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Episodes

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchNEUROLOGY
Listen to a panel of world-leading experts in lysosomal storage disorders explore treatment needs along the lifespan of people living with alpha-mannosidosis, discuss the evolving treatment landscape, and finally, reflect on how treatment advances may be integrated into the multidisciplinary management of alpha-mannosidosis, with the aim of optimizing patient outcomes.
The experts
- Dr Barbara K. Burton, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dr Can Ficicioglu, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Dr Christina Lampe, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Chiesi USA, Inc.
The activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit: touchneurologyime.org/

Friday Apr 11, 2025
Friday Apr 11, 2025
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to a panel of world-leading experts in lysosomal storage disorders explore treatment needs along the lifespan of people living with alpha-mannosidosis, discuss the evolving treatment landscape, and finally, reflect on how treatment advances may be integrated into the multidisciplinary management of alpha-mannosidosis, with the aim of optimizing patient outcomes.
The experts
- Dr Barbara K. Burton, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
- Dr Can Ficicioglu, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Dr Christina Lampe, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Chiesi USA, Inc.
The activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit: touchendocrinologyime.org/

Monday Apr 07, 2025
Monday Apr 07, 2025
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to two expert gynaecologic oncology specialists discuss the evolving role of immunotherapy in the treatment of advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer. They explore how immune checkpoint inhibitors are reshaping standards of care across lines of therapy, highlight key practical considerations for optimizing patient selection and management, and examine emerging data that may influence future treatment paradigms.
The experts
- Dr Alexandra Leary, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif, France
- Dr Juan Francisco Grau, Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif, France
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the USA and UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from GSK.
This activity is provided by touchIME. touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: https://touchoncologyime.org/

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Tailoring treatment in myelofibrosis: Addressing anaemia and thrombocytopenia
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchHAEMATOLOGY
Listen to three experts as they explore the burden of myelofibrosis and anaemia and/or thrombocytopenia, discuss targeted treatment strategies and how to maximize benefits for patients.
The experts
- Prof. Haifa Kathrin Al-Ali – University Hospital of Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Prof. Jean-Jacques Kiladjian – Université Paris Cité and Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris, France
- Prof. Alessandro Vannucchi – University of Florence, Florence, Italy
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK and USA only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from GSK.
This activity is provided by touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: https://touchhaematologyime.org/

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team consider the strategies to avoid, mitigate, identify and effectively manage side effects associated with ADCs in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Dr Véronique Diéras, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
- Nurse practitioner: Dr Kayla Freeman, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Clinical oncology pharmacy specialist: Dr Scott Edwards, Dr. H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Center, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: www.touchONCOLOGY.com

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team discuss effective strategies for communicating the potential side effects associated with ADC treatment to patients with metastatic breast cancer.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Dr Véronique Diéras, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
- Nurse practitioner: Dr Kayla Freeman, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Patient advocate: Mrs Lesley Turner, Independent Cancer Patients’ Voice, UK
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: www.touchONCOLOGY.com

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Listen to key experts from a multidisciplinary team review and discuss the safety profiles of current and emerging ADCs in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
The multidisciplinary team
- Medical oncologist: Dr Véronique Diéras, Centre Eugène Marquis, Rennes, France
- Nurse practitioner: Dr Kayla Freeman, Emory Winship Cancer Institute, Atlanta, GA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: www.touchONCOLOGY.com

Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchOPHTHALMOLOGY
Listen to retina specialist Prof. Peter Kaiser answer a series of questions on the current clinical landscape for neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular oedema, share his perspective on how newly available treatments are influencing the existing standard of care and provide guidance on how new therapies can be effectively integrated into clinical practice.
The expert
- Prof. Peter Kaiser, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the USA and UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Bayer Consumer Care AG.
The activity is provided by touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website:
https://touchophthalmologyime.org/adopting-emerging-therapies-for-retinal-diseases

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
touchCONGRESS for touchCARDIO
Listen to world-leading expert Prof. Tahseen Mozaffar as he reviews key data on current and emerging treatment options for Pompe disease presented at the 29th Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society, and 21st Annual WORLDSymposium 2025. Prof. Mozaffar is then joined by fellow experts Dr Jennifer L Cohen and Prof. Benedikt Schoser to discuss how these data may apply in clinical practice.
Overview
- Data reviews with Prof. Mozaffar,
- Expert panel discussions with Prof. Mozaffar, Dr Cohen and Prof. Schoser on the themes below
Clinical themes
- Clinical and real-world data on long-term outcomes in Pompe disease
- Outcomes and impact of treatment switching in Pompe disease
- Latest clinical data on current and emerging therapies in Pompe disease
The internationally renowned Pompe disease expert faculty
- Prof. Tahseen Mozaffar, Irvine, CA, USA
- Dr Jennifer L Cohen, Durham, NC, USA
- Prof. Benedikt Schoser, Munich, German
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Amicus Therapeutics.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website:

Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
Tuesday Mar 18, 2025
touchCONGRESS for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to world-leading expert Prof. Tahseen Mozaffar as he reviews key data on current and emerging treatment options for Pompe disease presented at the 29th Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society, and 21st Annual WORLDSymposium 2025. Prof. Mozaffar is then joined by fellow experts Dr Jennifer L Cohen and Prof. Benedikt Schoser to discuss how these data may apply in clinical practice.
Overview
- Data reviews with Prof. Mozaffar,
- Expert panel discussions with Prof. Mozaffar, Dr Cohen and Prof. Schoser on the themes below
Clinical themes
- Clinical and real-world data on long-term outcomes in Pompe disease
- Outcomes and impact of treatment switching in Pompe disease
- Latest clinical data on current and emerging therapies in Pompe disease
The internationally renowned Pompe disease expert faculty
- Prof. Tahseen Mozaffar, Irvine, CA, USA
- Dr Jennifer L Cohen, Durham, NC, USA
- Prof. Benedikt Schoser, Munich, Germany
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Amicus Therapeutics.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: