ASCO Education

By American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

What's ASCO Education about?

The ASCO Education Podcast features expert conversations on the most talked-about topics in oncology today from physician burnout, medical cannabis, COVID and cancer and more…

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ASCO Education episodes:

10.11.2023
Cancer Topics - Oncology Practice in Low-Resource Settings
Resources such as facilities, equipment, medications, and trained healthcare professionals are essential to provide proper care. Yet, many areas in the US and around the globe have challenges providing some of such resources. This ASCO Education podcast will explore oncology...
09.13.2023
Cancer Topics - Oncology Practice In Rural Settings Part 2
People who live in major cities in the US and abroad tend to benefit from better cancer care due to having access to more doctors, facilities and equipment. In contrast, those who live in rural areas face many challenges accessing...
09.05.2023
Oncology, Etc. – Dr. Patricia Ganz’ Evolutionary Treatment Of The Whole Patient
There was time during the early 70’s when the field of oncology began to take hold where the singular focus was to extend the patient’s life. In this ASCO Education podcast, our guest was one of the first to challenge...
08.16.2023
Cancer Topics – ICC Program Malaysia
Providing high-quality cancer care to patients is the goal for any oncologist, yet there are many places across the globe that face multiple hurdles in achieving that goal. In this ASCO Education podcast we explore how one group is making...
08.08.2023
Oncology, Etc. – The Diversity Mission with Dr Edith Mitchell
Increasing diversity in the field of oncology is an ongoing task. Our next guest has made it her mission to increase those ranks as well as becoming the first African American woman to be a Brigadier General in the US...
07.19.2023
Cancer Topics – Research to Practice: Prostate Cancer (Part 2)
In this episode of ASCO Educational podcasts, we'll explore how we interpret and integrate recently reported clinical research into practice. Part One involved a 72-year old man with high-risk, localized prostate cancer progressing to hormone-sensitive metastatic disease. Today’s scenario focuses...
07.11.2023
Oncology, Etc. – Dr. Lori Pierce’s Path From Engineering To Oncology
There are many treatments available for cancer but how do you make csre delivery equitable? Given the various types of cancers how can you allocate the right resources to create equal outcomes? Dr. Lori Pierce has made equity a...
06.21.2023
Cancer Topics - Oncology Practice In Rural Settings Part 1
People who live in major cities in the US and abroad tend to benefit from better cancer care due to having access to more doctors, facilities and equipment. In contrast, those who live in rural areas face many challenges accessing...
06.13.2023
Oncology, Etc. – Pioneering Geriatric Cancer Care with Dr. Hyman Muss
Age is a main factor when determining cancer care. In this ASCO Education podcast we speak to one of the top leaders in treatment for older patients who has also credited mentorship as a foundation for his career. Dr. Hyman...
05.18.2023
Cancer Topics – Alternative to 10-Year ABIM MOC Exam: Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment
To stay up to date with new treatments and standards of care medical oncologists in the United States are required to take the ABIM Maintenance of Certification exam, a ten-hour test, every ten years. This ASCO education podcast focuses on...
05.10.2023
Cancer Topics – Research to Practice: Prostate Cancer (Part 1)
In this episode of ASCO Educational podcasts, we'll explore how we interpret and integrate recently reported clinical research into practice. The first scenario involves a 72-year old man with high-risk, localized prostate cancer progressing to hormone-sensitive metastatic disease. Our guests...
05.02.2023
Oncology, Etc. – Devising Medical Standards and Training Master Clinicians with Dr. John Glick
The early 1970’s saw the start of the medical specialty we now know as oncology. How does one create standards and practices for patient care during that time? Dr. John Glick is a pioneer during the dawn of oncology. He...
04.12.2023
Cancer Topics - How To Keep Up With Advances In Oncology
Oncology is a rapidly evolving medical field. So how do you keep up with all the advances and updates that are delivered through publications, conferences, and social media? This ASCO Education podcast explores how three oncologists in various settings and...
04.04.2023
Oncology, Etc: - Cancer Care Partnership With Kenya
The availability and quality of cancer care varies in different parts of the globe. Some locations find it difficult to have proper equipment, access to medications or even trained staff on hand. In this ASCO Education podcast we look how...
03.15.2023
Cancer Topics - Racial Disparities in Clinical Trial Participation
Clinical trials are essential to progress in medicine, but racial and ethnic minorities are frequently underrepresented in such studies. In this ASCO Education podcast episode, we will examine this issue with Dr. Carol Brown, gynecologic cancer surgeon and Chief Health...
03.07.2023
Oncology, Etc. - Passion For Writing And Medicine With Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum
For some, pursuing a medical career is an all-consuming passion. What do you do if you have two? In this ASCO Education podcast, we look at the influences that propelled Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum to become a practicing cardiologist at Brigham...
02.23.2023
Advanced Practice Providers - APPs in Oncology
Advanced practice providers (APPs) are a key component to effective team-based care, but what is it that our APP team-members can do in an oncology practice? Join the Co-hosts of the APP podcast series, Todd Pickard (MD Anderson Cancer Center)...
02.07.2023
Oncology Etc: Dr. Miriam Mutebi on Improving Cancer Care in Africa
"Various places on the globe lack the proper knowledge, infrastructure and workforce to adequately treat cancer. In Africa, one doctor is focusing her efforts to change all that. This ASCO Education podcast spotlights Dr. Miriam Mutebi, the first female breast...
01.24.2023
Oncology Etc – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan Part 2
"Battling cancer takes place in many parts of the world and our next guest has led initiatives to do just that. In Part Two of this Oncology, Etc. Podcast episode, Professor of Cancer and Global Health at King’s College London...
01.18.2023
Cancer Topics - My Approach to Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma or DLBCL is the most common type of lymphoma. Much progress has been made in treatment of the disease lately, particularly with emergence of CAR T-cell therapy, but not all patients are benefiting from it. This...
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01.10.2023
Oncology, Etc. – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan (Part 1)
Battling cancer takes place in many parts of the world and our next guest has led initiatives to do just that. In Part One of this Oncology, Etc. Podcast episode, Dr. Richard Sullivan, Professor of Cancer and Global Health at...
12.21.2022
Cancer Topics – Oncology Training – Past, Present, Future Part 2
Getting into oncology requires a lot of education and training. How does one deal with the success and stress of such a journey? In Part Two of this ASCO Education Podcast, moderator Dr. Aakash Desai – fellow at the Mayo...
12.14.2022
Cancer Topics – Oncology Training – Past, Present, Future Part 1
Getting into oncology requires a lot of education and training. How does one deal with the success and stress of such a journey? In Part One of this ASCO Education Podcast, moderator Dr. Aakash Desai – fellow at the Mayo...
12.13.2022
Oncology, Etc. – HPV Vaccine Pioneer Dr. Douglas Lowy (Part 2)
Vaccine development is a tremendous scientific breakthrough. In Part Two of this ASCO Education Podcast episode, Dr. Doug Lowy, Principal Deputy Director of the National Cancer Institute describes overcoming the hesitancy of taking vaccines in the era of Covid (:57),...
12.06.2022
Oncology, Etc. – HPV Vaccine Pioneer Dr. Douglas Lowy (Part 1)
Vaccine development is a tremendous scientific breakthrough benefitting countless human lives. In Part 1 of this ASCO Oncology, Etc. Education Podcast episode, you will hear from the pioneering co-developer of the HPV vaccine Dr. Doug Lowy who serves as Principal...
11.15.2022
Oncology, Etc. – In Conversation with Dr. David Steensma (Part 2)
In Part Two of this Oncology, Etc. episode, hosts Patrick Loehrer and David Johnson continue their chat with hematologist-oncologist Dr. David Steensma. They explore his views of key opinion leaders and a lifelong passion – collecting rare stamps, including medical...
11.09.2022
Cancer Topics - Impact of Implicit Racial Bias on Oncology Patient Care and Outcomes
"What exactly is implicit racial bias? How does it manifest in physician-patient interactions and what is the potential impact of such bias on oncology patient outcomes? In this ASCO Education Podcast episode, Dr. Lauren M. Hamel (Wayne State University) and...
11.01.2022
Oncology, Etc. - In Conversation with Dr. David Steensma (Part 1)
In this Oncology, Etc. episode, hosts Patrick Loehrer and David Johnson interview hematologist-oncologist and scientist Dr. David Steensma, who currently serves as Head of Global Hematology at Novartis. In Part One of the episode, Dr. Steensma shares about his career...
10.17.2022
Advanced Practice Providers - An APP’s Scope of Practice
"An advanced practice provider’s scope of practice can vary drastically depending on where you practice; listen to the ASCO Education’s third episode of the advanced practice providers series, and learn more from our co-hosts, Todd Pickard (MD Anderson Cancer Center)...
10.12.2022
Cancer Topics - Increasing Diversity in Oncology Practices (Part 2)
"Have you ever struggled to remember or pronounce a colleague’s foreign name? In part two of this ASCO Education Podcast episode, host Todd Pickard (MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas) continues the conversation on creating more inclusive oncology practices...
10.04.2022
Oncology, Etc. - In Conversation with Dr. Peter Bach (Part 2)
"In part two this ASCO Education Oncology, Etc. podcast, healthcare policy expert, pulmonary physician, epidemiologist, and writer Dr. Peter Bach shares what it was like to face his wife Ruth’s cancer and eventual passing − as a husband and as...
09.14.2022
Cancer Topics - Increasing Diversity in Oncology Practices (Part 1)
"In part one of this two-part ASCO Education Podcast episode, host Todd Pickard (MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas) sits down with licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Lauren Wadsworth, Harvard Medical School professor Dr. Stephanie Pinder-Amaker, and medical oncologist Dr....
09.13.2022
Oncology, Etc. - In Conversation with Dr. Peter Bach (Part 1)
"In part one of this two-part ASCO Education Oncology, etc. podcast, hosts Patrick Loehrer and David Johnson chat with health policy and payment expert, pulmonary physician, epidemiologist and writer Dr. Peter Bach about his background and career. Dr. Bach, who...
08.31.2022
Advanced Practice Providers – APPs 101: Physician Assistants (PAs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNS) in Oncology
"There are different types of advanced practice providers that you may meet in an oncology practice - PAs, APRNs, NPs, but what’s the difference between them? In the second episode of ASCO Education’s podcast series on Advanced Practice Providers (APPs),...
07.19.2022
Oncology, Etc. - Finding Your Voice: A Tale of Healing and Rediscovery
Drs. David Johnson (University of Texas) and Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University) host this live ASCO podcast with award-winning documentary producer/director Bill Brummel. After undergoing a laryngectomy in 2016, Mr. Brummel produced and directed a documentary film titled “Can You Hear...
07.13.2022
Cancer Topics - Career Paths in Oncology (Part 2)
In part two of this two-part ASCO Education podcast episode, host Dr. Jeremy Cetnar (Oregon Health & Science University) continues the conversation with Drs. Lauren Abrey and Jason Faris, whose careers have criss-crossed academia and industry. They share words of...
06.28.2022
Oncology, Etc. – In Conversation with Dr. Richard Pazdur (Part 2)
In part two this ASCO Education Podcast episode, hosts Dr. David Johnson and Dr. Patrick Loehrer continue their conversation with Dr. Richard Pazdur, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Oncology Center of Excellence, focusing on his leadership and...
06.22.2022
Cancer Topics - Career Paths in Oncology (Part 1)
In part one, of this two-part ASCO Education podcast episode, host Dr. Jeremy Cetnar (Oregon Health & Science University) interviews two very accomplished physicians and researchers, Dr. Lauren Abrey and Dr. Jason Faris. We’ll hear about their motivations for pursuing...
06.21.2022
Advanced Practice Providers - APPs 101: What and Who Are Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)?
Partners in cancer care – who are advanced practice providers? In the first episode of ASCO Education’s podcast series on Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), co-hosts Todd Pickard (MD Anderson Cancer Center) and Dr. Stephanie Williams (Northwestern University Feinberg School of...
06.14.2022
Oncology, Etc. – In Conversation with Dr. Richard Pazdur (Part 1)
In part one of this ASCO Education Podcast episode, director of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Oncology Center of Excellence Dr. Richard Pazdur talks with hosts Dr. David Johnson and Dr. Patrick Loehrer about his upbringing in Indiana, his...
05.18.2022
Cancer Topics – Financial Toxicity
In this ASCO Education episode moderated by Dr. Rami Manochakian (Mayo Clinic), two-time cancer survivor and patient advocate Ms. Samantha Watson and medical oncologist Dr. Lidia Schapira (Stanford) discuss the multifaceted impact of high cancer care cost on patients and...
05.17.2022
Oncology, Etc. – Rediscovering the Joy in Medicine with Dr. Deborah Schrag (Part 2)
In the second of this two-part conversation Drs. Patrick Loehrer and David Johnson sit down with Dr. Deborah Schrag, the current Chair of the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to continue the discussion of her roles...
05.03.2022
Oncology, Etc. – Rediscovering the Joy in Medicine with Dr. Deborah Schrag (Part 1)
In part one of a two-part conversation, Drs. Patrick Loehrer and David Johnson sit down with Dr. Deborah Schrag to discuss her roles as a leader, researcher, oncologist and public health expert. The current Chair of the Department of Medicine...
04.19.2022
Oncology, Etc. – Mr. Paul Goldberg: Interviewing the Interviewer (Part 2)
Drs. David Johnson (University of Texas) and Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University) host the second half second half of their Oncology, Etc. interview with Mr. Paul Goldberg, the editor and publisher of the world-renowned publication The Cancer Letter. In part two,...
04.13.2022
Cancer Topics – Medical Aid in Dying
In this episode, moderated by Dr. Alissa Thomas (University of Vermont), patient caregiver Ms. Sandra Klima, hospice and palliative medicine physicians Dr. Gregg VandeKieft (Providence Institute for Human Caring) and Dr. Frank Ferris (Ohio Health), and medical oncologist Dr. Charles...
04.05.2022
Oncology, Etc. – Mr. Paul Goldberg: Interviewing the Interviewer (Part 1)
Drs. David Johnson (University of Texas) and Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University) host the first of two Oncology, Etc. episodes featuring Mr. Paul Goldberg, book author, investigative reporter, and Editor and Publisher of The Cancer Letter. In part one, Mr. Goldberg...
03.22.2022
Oncology, Etc. — Out of this World: Astronaut Physicians (Part 2)
In the second of our two-part interview, Oncology, Etc. hosts Drs. Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University) and David Johnson (University of Texas) continue their conversation with two physician astronauts. Hear the incredible stories of Drs. Robert L. Satcher (MD Anderson), Ellen...
03.16.2022
Cancer Topics – Delivering Serious News (Part 2)
In the second of this two-part ASCO Education Podcast episode, Drs. Stephen Berns (University of Vermont), Tyler Johnson (Stanford Medicine), and Katie Stowers (Oregon Health & Science University) continue their discussion about what it takes to deliver serious news to...
03.01.2022
Oncology, Etc. - Out of this World: Astronaut Physicians (Part 1)
In part one of a two-part conversation, Oncology, Etc. hosts Patrick Loehrer (Indiana University) and David Johnson (University of Texas) have a blast speaking with two physician astronauts. Hear the incredible stories of Drs. Robert L. Satcher (MD Anderson), Ellen...
02.16.2022
Cancer Topics – Delivering Serious News (Part 1)
In part one of this two-part ASCO Education Podcast episode, Drs. Stephen Berns (University of Vermont), Tyler Johnson (Stanford Medicine) and Katie Stowers (Oregon Health & Science University) chat candidly about what it takes to deliver serious news to people...

What's ASCO Education about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

ASCO Education episodes:

Cancer Topics - Oncology Practice in Low-Resource Settings

Cancer Topics - Oncology Practice In Rural Settings Part 2

Oncology, Etc. – Dr. Patricia Ganz’ Evolutionary Treatment Of The Whole Patient

Cancer Topics – ICC Program Malaysia

Oncology, Etc. – The Diversity Mission with Dr Edith Mitchell

Cancer Topics – Research to Practice: Prostate Cancer (Part 2)

Oncology, Etc. – Dr. Lori Pierce’s Path From Engineering To Oncology

Cancer Topics - Oncology Practice In Rural Settings Part 1

Oncology, Etc. – Pioneering Geriatric Cancer Care with Dr. Hyman Muss

Cancer Topics – Alternative to 10-Year ABIM MOC Exam: Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment

Cancer Topics – Research to Practice: Prostate Cancer (Part 1)

Oncology, Etc. – Devising Medical Standards and Training Master Clinicians with Dr. John Glick

Cancer Topics - How To Keep Up With Advances In Oncology

Oncology, Etc: - Cancer Care Partnership With Kenya

Cancer Topics - Racial Disparities in Clinical Trial Participation

Oncology, Etc. - Passion For Writing And Medicine With Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum

Advanced Practice Providers - APPs in Oncology

Oncology Etc: Dr. Miriam Mutebi on Improving Cancer Care in Africa

Oncology Etc – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan Part 2

Cancer Topics - My Approach to Refractory Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Oncology, Etc. – Global Cancer Policy Leader Dr. Richard Sullivan (Part 1)

Cancer Topics – Oncology Training – Past, Present, Future Part 2

Cancer Topics – Oncology Training – Past, Present, Future Part 1

Oncology, Etc. – HPV Vaccine Pioneer Dr. Douglas Lowy (Part 2)

Oncology, Etc. – HPV Vaccine Pioneer Dr. Douglas Lowy (Part 1)

Oncology, Etc. – In Conversation with Dr. David Steensma (Part 2)

Cancer Topics - Impact of Implicit Racial Bias on Oncology Patient Care and Outcomes

Oncology, Etc. - In Conversation with Dr. David Steensma (Part 1)

Advanced Practice Providers - An APP’s Scope of Practice

Cancer Topics - Increasing Diversity in Oncology Practices (Part 2)

Oncology, Etc. - In Conversation with Dr. Peter Bach (Part 2)

Cancer Topics - Increasing Diversity in Oncology Practices (Part 1)

Oncology, Etc. - In Conversation with Dr. Peter Bach (Part 1)

Advanced Practice Providers – APPs 101: Physician Assistants (PAs) and Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNS) in Oncology

Oncology, Etc. - Finding Your Voice: A Tale of Healing and Rediscovery

Cancer Topics - Career Paths in Oncology (Part 2)

Oncology, Etc. – In Conversation with Dr. Richard Pazdur (Part 2)

Cancer Topics - Career Paths in Oncology (Part 1)

Advanced Practice Providers - APPs 101: What and Who Are Advanced Practice Providers (APPs)?

Oncology, Etc. – In Conversation with Dr. Richard Pazdur (Part 1)

Cancer Topics – Financial Toxicity

Oncology, Etc. – Rediscovering the Joy in Medicine with Dr. Deborah Schrag (Part 2)

Oncology, Etc. – Rediscovering the Joy in Medicine with Dr. Deborah Schrag (Part 1)

Oncology, Etc. – Mr. Paul Goldberg: Interviewing the Interviewer (Part 2)

Cancer Topics – Medical Aid in Dying

Oncology, Etc. – Mr. Paul Goldberg: Interviewing the Interviewer (Part 1)

Oncology, Etc. — Out of this World: Astronaut Physicians (Part 2)

Cancer Topics – Delivering Serious News (Part 2)

Oncology, Etc. - Out of this World: Astronaut Physicians (Part 1)

Cancer Topics – Delivering Serious News (Part 1)