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Episodes

7 days ago
7 days ago
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team review the role of biomarkers in informing immune checkpoint inhibitor use across tumour types.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Prof. Ken Kato, Tokyo, Japan
- Pathologist: Prof. Albrecht Stenzinger, Heidelberg, Germany
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from MSD. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchONCOLOGY

7 days ago
7 days ago
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team discuss the approaches for managing immune-related adverse events.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Prof. Ken Kato, Tokyo, Japan
- Oncology nurse: Ms Tara Hurley, Sutton, UK
- Clinical oncology pharmacist: Dr Alison Palumbo, Oregon, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from MSD. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchONCOLOGY

7 days ago
7 days ago
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team evaluate the strategies for identifying and monitoring immune-related adverse events.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Prof. Ken Kato, Tokyo, Japan
- Oncology nurse: Ms Tara Hurley, Sutton, UK
- Clinical oncology pharmacist: Dr Alison Palumbo, Oregon, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from MSD. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchONCOLOGY

7 days ago
7 days ago
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team discuss the current and upcoming indications for immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with solid tumours and review general considerations for their use.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Prof. Ken Kato, Tokyo, Japan
- Oncology nurse: Ms Tara Hurley, Sutton, UK
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from MSD. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchONCOLOGY

Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to an oncologist, urologist and nurse discuss adverse event identification and management with immunotherapies and targeted therapies for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.
The experts
- Dr Axel Merseburger, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany
- Dr André Fay, PUCRS School of Medicine, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Ms Maria Lapuente, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, UK
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside the US only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Astellas Inc. and Seagen Inc., and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information please visit: touchONCOLOGY

Tuesday May 30, 2023
Tuesday May 30, 2023
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES
Listen to Dr Farhan Fazal in conversation with Dr Nada Melhem. They respond to questions submitted by the HCP audience and provide their expert insights on COVID-19 vaccination challenges and strategies for improving vaccine uptake in the Middle East.
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical educational grant from Moderna, Inc. This activity was led by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: https://touchinfectiousdiseasesime.org/in-conversation-practical-considerations-covid19-vaccination-middle-east/

Thursday May 25, 2023
Thursday May 25, 2023
touchCLINICAL PERSPECTIVES for touchNEUROLOGY
Listen to an expert provide their insights on the burden of migraine for patients, the need for effective preventive therapy and the currently available preventive treatment options.
The expert
Professor Simona Sacco - University of L’Aquila, Italy
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an educational grant from Eli Lilly and Company Limited.
This medical education is provided by touchIME.
For further information visit our website:
https://touchneurology.com/the-role-of-anti-CGRP-antibodies-in-migraine-prevention/

Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
touchEXPERT OPINIONS for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
In this first of a two-part series, a medical physicist and a radiation oncologist provide a scientific and clinical primer on radiopharmaceuticals in adult oncology.
The experts
- Dr Stephen Graves, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Dr Ana Kiess, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Advanced Accelerator Applications International S.A and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit: https://touchendocrinologyime.org/radiopharmaceuticals-adult-oncology-primer/

Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
touchEXPERT OPINIONS for touchONCOLOGY
In this first of a two-part series, a medical physicist and a radiation oncologist provide a scientific and clinical primer on radiopharmaceuticals in adult oncology.
The experts
- Dr Stephen Graves, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
- Dr Ana Kiess, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Advanced Accelerator Applications International S.A and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit: https://touchoncologyime.org/radiopharmaceuticals-adult-oncology-primer/

Thursday May 11, 2023
Thursday May 11, 2023
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES
Listen to Dr John Amuasi in conversation with Dr Christina Obiero. They respond to questions submitted by the HCP audience and provide their expert insights on COVID-19 vaccination challenges and strategies for improving vaccine uptake in Africa.
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical educational grant from Moderna, Inc. This activity was led by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: www.touchinfectiousdiseases.com