In honor of Take a Loved One to the Doctor Day, Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP, an Outpatient Thoracic Oncology Nurse Practitioner at the University of Pennsylvania Abramson Cancer Center, and Editorial Board Member at Oncology Data Advisor, sat down to discuss the importance of advocating for our loved ones to regularly visit the doctor, keeping up with screening and treatment, and navigating the guilt felt when a loved one is diagnosed. Beth Sandy, MSN, CRNP: Hi, my name is Beth Sandy. I am an O...
Oncology Data Advisor® · Cancer Care Delivery Across Practice Settings: Michi Gray, RN, and Joscelyn Vanduren, ANP At the 48th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress, Joscelyn Vanduren and Michele "Michi" Gray sat down with Oncology Data Advisor® to further discuss their presentation We Aren't That Different: Misconceptions in Care Delivery and Patient Outcomes Between Practice Settings, in which they discuss how treatment centers can create a more accessible and positive expe...
Oncology Data Advisor® · Reducing Cost of Cancer Care Through Novel Therapy Adjustment With Erica Feinberg, PharmD At the recent 2023 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, Oncology Data Advisor sat down with Erica Feinberg, PharmD, BCPS, a Senior Clinical Data Analyst at The US Oncology Network, to discuss her poster regarding novel therapy adjustments to the Enhancing Oncology Model (EOM) and the Oncology Care Model (OCM). Oncology Data Advisor: Welcome ...
Oncology Data Advisor® · ONS Live Podcast: Staying Proficient in Managing Chronic Cancer-Related Pain Tune into this interview live from the 48th Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress, in which Tanya Uritsky, the Opioid Stewardship Coordinator at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, discusses her presentation When Pain Holds a Grudge, Give It a Nudge! Best Practices for Managing Chronic Cancer-Related Pain. Her talk encompasses new and novel interventional thera...
Oncology Data Advisor® · Piloting Melanoma Research and Local Cancer Care With Richard Carvajal, MD This interview is the first in a new series spotlighting the Oncology Data Advisor® Editorial Board, featuring Dr. Richard Carvajal, Director of Medical Oncology at Northwell Health Cancer Institute. Dr. Carvajal tells the story of how he became a melanoma researcher and shares his passions for developing targeted therapies for unique clinical subsets of melanoma and for providing high-...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · Prioritizing Life After Testicular Cancer With Katie Murray, DO For patients with testicular cancer, planning is necessary to ensure that patients feel prepared regarding the implications of their disease in the years after they finish treatment. In this interview in honor of Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Katie Murray, Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri Department of Surgery-Urology, shares advice for members of the cancer care team o...
Oncology Data Advisor™ · From the Patient’s Perspective: Improving Quality of Care for the LGBTQIA+ Community At the recent 47th Annual Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) Congress, Reverend Sean Parker Dennison, alongside three other professionals, held a panel that explored the topic of improving quality of care for LGBTQIA+ individuals with cancer. In this follow-up interview with Oncology Data Advisor, Reverend Sean expands on their thoughts and provides the valuable perspectiv...
With the opioid crisis claiming so many lives, physicians need to be especially careful prescribing these drugs. However, for many patients with cancer who are in a lot of pain, opioids can be a necessary part of treatment. So how can physicians determine predictors and frequency of opioid abuse in this population? A study now published in JAMA Oncology found that marital status, higher levels of pain, high scores on the Screener and Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP), and morphine...