George W. Sledge, Jr., MD—a CancerLinQ Advisory Group member—explains how the rapid learning system will affect day-to-day oncology. Listen to what Sledge told OT Contributing Writer and “Practice Matters” blogger Lola Butcher.

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How CancerLinQ Will Change Patient Care

Liam Holt, PhD, speaks in analogies when describing his work focusing on compression of cancer cells and how it affects their behavior and evolution at his lab at the Institute for Systems Genetics at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. The assistant professor in the Department Of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology aims to characterize how compression of cells causes genome instability specifically in pancreatic cancer.

Young Investigators: Liam Holt, PhD, Examines High Compression on Cells & Cancer

Oncology Times sits down with Brian J. Bolwell, MD, the Chairman of the Taussig Cancer Institute and Professor of Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner School of Medicine. In his recurring Oncology Times column Straight Talk: Today's Cancer Centers, Dr. Bolwell dispenses wisdom on how to be a better leader. In this episode, Dr. Bolwell discusses the art of forgiveness; including how to let it go when there is conflict and breach of trust.

Straight Talk with Dr. Brian Bolwell: Letting it Go

Andrew Zelenetz, MD, PhD, Chief of the Lymphoma Service and Vice Chair of Medical Informatics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, tells OT how oncologists there are training a computer to understand and compare big data sets… Here’s why he says that work will help cancer patients at MSKCC and beyond.

How Health IT is Changing Oncology

David E. Weissman, MD, founded the Palliative Care Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin, serves as Director of the Medical School Palliative Care Education Project, and is also Co-Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care’s initiative to help oncs meet revised standards of care (Improving Palliative Care—Outpatients [OPAL-OP]). Listen to what he told OT are the trends in palliative care he sees in practice.

Are You Providing Adequate Palliative Care?

Alen Voskanian, MD—Innovation Advisor to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services—describes the CMS project to test new payment and service delivery models. He shared with OT the key clinical implications for oncologists and the whole cancer care team.

CMS Innovation

Steven Wood, PhD, Healthgrades VP, explains the health care ratings company’s survey findings that reveal what cancer patients said were the top three most important factors in their treatment experiences.

Are You Giving Patients What They Want?

Timothy Birdsall, ND, Chief Medical Information Officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America, tells OT what goes into making the more than 300 chemotherapy order sets there. Listen to why he says it’s not easy…

Chemotherapy Order Sets—Lessons Learned

Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS—who’s co-chairing the unique initiative to bolster research for the rare disease—explains what’s on the agenda and who’s involved. Hear what he told OT about the $16-million, five-year plan.

A Clinical Research Consortium for MDS

Patricia A. Ganz, MD, explains why implementing standards for survivorship care is just as important as other patient education efforts on the cancer care trajectory. Hear what Ganz, coauthor of the IOM’s landmark Survivorship Report, told OT.

The Role of Patient Education in Survivorship Care

Lowell E. Schnipper, MD, Chair of ASCO’s Cost of Care Taskforce and Chief of Hematology/Oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, explains which procedures made ASCO’s “Top Five” list of unnecessary oncology services—part of the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s “Choosing Wisely” campaign. Hear his discussion with OT Contributing Writer and “Practice Matters” blogger Lola Butcher.

The Thinking Behind ASCO’s Top Five List

Richard L. Schilsky, MD—who’s led ASCO’s charge in urging Congress to take notice of the increasing scarcities of needed cancer drugs—discusses the three big ways the shortages affect the cancer care community. Hear what Schilsky, now ASCO’s Chief Medical Officer, told OT.

How Drug Shortages Affect Oncology

Thomas L. Whittaker, MD, Immediate Past President of the Association of Community Cancer Centers, explains the implications of survey results that show most oncologists expect to be practicing in an oncology medical home or accountable care org within the next five years. Hear his discussion with OT Contributing Writer and “Practice Matters” blogger Lola Butcher.

Oncology Practices Expect Big Change

Clifford A. Hudis, MD, Chief of the Breast Cancer Medicine Service of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and ASCO’s 2012-2013 President-Elect, explains why face-to-face networking and in-person meetings are important to oncology research, despite faster ways of information sharing. Hear what he told OT Assistant Editor Sarah DiGiulio.

The Value of In-Person Meetings

William Breitbart, MD, Acting Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, explains how a cancer experience can change an individual’s sense of meaning and identity—and the psychotherapy intervention programs he developed. Hear his discussion with OT Assistant Editor Sarah DiGiulio.

Cancer’s Existential Impact on Survivors

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