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It was such a great pleasure and satisfaction to organize and hold the 18th Annual Best of ASCO (BOA) Lebanon Meeting on July 7-8, 2023, at the American University of Beirut Medical Center.
Camille Petraitis and Christine Schlemmer discuss how the roles and responsibilities of APPs in care teams vary based on the practice setting, with an emphasis on inpatient roles and focused on a dedicated inpatient medical oncology role at a nonprofit hospital.
Severe pain can lead one to places that are uncharted, unfamiliar, and unknown.
Dr. Biplov Adhikari shares how the ability for patients to continue their normal lives from within the walls of a hospital room is profoundly empowering.
Caregiver support is fragmented and inadequate. Here are 7 steps oncology professionals can take to address this urgent need.
Following the ASCO Annual Meeting, the conversations in the news, on social media, and in the hallways of our institutions tend to be dominated by advances in the field—promising new treatments, genetic targets unlocked, gains in overall survival.
Dr. Paula Isabel G. Franco participated in the ASCO IDEA program to build a community and support her goal of ending the fear of cancer in her home country.
Participants in a HemOncFellows Network session on fellowship applications answer common questions about visas, obtaining letters of recommendation, crafting the personal statement and ERAS CV, interviewing, and more.
When Lily Sandblom participated in the ASCO Virtual Mentoring Program, "what developed over the next 12 months was a meaningful and beneficial mentorship that spanned states and time zones," she said.
As the first trainee in his fellowship program to utilize the newly instituted ACGME parental leave policy last year, Dr. Jon Steinmetz felt torn.
"Unless we take prompt action to protect rural oncologists from threats related to Dobbs, there will be few left to treat rural patients with cancer," said Dr. Banu E. Symington.
"As our field evolves, we must consider how we are training the next generation of hematologists and oncologists and whether that training is keeping pace with today’s rapidly changing and more subspecialized practice landscape," according to Dr. Matthew Kurian.
Dr. Bilal Anouti shares what you need to know about open access publications, based on his experience participating in the ASCO Journals Editorial Fellowship.
Whether you participate in person in Chicago, watch sessions online, or keep up with the meeting outcomes and conversations on social media (or any combination of these), I hope the ASCO Annual Meeting leaves you feeling inspired and, above all, connected.
"If we can provide chemotherapy services through a tele-chemotherapy model at smaller rural centers, why can’t we do the same for clinical trials?" asks Dr. Sabe Sabesan.
The ASCO Journals Editorial Fellowship changed Dr. Mona Hassan's perspective on the publication process.
Novelty socks were the surprising vessel through which Dr. Jon Steinmetz built trust and connection with a withdrawn patient.
"Leadership is not a single quality. Leadership consists of a series of actions you take, such as respecting others, taking responsibility, communicating to share values and goals, [and] motivating and inspiring others," said Dr. Kaori Tane.

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