ISB President Dr. Jim Heath talks with Nobel laureate and Executive Director of the Immunotherapy Platform at MD Anderson Cancer Center Dr. Jim Allison and Apricity Health CEO Dr. Lynda Chin. Drs. Heath, Allison and Chin discuss disparities in cancer care and ways to bring state-of-the-art care from big cities and major academic centers to rural and underserved areas. You can jump to specific sections of the discussion by using the chapters below.
0:00 Dr. Jim Heath introduces Drs. Lynda Chin and Jim Allison
01:54 Medical advances and the difficulty for health care providers to keep up
03:58 New cancer treatments unavailable in rural areas and small communities
06:25 Side effects of immunotherapy and chemotherapy differ greatly
07:36 "Clinician drivers of inequity"
08:10 The role of technology in clinical trials
12:26 Expanding the oncology care team beyond the oncologist
14:50 Shorter hospital stays, greater risk of medical events at home
17:41 Educating patients as part of cancer treatment process
22:10 Genomic testing and what to do with the results – who is responsible?
24:53 Bringing genomic profiling to broader populations
26:05 Apricity's mission and lessons learned
30:54 More training, expanding teams, educating patients is just the beginning
33:34 Moving beyond bricks and mortar; investing in infrastructure
37:58 What a new method of cancer care means for clinical trials
40:50 Health equity is much more than equitable care
