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Episodes

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to a panel of leading experts—a renowned allergist, dermatologist, and haemato-oncologist—discuss the diagnosis and management of systemic mastocytosis, including current and emerging treatment options and multidisciplinary approaches to optimize patient care.
The experts
- Prof. Dr Vito Sabato, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Dr Sigurd Broesby-Olsen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Prof. Prithviraj Bose, MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas, TX, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Blueprint Medicines and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit:
https://touchoncologyime.org/mdt-insights-systemic-mastocytosis

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchHAEMATOLOGY
Listen to a panel of leading experts—a renowned allergist, dermatologist, and haemato-oncologist—discuss the diagnosis and management of systemic mastocytosis, including current and emerging treatment options and multidisciplinary approaches to optimize patient care.
The experts
- Prof. Dr Vito Sabato, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Dr Sigurd Broesby-Olsen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Prof. Prithviraj Bose, MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas, TX, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Blueprint Medicines and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit:
https://touchhaematologyime.org/mdt-insights-systemic-mastocytosis

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchDERMATOLOGY
Listen to a panel of leading experts—a renowned allergist, dermatologist, and haemato-oncologist—discuss the diagnosis and management of systemic mastocytosis, including current and emerging treatment options and multidisciplinary approaches to optimize patient care.
The experts
- Prof. Dr Vito Sabato, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Dr Sigurd Broesby-Olsen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Prof. Prithviraj Bose, MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas, TX, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Blueprint Medicines and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit:
https://touchdermaime.org/mdt-insights-systemic-mastocytosis

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
Tuesday Jul 16, 2024
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchIMMUNOLOGY
Listen to a panel of leading experts a renowned allergist, dermatologist, and haemato-oncologist discuss the diagnosis and management of systemic mastocytosis, including current and emerging treatment options and multidisciplinary approaches to optimize patient care.
The experts
- Prof. Dr Vito Sabato, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
- Dr Sigurd Broesby-Olsen, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
- Prof. Prithviraj Bose, MD Anderson Cancer Center University of Texas, TX, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Blueprint Medicines and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit:
https://touchimmunologyime.org/mdt-insights-systemic-mastocytosis

Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Immunotherapy for early-stage, resectable NSCLC
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Prof. Heather Wakelee discusses the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors for early-stage, resectable NSCLC, considering the most recent data on pre-, post- and peri-operative immunotherapy and their impact on clinical practice.
The expert
- Prof. Heather A Wakelee – Stanford University, CA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Merck & Co., Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website:
https://touchrespiratoryime.org/io-early-stage-nsclc/

Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Immunotherapy for early-stage, resectable NSCLC
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Prof. Heather Wakelee discusses the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors for early-stage, resectable NSCLC, considering the most recent data on pre-, post- and peri-operative immunotherapy and their impact on clinical practice.
The expert
- Prof. Heather A Wakelee – Stanford University, CA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Merck & Co., Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website:
https://touchoncologyime.org/io-early-stage-nsclc/

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Impact of pharmacotherapies for achondroplasia – Discussion 4 / 4
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
touchMDT for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to experts Prof. Karin Blakemore, Prof. Klaus Mohnike, Prof. Janet Legare and patient advocate Carly Kutner provide their insights on the impact of pharmacotherapies for achondroplasia
The multidisciplinary team and patient advocate:
MFM specialist - Prof. Karin Blakemore
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Paediatric endocrinologist - Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Mohnike
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Paediatrician - Prof. Janet Legare
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
Patient advocate - Ms Carly Kutner
Freehold, NJ, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical education grant from BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: https://touchendocrinologyime.org/mdt-diagnosis-monitoring-early-treatment-in- achondroplasia/

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Monitoring and early treatment initiation - Discussion 3
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
touchMDT for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to experts Prof. Janet Legare and Prof. Klaus Mohnike, plus patient advocate Carly Kutner, explore the importance of monitoring and early treatment initiation in achondroplasia to reduce the risk of paediatric complications
The multidisciplinary team and patient advocate:
Paediatrician - Prof. Janet Legare
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
Paediatric endocrinologist - Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Mohnike
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Patient advocate - Ms Carly Kutner
Freehold, NJ, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical education grant from BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: https://touchendocrinologyime.org/mdt-diagnosis-monitoring-early-treatment-in- achondroplasia/

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Early recognition of achondroplasia – Discussion 2 / 4
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
touchMDT for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to experts Prof. Janet Legare, Prof. Karin Blakemore, Prof. Klaus Mohnike and patient advocate Carly Kutner explore the importance of early recognition of achondroplasia in reducing the risk of paediatric complications.
The multidisciplinary team and patient advocate:
Paediatrician - Prof. Janet Legare
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
MFM specialist - Prof. Karin Blakemore
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Paediatric endocrinologist - Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Mohnike
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
Patient advocate - Ms Carly Kutner
Freehold, NJ, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical education grant from BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: https://touchendocrinologyime.org/mdt-diagnosis-monitoring-early-treatment-in- achondroplasia/

Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
MDT management of achondroplasia – Discussion 1 / 4
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
touchMDT for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to key experts Prof. Klaus Mohnike, Prof. Karin Blakemore and Prof. Janet Legare discuss the multidisciplinary management of achondroplasia, including the importance of appropriate specialist referrals
The multidisciplinary team:
Paediatric endocrinologist - Prof. Dr. med. Klaus Mohnike
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
MFM specialist - Prof. Karin Blakemore
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Paediatrician - Prof. Janet Legare
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical education grant from BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: https://touchendocrinologyime.org/mdt-diagnosis-monitoring-early-treatment-in- achondroplasia/