
Welcome to touchPODCAST where you can listen and learn from our expert faculty, hand-picked from the Touch Medical Media family of independent medical websites. Educating physicians on a fully global scale since 2005! We make positive changes to clinical practice, with the ultimate objective of improving patient and community health. Working alongside leading medical experts, societies and industry, our mission is to provide practical, expert opinions to support best practices for busy Healthcare Professionals globally, by translating published data into easily digestible and timely updates Home of: - touchONCOLOGY - touchENDOCRINOLOGY - touchOPHTHALMOLOGY - touchNEUROLOGY - touchCARDIOLOGY - touchINFECTIOUSDISEASES - touchIMMUNOLOGY - touchRESPIRATORY - touchHAEMATOLOGY - touchDERMATOLOGY This information is intended for use by licensed Healthcare Professionals (HCPs). It should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment recommendations.
Episodes

Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Is HER2 targeting on the horizon for urothelial carcinoma?
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
touchFOCUS for touchONCOLOGY
A genitourinary medical oncologist considers the potential for targeting HER2 in the treatment of urothelial carcinoma, including the rationale for HER2 as a target, approaches to HER2 testing, the latest data on emerging HER2-targeted therapies and the potential implications for future clinical practice.
The expert:
- Dr Vadim Koshkin - University of California San Francisco, CA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Seagen Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchoncology.com

Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchIMMUNOLOGY
Listen to Dr Shounak Majumder (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA) in conversation with Professor Matthias Löhr (Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden) on how to optimize the diagnosis and management of patients with IgG4-related gastrointestinal (GI) disease.
They respond to questions from the gastroenterology, hepatology and rheumatology clinical communities on:
- Challenges of diagnosing IgG4-related GI disease
- Differentiating type 1 autoimmune pancreatitis from type 2
- Therapeutic strategies for IgG4-related GI disease
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Horizon Therapeutics. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchimmunology.com

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to a conversation between haemato-oncologists Dr Matthew Matasar and Dr Amitkumar Mehta, as they respond to questions submitted by the HCP audience and provide their expert insights on the current considerations and future strategies when managing the practicalities of CAR T-cell therapies in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Bristol Myers Squibb. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchoncology.com

Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
Wednesday Jan 10, 2024
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchHAEMATOLOGY
Listen to a conversation between haemato-oncologists Dr Matthew Matasar and Dr Amitkumar Mehta, as they respond to questions submitted by the HCP audience and provide their expert insights on the current considerations and future strategies when managing the practicalities of CAR T-cell therapies in patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma.
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Bristol Myers Squibb. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchhaematology.com

Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
touchFOCUS for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to Dr Balazs Halmos answer a series of questions focused on the distinctive clinical features of squamous cell lung cancer, the challenges they pose to developing a treatment plan, and the role immunotherapy plays in overcoming them.
The expert:
- Dr Balazs Halmos - Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchoncology.com/

Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
touchFOCUS for touchRESPIRATORY
Listen to Dr Balazs Halmos answer a series of questions focused on the distinctive clinical features of squamous cell lung cancer, the challenges they pose to developing a treatment plan, and the role immunotherapy plays in overcoming them.
The expert:
- Dr Balazs Halmos - Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Regeneron. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchrespiratoryime.org/

Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to Dr Nilanjan Ghosh in conversation with Dr Peter Riedell. They respond to questions submitted by the HCP audience and provide their expert insights regarding new horizons in relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, with a focus on risk stratification and managing the practicalities of CAR T-cell therapy.
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. This activity is funded by an unrestricted independent medical educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchoncology.com/

Monday Jan 08, 2024
Monday Jan 08, 2024
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchHAEMATOLOGY
Listen to Dr Nilanjan Ghosh in conversation with Dr Peter Riedell. They respond to questions submitted by the HCP audience and provide their expert insights regarding new horizons in relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, with a focus on risk stratification and managing the practicalities of CAR T-cell therapy.
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only. This activity is funded by an independent medical educational grant from Bristol Myers Squibb and is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: https://touchhaematologyime.org/

Friday Dec 22, 2023
Advances in IOL technology and power calculations: Updates and innovations
Friday Dec 22, 2023
Friday Dec 22, 2023
touchFOCUS for touchOPHTHALMOLOGY
Listen to Dr John Hovanesian answer a series of questions focused on how to effectively manage patients prior to cataract surgery and ensure the most appropriate intraocular lens (IOL) formula is used, including his views on recent advances in IOL technology.
The expert:
- Dr John Hovanesian, University of California, Los Angeles, Jules Stein Eye Institute, CA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Alcon Vision, LLC,. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchophthalmologyime.org/advances-in-iol-technology-and-power-calculations-updates-and-innovations/

Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Guideline-based treatment of recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
Wednesday Dec 13, 2023
touchEXPERT OPINIONS for touchONCOLOGY
Two oncologists summarize the latest US and European guidelines for the treatment of recurrent/metastatic cervical cancer and a nurse practitioner considers key safety considerations for immunotherapy and targeted treatments.
The experts
- Dr David O’Malley - James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
- Dr Domenica Lorusso - La Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Italy,
- Courtney Arn – The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical educational grant from Merck and Co., Inc and Seagen Inc. This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchoncologyime.org/guideline-management-recurrent-metastatic-cervical-cancer