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
Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
37 min
touchCASES for touchNEUROLOGY
Hear from two European experts as they discuss how to strengthen diagnostic confidence in patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). Through three patient cases, they address how to recognize and differentiate CIDP variants from other polyneuropathies and consider how key diagnostic criteria can be applied to reinforce diagnostic confidence.
The experts:
- Prof. Dr. Claudia Sommer, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
- Dr. Filip Eftimov, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Sanofi.
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: www.touchNEUROLOGY.com
Jul 6, 2026
Jul 6, 2026
34 min
touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to a series of interviews with Dr. Eden Miller who will provide her expert insights into the recognition of typical and euglycemic diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), the current and emerging ketone monitoring methods, including continuous ketone monitoring and the importance of optimizing patient and caregiver education to reduce preventable DKA events and hospitalizations.
The expert:
- Dr. Eden Miller, Diabetes and Obesity Care, Bend, OR, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside the UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
The activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: www.touchENDOCRINOLOGY.com
Jun 15, 2026
Jun 15, 2026
36 min
touchCASES for touchONCOLOGY
Join two international experts as they walk through three real-world patient stories, showing how molecular testing shapes treatment choices in advanced endometrial cancer and how immune-related side effects can be recognized and managed in everyday practice.
The experts:
- Dr Nicoletta Colombo, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
- Dr Ilaria Colombo, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
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
May 21, 2026
May 21, 2026
33 min
touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchOPHTHALMOLOGY
Listen to a series of short interviews with a leading expert in cataract surgery. Dr Filomena Ribeiro shares insights on the latest advances in pre-operative assessment, AI-enhanced IOL power calculation and functional depth-of-field (DOFi)-based lens selection, as well as emerging IOL materials and technologies. She also provides practical guidance on patient communication strategies to support consistent, patient-centred refractive outcomes.
The expert:
- Dr Filomena Ribeiro, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, University of Lisbon and Catholic University of Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Alcon Eye Care UK Limited.
This activity is provided by touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: https://touchophthalmologyime.org/personalizing-cataract-surgery-from-pre-op-precision-to-functional-vision-outcomes/
May 5, 2026
May 5, 2026
37 min
touchCASES for touchNEUROLOGY
Listen to two US-based experts as they discuss how to improve diagnostic accuracy in the USA for patients with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). They will discuss three patient cases to illustrate how to recognize and differentiate CIDP variants from other polyneuropathies, and apply key diagnostic criteria to help strengthen a diagnosis.
The experts:
- Dr Karissa Gable, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
- Dr Jeffrey Allen, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Sanofi Genzyme.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
This activity is for HCPs in the USA only.
For further information, visit our website: https://touchneurologyime.org/cidp-diagnostics/
Apr 29, 2026
Apr 29, 2026
29 min
touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchOPHTHALMOLOGY
Listen to a series of interviews with Dr. Diana Do as she shares her expert insights into the epidemiology and quality‑of‑life burden of diabetic macular edema (DME) in the USA, outlines real‑world limitations of current anti‑VEGF–based management, and examines emerging therapies that specifically target blood–retinal barrier (BRB) dysfunction and aim to provide more durable vision protection.
The expert:
- Dr. Diana Do, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs in the USA only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: www.touchOPHTHALMOLOGY.com
Apr 28, 2026
Apr 28, 2026
30 min
touchTALKS for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to Dr Teresa Alonso-Gordoa, as she evaluates the latest data on dual EZH2/AR inhibition in mCRPC and explores how emerging evidence could influence clinical decision-making in the future.
The expert
- Dr. Teresa Alonso-Gordoa - Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Pfizer.
This activity is provided by touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: www.touchONCOLOGY.com
Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
36 min
touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchOPHTHALMOLOGY
Listen to a series of short interviews with three leading experts discussing neural-targeted therapies for dry eye disease (DED). The faculty describe the neuronal control of tear secretion, explore the mechanisms of action and clinical findings with neuromodulatory/neurostimulatory therapies for DED, and discuss how to integrate these therapies into personalized treatment plans.
The experts:
- Dr Anat Galor – Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, USA
- Dr Christopher Starr – Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, USA
- Dr Marjan Farid – University of California Irvine Medical Center, Irvine, USA
This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals in the USA, Canada and Latin America
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
Apr 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026
40 min
touchEXPERT FOCUS for touchONCOLOGY and touchRESPIRATORY
Listen to a series of short interviews with leading experts on computational pathology in NSCLC. The faculty, an oncologist, an oncologist-researcher and a pathologist, discuss the clinical value of computational pathology in NSCLC, review emerging tools and share practical insights on how these approaches can be applied in routine patient management.
The experts:
- Prof. Marina Garassino, University of Chicago, IL, USA
- Prof. Jakob Nikolas Kather, Technical University, Dresden and University Hospital Dresden, Germany
- Prof. Fernando Lopez-Rios, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from AstraZeneca.
The activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our websites:
touchONCOLOGY: https://touchoncologyime.org/computational-pathology-in-nsclc-from-biomarker-discovery-to-clinical-integration/
touchRESPIRATORY: https://touchrespiratoryime.org/computational-pathology-in-nsclc-from-biomarker-discovery-to-clinical-integration/
Apr 21, 2026
Apr 21, 2026
45 min
touchPANEL DISCUSSION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to a panel of leading experts discuss the future of care for patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, or PDAC. The faculty provide their insights on the current unmet needs, the evolving role of imaging, biomarker testing, and treatment strategies, and how these developments may impact clinical care.
The experts:
- Dr Eileen O'Reilly - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York NY, United States
- Prof. Michel Ducreux - Gustave Roussy Cancer Center, Villejuif, France
- Dr Thomas Hope - University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Advanced Accelerator Applications International S.A.
The activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: www.touchONCOLOGY.com
