Episode 030: Allow us to re-introduce ourselves!

If you’ve been with us since the beginning, thank you! But we've had a lot of new friends join the party so we thought we'd interrupt our regular programming to re-introduce ourselves! So if you’re new here, welcome to the Fellow on Call! We are so glad you’re here.

Episode 029: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 7: Treatment of early stage NSCLC (continued)

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. This week, we round out our discussion of early stage lung cancer treatment!

Episode 028: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 6: Radiation Oncology in the Treatment of Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. An important component of treatment in lung cancer (and many other cancers) is the use of radiation. This week, we continue our discussion about the fundamentals of Radiation Oncology with our guest, Dr. Evan Osmundson. 

Episode 027: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 5: Fundamentals of Radiation Oncology

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. An important component of treatment in lung cancer (and many other cancers) is the use of radiation. Here, we discuss the fundamentals of Radiation Oncology with our guest, Dr. Evan Osmundson.

Episode 026: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 4: Treatment of early stage NSCLC

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. This week, we go through treatment of early stage NSCLC!

Episode 025: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 3: Specialized diagnostic workup in NSCLC

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. This week, we go through specialized testing in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that is super high yield!

Episode 024: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 2: Fundamentals of histology and staging

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. This week, we go through the fundamentals of histology and staging.

Episode 023: Lung Cancer Series, Pt. 1: Approach to concerning lung nodules

Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer and so it is fitting that we start the first of our disease-specific oncology series with this diagnosis. This week, we sit down with guest pulmonologist Dr. Greta Dahlberg to discuss how she thinks about and works up lung nodules concerning for malignancy.

Episode 022: We have now covered the fundamentals of pharmacology. This week, we sit down with Renee McAlister, PharmD, BCOP to learn more about the nuances of pharmacology from an expert that does this day in and day out.

Episode 021: Picture this: it's day 1 of fellowship and your attending needs you to "get consent for treatment." Huh? How do you educate your patient? We share our tips!

In this episode, we discuss important considerations, including “does my patient need a port?”, “what if drugs extravasate?”, “how do I keep side effects of drug classes straight?!”

Episode 020: Picture this: it's day 1 of fellowship and your attending needs you to "get consent for treatment." Huh? How do you educate your patient? We share our tips! In this episode, we discuss the fundamentals and some of our favorite resources.

Episode 019: Emergencies happen in hematology and oncology. This is a fact. But how do we manage these emergencies? Look no further. In this episode, we’ll talk about one of the key hematologic malignancies that you’ll encounter as a fellow, one that requires immediate action to reduce mortality: acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL or APML).

Episode 018: Emergencies happen in hematology and oncology. This is a fact. But how do we manage these emergencies? Look no further. In this episode, we talk all about our fourth hematologic emergency:thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)

Episode 017: Emergencies happen in hematology and oncology. This is a fact. But how do we manage these emergencies? Look no further. In this episode, we talk all about our third hematologic emergency: heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)

Episode 016: In this episode, we talk all about our second hematologic emergency: disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) with an added bonus of an intro to thrombotic microangiopathic anemias (TMAs).

Episode 014: Heme/Onc Emergencies, Pt. 3: Cord compression - Emergencies happen in hematology and oncology. This is a fact. But how do we manage these emergencies? Look no further. In this episode, we talk all about our third oncologic emergencies: cord compression

Episode 013: Heme/Onc Emergencies, Pt. 2: Brain Mets - Emergencies happen in hematology and oncology. This is a fact. But how do we manage these emergencies? Look no further. In this episode, we talk all about our second oncologic emergencies: brain mets.

Episode 012: Heme/Onc Emergencies, Pt. 1: SVC Syndrome - Emergencies happen in hematology and oncology. This is a fact. But how do we manage these emergencies? Look no further. In this episode, we talk all about first oncologic emergencies: superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome.

Episode 011: Cytopenias Series Pt. 3 - Neutropenia - In our final stop in our Cytopenias series, we discuss the ins and outs of neutropenia. This is another very commonly seen issue in the clinic and in the hospital so most definitely high yield!