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IJGC Podcast

The International Journal of Gynecological Cancer (IJGC) podcast explores the latest research on detection, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of gynecologic malignancies. Enjoy interviews with leading experts as they discuss novel and relevant topics in the field of gynecologic cancer. Join Editor-in-Chief Dr. Pedro Ramirez and his guests for an interactive and educational experience. Subscribe now or listen on your favourite podcast platform. IJGC - ijgc.bmj.com - is the official journal of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society and the European Society of Gynaecological Oncology.
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Episodes

Fluid Therapy and Multi-modal Analgesia in ERAS Anesthesia with Gabriel Mena

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Gabriel Mena (Twitter: @GabeMenaMD) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about goal-directed fluid therapy and multi-modal analgesia in ERAS anesthesia. They discuss the role of anesthesiologists and the integration of anesthesia in the success of an enhanced recovery program.

May 13, 201914 min

Role of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer with Alessandro Buda

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Alessandro Buda (Twitter: @alicchio72) from San Gerardo Hospital, University of Milano Bicocca, in Monza, Italy, to talk about the role of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage cervical cancer. They discuss fertility sparing, current literature on the subject, and response rates.

May 07, 201917 min

ERAS Guidelines for Perioperative Care in Gynecologic Oncology with Gregg Nelson

Dr. Pedro Ramirez, MD Anderson Cancer Center; Dr. Gregg Nelson, The University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine Small description of your podcast: In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Gregg Nelson (Twitter: @GreggNelsonERAS) from The University of Calgary's Cumming School of Medicine, to talk about the 2019 update to the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Society Guidelines for perioperative care in gynecologic oncology. The full ar...

Apr 30, 201932 min

Gynecologic Cancer: Global Prevention Efforts with Kathleen Schmeler

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.

Apr 25, 201917 min

The Role of PROs in Gynecologic Surgical Research with Larissa Meyer

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.

Apr 16, 201917 min

The Current Role of Laparoscopy in Tumor Cytoreduction with Anna Fagotti

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.

Apr 10, 201916 min

Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Endometrial Cancer with Ane Gerda Eriksson

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.

Apr 03, 201916 min

Classification of HPV - Associated Cervical Carcinoma with Robert Soslow

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-cla...

Apr 01, 201918 min

Updates on Management of Low Grade Ovarian Tumors with David Gershenson

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.

Mar 19, 201915 min

Palliative Care for Patients with Gynecological Cancer with Raimundo Correa

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,...

Mar 12, 201918 min

Conservative Management of Endometrial Cancer with Shannon Westin

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.

Mar 07, 201916 min

Survival Outcomes in Cervical Cancer SENTICOL with Patrice Mathevet

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.

Feb 26, 201919 min

Implementation of ERAS Programs in Gynecologic Oncology with Olle Ljungqvist

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.

Feb 19, 201916 min

Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer with Robert Coleman

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Coleman (Twitter: @rcoledude) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the role of secondary cytoreductive surgery in recurrent ovarian cancer. They discuss the importance, findings, and implications of surgical clinical trials such as GOG 213 and future studies on recurrent ovarian cancer.

Jan 29, 201917 min

Role of Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping in Cervical Cancer with Michael Frumovitz

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Michael Frumovitz (Twitter: @Frumovitz) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, to talk about the role of sentinel lymph node mapping in cervical cancer. They discuss the uses of ICG and blue dye and other tracers in lymphatic mapping, the details of injection techniques, and how to use these approaches in your practice.

Jan 28, 201917 min

Ultrasound Assessment of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer with Juan Luis Alcázar

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Juan Luis Alcázar (Twitter: @Juan_L_Alcazar) from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clínica Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona, Spain. Dr. Alcázar is the lead author of the Lead Article for the February 2019 issue, "Preoperative assessment of intra-abdominal disease spread in epithelial ovarian cancer: a comparative study between ultrasound and computed tomography scan." They discuss the rational...

Jan 28, 201920 min

Classifications in Cervical Adenocarcinoma with Robert Soslow

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 importance and clinical relevance of a classification in patients with cervical cancer, particularly cervical adenocarcinoma. They discuss the way that cervical adenocarcinoma has been classified historically, the potential impact of a new classification scheme on clinical outcomes, and integrating testing in low resource areas. Loo...

Jan 22, 201918 min

Updates on Management of Ovarian Rare Tumors with David Gershenson

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 the management of rare ovarian tumors in ovarian cancers, including mucinous, clear cell, and small cell. They discuss metastatic vs. primary mucinous tumors, the role of HIPEC in the treatment of advanced disease, as well as genomic profiling. Look out for IJGC's upcoming pdocast with Dr. Gershenson on...

Jan 15, 201922 min

The Use of Parp Inhibitors in Advanced Ovarian Cancer with Robert Coleman

In this episode of the IJGC podcast, Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Pedro Ramirez, is joined by Dr. Robert Coleman (Twitter: @rcoledude) from MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. They discuss how parp inhibitors work and how they have come into play with gynecologic oncology, including how to discuss parp inhibitors with patients, recommendations for patient monitoring and follow up, and the future of ovarian cancer treatment.

Jan 08, 201914 min

The MISSION Trial with Anna Fagotti

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. Dr. Fagotti is the lead author of the Lead Article for the February 2018 issue, "The INTERNATIONAL MISSION study: Minimally Invasive Surgery In Ovarian Neoplasms after NACT." They discuss the origins and results of the study, what makes a patient an ideal candidate for minimally invasive surgery, and the next ste...

Dec 20, 20189 min
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