Precision Medicine Podcast

Welcome to the Precision Medicine Podcast by Trapelo. This is the podcast where experts come to discuss the problems oncologists, reference labs, and payers face as precision medicine grows, and consider solutions for advancing the quality of patient-centered cancer care.

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Episodes

Re-engineering Precision Medicine: a Patient Perspective on the Gap Between Innovation and Application

In this episode of the Precision Medicine Podcast , Brad Power, a courageous journalistic voice and lymphoma survivor, shares why he's fighting for greater access to precision medicine in clinical practice. Brad has worked as a re-engineering consultant and has authored over 75 articles for the Harvard Business Review.

Feb 25, 2019

Championing Precision Medicine Education for the Masses – Meet the Genome Educator

In this episode, Jeanette McCarthy, co-founder of Precision Medicine Advisors and genome educator, joins us to discuss the importance of educating everyone involved in precision medicine—including healthcare providers, payers, and even patients—about its day-to-day applications.

Feb 23, 2019

Are Current Genetic Testing Guidelines Outdated?

NCCN testing guidelines have long been a key tool that payers use to decide which cancer patients will be covered for genetic testing. With the rapid growth of precision medicine, it has become more important than ever to ensure every patient that should be tested is tested, raising new questions about how effectively and consistently current guidelines are applied. Dr. Peter Beitsch addresses some of those questions in a recent study published by the Journal of Clinical Oncology and many are sa...

Feb 07, 2019•Ep. 6

This is Cancer: How a Breast Cancer Diagnosis Turned a Young Mom into an Author and Patient Advocate

All of the conversations we have here at the Precision Medicine Podcast are focused on uncovering both barriers and solutions to realizing the promise of precision medicine. Having the opportunity to speak with Laura Holmes Haddad, an author, speaker, and breast cancer “thriver,” was especially meaningful, because it serves as a reminder that improving patient care—and giving every patient the best chance at beating cancer—is the ultimate goal. On this episode, Laura shares her experience with c...

Jan 20, 2019

Charting a Path to Prevention

Personalized medicine offers new hope for cancer patients, but those such a significant illness are not the only ones who can benefit from it. Dr. Keith Stewart joined us for an eye-opening discussion about how his team at the Mayo Clinic is exploring the possibilities of using precision medicine for the prevention and maintenance of a “healthy genome” in people who have not yet developed a disease. Listen in.

Jan 16, 2019

Moving Diagnostics to the Forefront of Precision Medicine

Diagnostics tests are critical for properly applying Precision Medicine in cancer care, yet they are still undervalued by payers. In a recent podcast, we had the privilege of speaking with Hannah Mamuszka, Ph.D. founder of Alva10 , a company aimed at breaking the cycle of commoditization in diagnostics and bringing radically new tests to bear on value-based healthcare. Our conversation centered around the hurdles diagnostic companies face getting technology accepted and used for patients within ...

Jan 16, 2019

Enabling Precision Oncology Using RNA-Based Information and Technologies

In oncology today, diagnostic technology tools are key to helping scientists unlock the potential of precision medicine, so we were thrilled when Dave Messina, Chief Operating Officer of Cofactor Genomics, agreed to be a guest on The Precision Medicine podcast to talk about the importance of such tools. <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature...

Dec 21, 2018

The Indispensable Role of Pathologists to the Future of Precision Oncology

The impact of precision medicine is on everyone’s mind these days—especially those on the front lines of cancer care. So, it was an honor for to speak with, and get the perspective of, one of the most vocal and forward-thinking pathologists in oncology today: Doctor Tony Magliocco, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Executive Director of Esoteric Laboratory Services at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida.

Nov 28, 2018

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