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Deep Dive - Season 4

EP. 1: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Respect for Transgender Patients with Cancer

December 10th 2021

Dr. Don Dizon, an oncologist specializing in women’s cancers, discusses the urgent unmet needs of transgender patients with cancer and how professionals within the field can make approach this underserved patient population with respect and awareness. In addition to spotlighting barriers to inclusivity for patient within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning plus community, he also highlights challenges with regard to collecting gender identity and sexual orientation data in clinical cancer research. Additionally, he speaks to the experiences of his gay and transgender patients and how other oncologists may provide better care and a more supportive environment for this patient population.

EP. 2: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Improving the Uptake of Biosimilars

December 9th 2021

In leading the biosimilar adoption effort at Intermountain Healthcare, Dr. Steven Yates speaks with The Center for Biosimilars on his organization’s approach to improving uptake of biosimilars. With issues ranging from provider education to manufacturer and payer relationships, Dr Yates further discusses potential regulatory action and other efforts to streamline use of biosimilars.

EP. 3: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into the Mission of ACORI

December 8th 2021

Randall A. Oyer, MD, Association of Community Cancer Centers (ACCC) President for 2020-2021, and Medical Director of the Ann B. Barshinger Cancer Institute at Lancaster General Health, discusses the mission of the ACCC Community Oncology Research Institute (ACORI), and the unmet need it fulfills in the oncology community.

EP. 4: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Data Sharing

December 7th 2021

Matthew A. Michela has been a healthcare industry executive for 30 years, serving in leadership positions in both the payer and care management sectors. He joined Life Image in 2015 with the mission of democratizing data to create an interoperable healthcare ecosystem that creates a connected view of a patient’s journey. By evolving and transforming the Life Image network into an innovative digital platform for the sharing of any and all clinical information including medical images, healthcare professionals can see data in a comprehensive way. This enables them to better learn from the data, make better informed clinical decisions, improve the patient care experience, and ultimately make new discoveries.

EP. 5: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Impacting Stroke Care With RapidAI

December 6th 2021

Gregory W. Albers, MD shared his insight into the development and clinical use of RapidAI, a platform that leverages artificial intelligence to create enhanced, high-quality images from noncontrast CT, CT angiography, CT perfusion, and MRI diffusion and perfusion data, aiming to expedient diagnoses, treatment, and transfer decisions that impact the clinical care of patients with stroke.

EP. 6: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Staying Financially Healthy During the Holiday Season

November 19th 2021

Despite the expenses that can come with the holiday season, planning ahead and sticking to the budget can keep health care professionals financially healthy during Black Friday. In an interview, Tim Ulbrich, PharmD, discussed common financial problems that occur around the holidays, shopping traps to avoid on Black Friday, and some potentially beneficial financial purchases to make on Black Friday.

EP. 7: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Holiday Season at Emory University’s Cancer Center

November 18th 2021

On this episode of Deep Dive, Chris Zorn, clinic operations administrator at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, joins us to discuss holiday cheer in ambulatory oncology clinics. Zorn explains how his clinic promotes holiday cheer in a personalized way as well as offers insights into helping patients navigate family holiday visits and wanting to share holiday gifts with their health care providers.

EP. 8: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Weight Bias in Health Care

November 17th 2021

On this episode of Deep Dive, obesity expert Ted Kyle joins us to discuss the prevalence of weight bias in health care, how media portrayal of patients with obesity exacerbates the issue, strategies primary care clinicians can use to check their own weight bias, and the advocacy work he is currently spearheading to change the narrative of weight stigma in health care.

EP. 9: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Chronic Conditions in Cancer Survivors

November 16th 2021

In an interview with CURE, Dr. Changchuan Jiang discusses a recent study exploring chronic conditions in cancer survivors, why they come about, how they change over time and what can be done to address these issues.

EP. 10: Deep Dive: Deep Dive into Breast Imaging in Radiology

November 15th 2021

During breast cancer awareness month and beyond, the role of breast imagers in radiology expand far beyond administering a mammogram or screening ultrasound. For radiologist Dana K. Bonaminio, MD, interfacing with patients and spreading awareness of the importance of breast cancer screening are highlights of her career, which she has dedicated to breast imaging.

EP. 11: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Medical Mushrooms in Veterinary Medicine

November 12th 2021

Robert Silver, DVM, MS, explains the history of using mushrooms in veterinary medicine along with benefits they can provide veterinary patients who suffer from a wide variety of diseases.

EP. 12: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into CD38 Therapy for Multiple Myeloma

November 11th 2021

Thomas G. Martin, MD discusses the research around CD38 antibody therapy for multiple myeloma, how they compare to approved agent and potential triplet and quadruplet combinations for the future.

EP. 13: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Respect for Infection Preventionists

November 10th 2021

Linda Spaulding RN-BC, CIC, CHEC, CHOP, is an infection preventionist and a consultant who helps hospitals and other health care systems (but mostly hospitals) solve their infection prevention problems. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, IPs were not only respected, they were the much-sought-after experts whom other health care professionals turned to when they had questions about how best to protect their patients and themselves from SARS-CoV-2. Flash forward some 20 months and IPs are once more being treated as the step-children in health care, says Spaulding.

EP. 14: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Mesh Sling Surgery Controversies

November 9th 2021

Una Lee, MD, and Wai Lee, MD, discuss the outcomes of a study examining the perspectives of urological surgeons on mid-urethral sling (MUS) surgery for women with stress incontinence.

EP. 15: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Drug Development Through Pathway Approach

November 8th 2021

The COVID pandemic is driving interest in the importance of the immune system to human health, and platform technologies to preventing and treating disease. There are roughly 60 million patients in western society dealing with immune mediated diseases. Tackling drug development through a pathway approach opens the potential to treat multiple diseases with one therapy. New ongoing research by Janssen Immunology continues to validate their “pipeline in a pathway” model to treating immune mediated diseases in multiple therapeutic areas including psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s, ulcerative colitis and more.

EP. 16: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Better Practice-Patient Communication

November 5th 2021

Communication between health care providers and their patients are critical during patient appointments, but the communication outside of those appointments is just as critical both for the health of the patient and the success of the practice. We spoke with Serge Longin, co-founder and CEO of RevenueWell, a digital communications provider for dental practices, who shared insights on how to connect with patients in ways that meet the needs of both patients and practices, as well as the benefits of newer technologies that enable more flexible communications without sacrificing privacy or security.

EP. 17: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Children’s Mental Health

November 4th 2021

In October, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association, declared a national state of emergency in child and adolescent mental health and are calling on policy makers to join them. Contemporary Pediatrics spoke with Dr. Matthew Biel, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Georgetown University School of Medicine, about why this national emergency was declared, and what pediatricians can do to address this crisis.

EP. 18: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Dose Regulation

November 3rd 2021

Dr. William Schaffner chatted at the inflection point of COVID-19 vaccine booster dose regulation: the Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) had just given unanimous support to Moderna’s and Johnson & Johnson’s booster dose applications, and the FDA was days away from revamping the eligibility and availability of those doses and the already emergency-authorized dose from Pfizer-BioNTech.

EP. 19: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Palliative Care

November 2nd 2021

Sumair Akhtar, chief clinical officer at Livio Health, and John Park, the company’s chief growth officer explore palliative care, the differences between palliative care and hospice, and some of the obstacles to providing palliative care to patients who need it.

EP. 20: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into A Nurse Turned Medical Cannabis Patient

November 1st 2021

Many medical professionals still believe in the stigma of medical cannabis use. Oftentimes, a personal experience is the only thing that will ultimately change a person’s perspective on medical cannabis. Nique Pichette, MSN, RN, falls into this category. She was against cannabis until she had a recurrence of breast cancer and was left with little other treatment options. Now in remission, Nique believes in the benefits of medical cannabis for a variety of illnesses and helps educate the medical community. Our discussion talks about her personal journey, the way it impacted her nursing career, her current role as a nurse seeking higher education for medical cannabis, and more.

EP. 21: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into NAMS

October 29th 2021

Michael Krychman and Alyssa Dweck discuss the North American Menopause Society’s 2021 Annual Meeting, the latest menopause products, and more.

EP. 22: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Differences in Health Outcomes

October 28th 2021

As social determinants of health became further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, findings of ShareCare’s Community Well-Being Index highlighted the significant differences in health outcomes present in rural and urban areas. In the interview, Elizabeth Colyer, senior vice president of ShareCare, discusses these findings and further considerations for managing community well-being of affected communities.

EP. 23: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Disparities in Lung Cancer Care

October 27th 2021

Raymond U. Osarogiagbon, MD, an oncologist at Baptist Cancer Center, discusses disparities in lung cancer care in the United States.

EP. 24: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into CT - 50 Years of Healthcare Breakthroughs

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October 26th 2021

Fifty years in - CT remains a cornerstone of medical imaging, aiding not only in diagnosis of disease or trauma, but also in helping to plan and guide therapeutic interventions as well as monitor their outcomes. Diagnostic Imaging spoke with Cynthia H. McCollough, PhD, to discuss how CT is currently utilized and highlighted the many ways we can optimize its use in different clinical scenarios, especially when taking into account the technology that allows us to personalize the experience for each patient.

EP. 25: Deep Dive: Deep Dive Into Treating Millennials With Multiple Sclerosis

October 25th 2021

Dr. Mitzi Joi Williams, a board-certified neurologist and MS specialist based in Atlanta, Georgia, offered her perspective on the unique aspects of care when it comes to treating millennial patients with multiple sclerosis. She spoke to their differences from older generations in understanding their disease and their desire to be involved in the decision-making process when it comes to disease-modifying therapies and care goals.

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