Focus on the Patient Podcast

12 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratings

Ideate. Innovate. Inspire. Stories forged from cancer and complex disease. Amplify humanity within the patient experience. Let's explore standards of excellence in healthcare. Let's share how health inequities are being tackled. From the old taking care of the young and the young taking care of the old. Join us to hear incredible stories of humanity, standards of patient excellence, incentives, joy, fear, love, and hope.

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Episodes

Episode 12- Lea Ann Biafora

June 28, 2022 19:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MB

Lea Ann Biafora is a 30-year oncology nurse veteran and CEO of Beacon Advocates. Listen in on her experiences and how being in the cancer setting helped shaped her "why" and purpose to create systematic change in healthcare.

Episode 11- Ira Hughes

June 07, 2022 19:00 - 51 minutes - 70.5 MB

Ira Hughes tells Audrey’s Story. From a father’s perspective, it’s raw, emotional, and real. For those who want to truly understand the patient perspective and the caregiver perspective, this episode highlights the importance of advocating for each individual person facing cancer. Thank you Ira, for sharing.

Episode 10- Rebecca Owens

April 12, 2022 19:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

In this episode our guest is Rebecca Owens of Swellter. Rebecca comes from 20 years of healthcare experience in Cancer diagnostics. Listen in on how she details the importance of patient education, and how the improvements of precision medicine have helped change the pathway a patient might take.

Episode 9- West Cancer Series-4 Dr. Gregory Vidal

March 29, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

In this episode our guest is Dr Gregory Vidal, associate professor, director of Clinical Research, and practicing medical oncologist at the West Cancer Center. With breast cancer being his primary focus, listen in on how he details the “bench to bedside” research method as well as his focus and plan for disparities in oncology care.

Episode 8- West Cancer Series-3 Jackie Graves

March 22, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB

Jackie Graves details the history and importance of imaging and screening at the Margaret West Comprehensive Breast Center. Listen in on how advancements in screening technology have dramatically improved the individual’s care pathway.

Episode 7- West Cancer Series-2 Leighanne Soden

March 15, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

Leighanne Soden details the origins behind The West Cancer Foundation, and the different outreach programs confronting breast cancer disparities.

Episode 6- West Cancer Series 1- Carla Baker

March 08, 2022 18:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

In this episode, Carla shares what it truly means to be a healthcare advocate and how Memphis has encountered and is currently addressing local disparities. This is the first of a four-episode miniseries by West Cancer Center

Episode 5- Bob Goldberg

February 01, 2022 20:00 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MB

Bob Goldberg and Prosper DTX aim to protect cancer patients from the side effects of treatment that threaten wellbeing and survival. With over 25 years of experience in policy research and advocacy, listen in how they hope to accelerate patient access to new medicine and reduce costs by providing digital supportive care.