The Fellow on Call: The Heme/Onc Podcast

In this week’s episode, we start our three-part discussion on AML induction, this week focusing on key definitions and an overview of treatment. Also, if you have not done so, please do check out our hemepath series to ensure you can more easily follow along with this conversation!Episode contents: - What are "blasts"?- If there is concern for AML, then what? - Role of leukapheresis or cytoreduction - Diagnostic workup - Risk stratification - Approach to treatment****Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

In this week’s episode, we discuss the diagnostic criteria and risk stratification for myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), building on our discussion from last week. Also, if you have not done so, please do check out our hemepath series to ensure you can more easily follow along with this conversation!Episode contents: - A review of what to look at on the bone marrow biopsy report - WHO and ICC classification for AML and MDS - Disease-defining cytogenetic markers to be aware of and their prognostic implications ****Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

This week, we kick off a new series focusing on myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). In this first episode, we discuss the alphabet soup of premalignant hematologic conditions including CHIP, CCUS, and ICUS, before moving onto MDS and AML in future episodes.Episode contents: - What is CHIP vs. CCUS vs. ICUS?- What is the mechanism of hematopoiesis? - What is clonality? - What is a variant allele frequency? ****Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

By popular demand, our next series that we are excited to share with you is on MDS/AML! As we prepare for the release of the first episode next week, let’s throw it back to Episode 019 in our Heme/Onc Emergencies Series and talk about APL!Episode contents: - How do we diagnose APL? - What are characteristic findings of APL? - What is the acute management of this disease? ****Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

This week, we have an INCREDIBLE episode for you. We welcome Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD, who not only is the Co-Director of the Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Program at Texas Children’s and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at the Baylor College of Medicine, she herself also has sickle cell disease! Dr. Fasipe takes us through her life story, from childhood to now. Conducting this interview was such an eye-opening experience for us, and we hope that her message resonates with you when you care for your patients with sickle cell disease. Contents: - What it is like growing up with sickle cell disease?- Pearls to ensure that our practice provides excellent care for our patients with SCD- Important resources when caring for patients****Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

In this week’s episode, we discuss the management of sickle cell disease in the chronic setting. This is a follow up to episode 111 where we discussed acute management of SCD. And furthermore, this is also in addition to our prior discussion about long-term chronic complications from SCD in episode 110. We highly recommend checking out these prior episodes if you haven’t done so already!Contents: - Use of hydroxyurea in SCD management- Newer adjunctive therapies for SCD management - Perioperative management ****Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

In this week’s episode, we discuss the management of acute complications of sickle cell disease including acute pain episodes and acute chest syndrome as well as a discussion of hyperhemolytic syndrome.Contents: - How to manage patients with sickle cell disease presenting for acute pain crises- How to approach management of acute chest syndrome- What is hyperhemolytic crisis?- What is splenic and hepatic sequestration syndrome? **This episode is sponsored by our global research partners! Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email ** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

In this week’s episode, we discuss chronic complications that can arise in patients with sickle cell disease. The reality is, that unless we have an outpatient clinic or rotate through an outpatient clinic, there is a small chance that we will come across many of these issues. However, screening for and managing these chronic complications can have significant implications on our patients’ lives. Contents: - What are the current screening guidelines for sickle cell disease complications?- What are key studies in pediatric SCD management? - Management of stroke, avascular necrosis, pain, pulmonary hypertension, kidney disease, iron overload, and other important complications to be aware of **Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email ** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

It’s time for another new series, this time focusing on Sickle Cell Disease! In this first episode, we lay the foundation for our future discussions. This episode can be dense, but rest assured we will revisit these concepts and expand on them throughout the series. Contents: - What is hemoglobin? - What is the underlying problem in sickle cell disease genotypically? - Why is the presence of sickled cells problematic? - What is sickle cell trait?- What are other presentations similar to sickle cell disease/HbSS? - What are common electrophoresis patterns? - What is "hereditary persistence of hemoglobin"? **Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email ** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

This week, we round out our discussion on metastatic colorectal cancer, focusing on more targeted therapies for this disease. If you have not done so already, be sure to check out episode 107 for the first part of our metastatic colorectal cancer discussion.Contents: - What is the role of immunotherapy?- What is the role of BRAF inhibition?- Can we use HER2 targeted therapies? - What is the role of more intensive chemotherapy regiments for patients? **Have some time and want to make some extra money? Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email ** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

This week, we continue our discussion of colorectal cancer, turning our attention to metastatic disease, specifically for cancers without targetable mutations. If you have not done already, we highly recommend you check out episode 104 for our GI oncology pharmacology discussion!Contents: - What information do we need when we approach a new patient with metastatic colorectal cancer? - How did we get to our current treatment paradigm? - Is there a role for maintenance 5-FU?- What is the role of EGFR-inhibitor bevacizumab?- Why does mutational analysis matter? - Why does sidedness of the tumor matter?- Is there a role for treatment holidays?- What do we do at the time of disease progression?**This episode is sponsored by our Global Research Partners! Get paid to participate in market research surveys: https://affiliatepanel.members-only.online/FOC_24?utm_campaign=FOC&utm_source=email&utm_medium=email ** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

** Be sure to check out our rotation guide for more show notes and episodes organized by disease type: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/rotation-guides** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

An exciting new academic year is about to begin. We know this can be daunting, especially for our newest hematology/oncology fellows. Over the next two weeks, we re-boot some of our high yield episodes you need to know to prepare for your first days as a new fellow and your nights on call. Next up: When anticoagulation fails, Part 1! [Originally episode 079]Content: - How to approach a "DOAC failure" situation - When to consider warfarin** Be sure to check out our rotation guide for more show notes and episodes organized by disease type: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/rotation-guides** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

An exciting new academic year is about to begin. We know this can be daunting, especially for our newest hematology/oncology fellows. Over the next two weeks, we re-boot some of our high yield episodes you need to know to prepare for your first days as a new fellow and your nights on call. Next up: Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia! [Originally episode 071]Contents: - What is HIT? How is this different than HITT?- How do we make this diagnosis? - How do we treat HIT/HITT? ** Be sure to check out our rotation guide for more show notes and episodes organized by disease type: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/rotation-guides** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast

An exciting new academic year is about to begin. We know this can be daunting, especially for our newest hematology/oncology fellows. Over the next two weeks, we re-boot some of our high yield episodes you need to know to prepare for your first days as a new fellow and your nights on call. Next up: Cord compression! [Originally episode 014]Contents: - Differential diagnosis- What is the acute management? - What other consultants need to be involved in decision-making? ** Be sure to check out our rotation guide for more show notes and episodes organized by disease type: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/rotation-guides** Want to review the show notes for this episode and others? Check out our website: https://www.thefellowoncall.com/our-episodesLove what you hear? Tell a friend and leave a review on our podcast streaming platforms!Twitter: @TheFellowOnCallInstagram: @TheFellowOnCallListen in on: Apple Podcast, Spotify, and Google Podcast