have a strong interest in doing so. Hear how APs can leverage their deep role in the day-to-day cancer care decisions to improve diversit…
Jul 13th • 6 mins listen
The Use of Biosimilars in Oncology
Host Dr. John Sweetenham, associate director of Clinical Affairs at the UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, and Dr. Zeina Nahleh, breast cancer medical oncologist and regional chair of the Cleveland Clinic Florida Cancer Institute, discuss the new ASCO Expert Panel …
Mar 24th • 18 mins listen
Top ASCO24 Abstracts That Could Revolutionize Oncology
Drs. John Sweetenham and Angela DeMichele discuss potentially ground-breaking abstracts in breast and lung cancer as well as notable research on artificial intelligence and its impact on cancer care, all of which were featured at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting.
Jun 26th • 28 mins listen
Experiences With CAR T-Cell Therapy
Kathleen Wiley, RN, MSN, AOCNS®, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, sits down with Megan Harvey, MSN, RN, clinical nurse at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss Harvey's experience with CAR T-cell therapy. Find out more about this immunotherapy treatment in ca…
Oct 24th • 14 mins listen
Breaking Down Checkpoint Inhibitors
ONS member Virginia Bayer, BSN, RN, CCRP, research nurse supervisor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, joins ONS’s Barbara Lubejko, MS, RN, to discuss checkpoint inhibitors, their impact on patient care, what oncology nurses need to know about immunotherapies, and much more.
Mar 14th • 51 mins listen
Nurse Innovators Increase Access to Biomarker Testing During ONS Hackathon
ONS members Meghan Coleman, DNP, CRNP, and Alison McDaniel, BSN, RN, OCN®, join Stephanie Jardine, BSN, RN, oncology clinical specialist at ONS, to discuss their Evidence-Based Quality Understanding in Pathology (EQUIP) project to solve unequal access to germline and s…
Dec 24th • 46 mins listen