IJGC Podcast

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Kathleen Schmeler (Twitter: @kmschmeler) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the efforts in global prevention and care of women with gynecologic cancer. They discuss barriers such as access to care, low cost screening, and shortage of providers, as well as educational guidelines and telementoring programs such as Project Echo.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Larissa Meyer (Twitter: @LarissaAMeyerMD) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the role of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in gynecologic oncology. They discuss outcome measures and how to implement patient responses into your practice to improve care.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Anna Fagotti (Twitter: @annafagottimd) from Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli in Rome to talk about the current role of laparoscopy in the assessment of tumor cytoreduction. They discuss imaging, the use of primary debulking surgery, multi-surgeon assessments, and current and future research on scoring.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief,Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Ane Gerda Eriksson from the Norwegian Radium Hospital, to talk about the role of sentinel lymph node mapping in endometrial cancer. They discuss the SLN mapping algorithm, detection in low-risk and high-risk patients, appropriate tracers, and pathological evaluation.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Soslow from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center to talk about the three-tier classification of cervical carcinoma. The discuss the patterns A, B, and C in the Silva classification scheme and the clinical implications and reproducibility of these patterns. Check out Dr. Soslow's previous podcast for further information: https://soundcloud.com/bmjpodcasts/the-importance-and-clinical-relevance-of-classifications-in-cervical-adenocarcinoma?in=bmjpodcasts/sets/ijgc-podcast

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. David Gershenson (Twitter: @RareOvarCancers) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about updates on management of low-grade ovarian tumors. They discuss the grading classifications, the history and survival of low-grade and high-grade serous carcinoma, and determining the ideal patients for surgery or other types of treatment.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Raimundo Correa (@racobul) from Clinica Las Condes in Chile, to talk about palliative care in the management of patients with gynecological cancer. They discuss the use of the term "supportive care," the integration of palliative care with cancer treatment and the importance of a multidisciplinary team - including volunteers and family members - comprehensively looking after a patient's physical, emotional, and psychological needs. Drs. Ramirez and Correa also discuss the right time and the right way to talk to patients and their families about palliative care, as well as adapting and improving palliative care in low-resource countries.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Shannon Westin from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about conservative management of endometrial cancer. They discuss the ideal candidates of conservative management, available imaging studies, discussing treatment options and side effects with patients, as well as response rates and recurrence.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Patrice Mathevet from the University of Lausanne in Switzerland. Dr. Mathevet is the author of the Lead Article for the March 2019 issue, "Impact of micrometastasis or isolated tumor cells on recurrence and survival in patients with early cervical cancer: SENTICOL Trial." They discuss the aim and results of the study, as well as the implications for future treatment.

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Olle Ljungqvist (Twitter: @OlleLjungqvist) from the Örebro and Karolinska Institute to talk about implementation of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs in gynecologic oncology. They discuss the ERAS guidelines and the implementation and outcomes of ERAS to enhance the patient's journey through recovery.