Outspoken Oncology Episodes

BONUS: The Italian COVID-19 Experience With Stefano Luminari

Stefano Luminari, MD, associate professor of oncology, University of Modena (Italy), provides an update on the COVID-19 situation in Italy, including operational measures undertaken when there was an increase in demand for ICU hospital beds, the country’s underestimation of the seriousness of the disease at the beginning of the outbreak, how hospital staff are protecting themselves from the virus, and more.

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Episode 57: The PPE Debacle During COVID-19 With Priya Sampathkumar

Priya Sampathkumar, MD, infectious disease specialist and hospital epidemiologist, Mayo Clinic, breaks down truths and misconceptions of which types of individuals should wear masks in public, proper gown and mask use for health care providers treating and not treating COVID-19, when N95 masks are truly needed and reasons for the potential shortage, and more in this provocative discussion.

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Episode 56: Cancer Center Preparedness for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chadi welcomes back Rafael Fonseca, MD, interim executive director, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, to discuss the steps that large cancer centers should take to protect their patients as well as staff from COVID-19 infection, specific measures that Mayo Clinic has taken for developing in-house testing, and more.

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BONUS: Update on the Status of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chadi welcomes back Emily Landon, MD, executive medical director of infection prevention and control, University of Chicago, to provide updates on issues of state-funded COVID-19 testing and laboratory resources, management considerations for immuno-compromised patients in oncology clinics, importance of social distancing and isolation to limit the strain on local health systems, and more.

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Chadi Nabhan, MD, MBA

the award-winning hematologist and a medical oncologist who hosted Outspoken Oncology, a podcast featuring candid discussions of the most pressing, and often controversial, medical topics. Combining his background in cancer research and health care advocacy, Dr. Nabhan brings a unique and powerful perspective to current medical events.

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