touchPODCAST

touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchENDOCRINOLOGY

Listen to a series of interviews with Dr. Sheila Mody who will provide her expert insights into oral and nonoral hormonal contraceptive options, guidance on correct use of transdermal patches and strategies to support shared decision-making in selection of hormonal contraceptives.

The expert:

• Dr. Sheila Mody based in San Diego, CA, USA

This touchPODCAST is for HCPs in the USA only.

This program is supported in part by:

An independent medical educational grant from Mylan Inc., a Viatris Company.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and touchIME.

For further information visit our website: www.touchENDOCRINOLOGY.com

touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchENDOCRINOLOGY and touchHEPATOLOGY

Hear from our expert faculty as they share insights into the pathophysiology, treatment, and multidisciplinary management of glycogen storage disease type Ia (GSDIa). This series of short interviews explores the clinical manifestations of the disorder and highlights how day-to-day standard of care requires a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach. 

The experts:

• Dr. Deeksha Bali, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA
• Dr David Rodriguez-Buritica, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), TX, USA
• Dr. Kadakkal Radhakrishnan, Cleveland Clinic, OH, USA

This touchPODCAST is for HCPs in the USA only.

This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc.

The activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.

For further information, please visit our websites: www.touchENDOCRINOLOGY.com and www.touchHEPATOLOGY.com

Listen to our expert faculty discuss multidisciplinary care for cardiac amyloidosis, including referral pathways, coordinated treatment decisions and collaboration between specialist centers and local care teams. They also explore monitoring and follow-up for cardiac amyloidosis.

 

The multidisciplinary team:

• Cardiologist – Dr. Christian Nitsche, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Hematologist – Dr. Yawara Kawano, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto City, Japan
• Amyloidosis specialist with a renal focus – Dr. Paolo Milani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy 
• Amyloidosis MDT nurse/coordinator – Ms. Christine Chiti, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

 

This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals outside of the UK.

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Alexion Pharma GmbH.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.

For further information, please visit our websites: touchHEMATOLOGY, touchCARDIO and touchNEPHROLOGY

Listen to our expert faculty discuss multidisciplinary treatment decisions for amyloid light-chain amyloidosis (AL), including cardiac and renal care, treatment tolerability and frailty. They also explore emerging fibril-directed therapies and their potential role alongside plasma-cell–directed treatment, informed by clinical evidence and local approval.

The multidisciplinary team:

• Hematologist – Dr. Yawara Kawano, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto City, Japan
• Cardiologist – Dr. Christian Nitsche, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Amyloidosis specialist with a renal focus – Dr. Paolo Milani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy 
• Amyloidosis MDT nurse/coordinator – Ms. Christine Chiti, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

 

This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals outside of the UK.

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Alexion Pharma GmbH.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.

For further information, please visit our websites: touchHEMATOLOGY, touchCARDIO and touchNEPHROLOGY

Listen to our expert faculty explore a shared diagnostic pathway for cardiac amyloidosis, including clinical and imaging red flags, monoclonal-protein testing, and the role of biopsy and amyloid typing. They also explore multidisciplinary collaboration and when to prioritize ruling out amyloid light-chain amyloidosis (AL).

 

The multidisciplinary team:

• Cardiologist – Dr. Christian Nitsche, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
• Hematologist – Dr. Yawara Kawano, Kumamoto University Hospital, Kumamoto City, Japan
• Amyloidosis specialist with a renal focus – Dr. Paolo Milani, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy 

 

This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals outside of the UK.

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Alexion Pharma GmbH.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.

For further information, please visit our websites: touchHEMATOLOGY, touchCARDIO and touchNEPHROLOGY

touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchONCOLOGY & touchRESPIRATORY

Listen to Dr. James CH Yang discuss the integration of EGFR-directed strategies into early-stage NSCLC care, covering patient selection for perioperative and adjuvant systemic therapy, optimizing treatment duration and interpreting recurrence risk, and proactive management of treatment-related adverse events to support sustained, curative-intent care.

The expert

• Dr. James Chih-Hsin Yang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside the UK. 

This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from AstraZeneca and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider 

For further information visit:
touchoncology.com/ and touchrespiratory.com/

touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchCARDIO

Listen to Dr. Anuradha Lala-Trindade discuss the burden of heart failure hospitalization, why inpatient intravenous diuresis remains the conventional approach to worsening heart failure, and how outpatient and home-based decongestion strategies, supported by appropriate patient selection, monitoring and follow-up, can help overcome barriers to discharge and support safe transitions of care.

The expert

• Dr. Anuradha Lala-Trindade, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. 

This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from MannKind Corporation.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and touchIME. 

 

For further information visit:
https://touchcardioime.org/expertfocus-home-based-diuresis-in-heart-failure-management/

 

touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchNEUROLOGY

Hear from three experts as they share practical insights into recognizing and diagnosing Lennox–Gastaut syndrome across the lifespan, navigating the complexities of polytherapy, and addressing the cognitive, behavioral, functional, and quality of life challenges that extend beyond seizure control.

The experts:

• Dr. Elaine Wirrell —Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
• Prof. Lieven Lagae—University Hospitals of Leuven, Belgium
• Prof. Antonio Gil-Nagel—Ruber Internacional Hospital, Madrid, Spain

This activity is supported by an independent medical education grant from Jazz pharmaceuticals.

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education and touchIME. touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.

This activity is for HCPs outside of the UK, with a focus on Japan and the Gulf. It is designed for neurologists, pediatric neurologists, epilepsy specialists, neurology nurses, and pediatricians.

 

For further information, please visit our website: https://touchneurologyime.org/lgs-recognition-polypharmacy-non-seizure-symptoms/

 

touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchOPHTHALMOLOGY

Listen to an interview with Dr. Christine Kay on the role of vitamin A in the retina, how vitamin A processing is disrupted in Stargardt disease, and the mechanism of action, emerging clinical evidence, and key safety considerations for emerging oral therapies.

The expert:

• Dr. Christine Kay, Vitreoretinal Associates, Gainesville, FL, USA

This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Alkeus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME. touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.

This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK.

 

For further information visit our website: https://touchophthalmologyime.org/stargardt-disease-and-vitamin-a/

 

touchIN CONVERSATION for touchNEUROLOGY and touchONCOLOGY

Management of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1)–associated plexiform neurofibromas in adults requires individualized decisions that account for symptoms, function, resectability and patient goals. Listen to NF1 experts Prof. Allan Belzberg, a neurosurgeon, and Dr. Angela Hirbe, an oncologist, as they discuss targeted therapy, adverse-effect monitoring and management, and multidisciplinary approaches to assessing pain, function and quality of life to inform care decisions.

The experts

• Prof. Allan Belzberg, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
• Dr. Angela Hirbe, Washington University, St Louis, MO, USA

This touchPODCAST is for HCPs globally, excluding the UK.

This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Alexion and SpringWorks Therapeutics, Inc. 

This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.

touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.

For further information visit our websites: www.touchNEUROLOGY.com or www.touchONCOLOGY.com