
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

Thursday Mar 06, 2025
MDT perspectives on the importance of patient engagement in PARPi use - Video 3
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
touchMDT for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to experts Dr Alicia Morgans, Dr Grace Cullen, and patient advocate, Mr Tony Collier, discuss the importance and practicalities of engaging patients in their care and hear insights from the perspective of a patient advocate in relation to the use of PARP inhibitors.
The multidisciplinary team and patient advocate:
Medical oncologist – Dr Alicia Morgans
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nurse practitioner – Dr Grace Cullen
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Patient Advocate – Mr Tony Collier
Tackle Prostate Cancer, London, UK
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is supported by an independent medical education funding request from AstraZeneca.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: https://touchoncologyime.org/mdt-parp-inhibitors-in-mcrpc/

Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
touchMDT for touchONCOLOGY
Somatic and germline testing are key in managing metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). Listen as Prof. Albrecht Stenzinger shares his perspectives as a pathologist with Dr Alicia Morgan and Dr Grace Cullen.
The multidisciplinary team:
Medical oncologist – Dr Alicia Morgans
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nurse practitioner – Dr Grace Cullen
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Pathologist – Prof. Albrecht Stenzinger
University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is supported by an independent medical education funding request from AstraZeneca.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: https://touchoncologyime.org/mdt-parp-inhibitors-in-mcrpc/

Thursday Mar 06, 2025
Thursday Mar 06, 2025
touchMDT for touchONCOLOGY
MDT perspectives on unlocking the data on PARPi to support shared decision-making in mCRPC
Experts Dr Alicia Morgans and Dr Grace Cullen share insights into using evidence to guide practice and shared decision-making with patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC).
The multidisciplinary team:
Medical oncologist – Dr Alicia Morgans
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Nurse practitioner – Dr Grace Cullen
John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK only.
This activity is supported by an independent medical education funding request from AstraZeneca.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website: https://touchoncologyime.org/mdt-parp-inhibitors-in-mcrpc/

Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
touchEXPERT OPINIONS for touchCARDIO
Listen to three experts discuss the rationale behind glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based combination therapies and review the latest clinical evidence for these novel combinations. The expert faculty will provide their insights on what these combination treatments may mean for the future management of obesity with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The experts
- Dr Sue Pedersen, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Prof. Carel le Roux, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Dr Donna Ryan, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals outside of the USA and UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Novo Nordisk A/S.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website:
www.touchCARDIO.com

Thursday Feb 27, 2025
Thursday Feb 27, 2025
touchEXPERT OPINIONS for touchENDOCRINOLOGY
Listen to three experts discuss the rationale behind glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)-based combination therapies and review the latest clinical evidence for these novel combinations. The expert faculty will provide their insights on what these combination treatments may mean for the future management of obesity with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D).
The experts
- Dr Sue Pedersen, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Prof. Carel le Roux, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Dr Donna Ryan, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals outside of the USA and UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Novo Nordisk A/S.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website:
www.touchENDOCRINOLOGY.com

Friday Feb 21, 2025
Friday Feb 21, 2025
touchEXPERT OPINIONS for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to three experts in breast cancer as they provide insights into the current guideline recommendations for the use of targeted therapy in patients with HR+/HER2– early breast cancer, evaluate the latest data for CDK4/6 inhibitors in this patient population and consider how to maximize the potential of these agents through risk stratification and safety considerations.
The experts
- Prof. Carlos Barrios: Latin American Cooperative Oncology Group (LACOG), Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Prof. Dr. med. Peter Fasching: University Hospital Erlangen and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Erlangen-EMN, Germany
- Dr Sonia Pernas: Catalan Institute of Oncology-Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), Barcelona, Spain
This touchPODCAST is for healthcare professionals outside of the UK and the USA.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Novartis.
This activity is provided by touchIME.
For further information visit our website:
www.touchONCOLOGY.com

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchONCOLOGY
Listen to a paediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine and a general practitioner specializing in sexual health as they address healthcare professionals' questions on HPV vaccination. They provide insights into the burden of HPV-related oncological and non-oncological diseases, appropriate vaccination schedules for specific patient groups, and strategies to improve vaccine uptake across various healthcare settings.
The experts
- Dr Barbara Moscicki, UCLA Health and University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Dr Marc Steben, HPV Global Action and Université de Montréal, Canada
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK 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.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website:
https://touchoncologyime.org/in-conversation-improving-hpv-vaccine-uptake/

Thursday Feb 20, 2025
Thursday Feb 20, 2025
touchIN CONVERSATION for touchINFECTIOUS DISEASES
Listen to a paediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine and a general practitioner specializing in sexual health as they address healthcare professionals' questions on HPV vaccination. They provide insights into the burden of HPV-related oncological and non-oncological diseases, appropriate vaccination schedules for specific patient groups, and strategies to improve vaccine uptake across various healthcare settings.
The experts
- Dr Barbara Moscicki, UCLA Health and University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Dr Marc Steben, HPV Global Action and Université de Montréal, Canada
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside of the UK 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.
touchIME is an EBAC® accredited provider.
For further information visit our website:
https://touchinfectiousdiseasesime.org/in-conversation-improving-hpv-vaccine-uptake/

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Looking to the future in the treatment of steroid-refractory chronic GvHD
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
touchFOCUS for touchONCOLOGY
In this concise interview, Dr Corey Cutler discusses unmet needs in steroid-refractory chronic GvHD and how they may be addressed with new and emerging therapies.
The expert:
- Dr Corey Cutler - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside the UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Sanofi US.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchoncology.com

Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Looking to the future in the treatment of steroid-refractory chronic GvHD
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
Tuesday Feb 18, 2025
touchFOCUS for touchHAEMATOLOGY
In this concise interview, Dr Corey Cutler discusses unmet needs in steroid-refractory chronic GvHD and how they may be addressed with new and emerging therapies.
The expert:
- Dr Corey Cutler - Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
This touchPODCAST is for HCPs outside the UK.
This activity is funded by an independent medical education grant from Sanofi US.
This activity is jointly provided by USF Health and touchIME.
For further information visit our website: touchHAEMATOLOGY.com