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September 16, 2019 End of Life Care: Perspectives from Medical and Radiation Oncologists
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Dr. Tim Kruser, corresponding author of "Radiation Oncologists' Role in End-of-Life Care: A Perspective From Medical Oncologists," talks about the methods of the study, the value of qualitative data, and how challenging results can be used to improve the situation for patients. Dr. Louis Potters, one of the authors of a commentary written in reply addresses some of his concerns about how medical oncologists perceive radiation oncologists, as well as how to move forward as a specialty with this study in mind. Music by D. Tegbaru, used with permission.
31 min
September 04, 2019 Payment Policy, Model Policy, and Procedure Codes
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ASTRO Health Policy Analyst Jessica Adams interviews Dr. Michael Roach and Dr. Najeeb Mohideen about their payment policy articles in the July 15 edition. Learn more about payment policy and how procedure codes are developed.
20 min
September 04, 2019 October 1, Issue Highlights Podcast
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October 1, Issue Highlights Podcast
11 min
August 21, 2019 Narrative Oncology, "Abscopal Outcomes: Reflections on Distant Effects"
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Narrative Oncology editor Ben Corn, MD interviews Frank Meyskens, Jr., MD, FACP, author of the recently published poem "Abscopal Outcomes: Reflections on Distant Effects." Dr. Corn initiates uplifting discussion on restoring hopefulness in everyday interactions with patients and colleagues in the field of radiation oncology. Dr. Meyskens also discusses the importance of the arts in medicine, how he got started with poetry, and one of the patients that impacted him most. Music by D. Tegbaru, used with permission.
26 min
August 16, 2019 September 1, Issue Highlights Podcast
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September 1, Issue Highlights Podcast
10 min
July 23, 2019 August 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast
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August 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast
42 min
July 23, 2019 Everything Happens for a Reason
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Anthony D'Amico, MD, PhD, FASTRO shares a recording of a moving story that he recounted to students at Harvard Medical School who are also enrolled in his Tae Kwon Do class. Music by D. Tegbaru, used with permission.
14 min
June 19, 2019 July 15, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast
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July 15, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast
13 min
May 30, 2019 July 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast
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July 1, 2019, Issue Highlights Podcast
10 min
May 22, 2019 Cognitive Bias in Radiation Oncology
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Join PRO Executive Editor Suzanne Evans and negotiation and ethics professor Daylian Cain as they discuss their recent article "Why Smart Oncology Clinicians do Dumb Things: A Review of Cognitive Bias in Radiation Oncology." The article identifies many common biases in the field, factors that increase our susceptibility to bias and ways that we can combat cognitive biases. The authors explain the concepts of metacognition as well as strategies to improve our critical thinking such as "taking the opposite," "summarize aloud" and "prospective hindsight." Music by D. Tegbaru, used with permission.
33 min

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Stay current with the latest studies in radiation oncology with free podcasts from the official journals of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO). The International Journal of…