Staying up to date

[IMres85]

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Just curious at to how everyone keeps up to date on newest treatments in our quickly changing field. Aside from obvious of NEJM, UpToDate (what’s new), etc. I actually did get MD Anderson hem/onc review courses in the past (even while not studying for boards) which helped though I felt may be a little cumbersome and that’s even only once a year. I plan on being more active in conferences going forward though this has been hard to set aside time for due to clinic schedules with partners and having young children

 

[HaemOnculus]

Podcasts on your commute.

 

[gutonc]

Podcasts on your commute.

Which ones do you like? I'm too lazy to go find them myself. Literally every single podcast I listen to was liked to/guested on some other podcast I was already listening to.

 

[IMres85]

Which ones do you like? I'm too lazy to go find them myself. Literally every single podcast I listen to was liked to/guested on some other podcast I was already listening to.

I listen to ASCO Daily News and ASCO Daily updates. They’re both great and succinct

 

[HaemOnculus]

Oncopharm. Wolverheme. Oncology Today. Plenary session(some of it). The curbsiders(to stay up on some relevant IM topics), Blood podcast. Blood cancer talks.

 

[bobsmith]

On a very practical level, there can be a variable amount of time between when something is presented at ASCO / published in NEJM or some other big journal and when we can actually start using it in the clinic, so I also subscribe to email updates here as well:

Oncology (Cancer) / Hematologic Malignancies Approval Notifications

FDA does not issue approval announcements for every approval or drug label update that occurs in oncology and hematology.

www.fda.gov

 

[gutonc]

I listen to ASCO Daily News and ASCO Daily updates. They’re both great and succinct

Yeah, I just read both of those. Takes less time than finding my AirPods and launching the Podcasts app.

 

[gutonc]

Just curious at to how everyone keeps up to date on newest treatments in our quickly changing field. Aside from obvious of NEJM, UpToDate (what’s new), etc. I actually did get MD Anderson hem/onc review courses in the past (even while not studying for boards) which helped though I felt may be a little cumbersome and that’s even only once a year. I plan on being more active in conferences going forward though this has been hard to set aside time for due to clinic schedules with partners and having young children

To actually answer you question, in addition to what others have said, I read half a dozen email digests a day (they've all been listed above). I also find that, as a generalist, attending as many tumor boards as I can (I average 3-4 a week) to hear from disease site experts, is super helpful. It's also really beneficial in terms of keeping up on the surgery and rad onc data which is helpful since so many of our patients ask us what they think about the surgery or radiation treatment they've been offered.

 

[IMres85]

To actually answer you question, in addition to what others have said, I read half a dozen email digests a day (they've all been listed above). I also find that, as a generalist, attending as many tumor boards as I can (I average 3-4 a week) to hear from disease site experts, is super helpful. It's also really beneficial in terms of keeping up on the surgery and rad onc data which is helpful since so many of our patients ask us what they think about the surgery or radiation treatment they've been offered.

I struggle with that. As fast changing as our field is and the sheer amount of information we have to know with our field alone now I am really troubled by these questions. I hate to say “well that’s a question for your surgeon/radiation oncologist” but I also think it’s unrealistic to keep up with our field and also know the standard of care for others as well, try as we might

 

[gutonc]

I struggle with that. As fast changing as our field is and the sheer amount of information we have to know with our field alone now I am really troubled by these questions. I hate to say “well that’s a question for your surgeon/radiation oncologist” but I also think it’s unrealistic to keep up with our field and also know the standard of care for others as well, try as we might

I always start with "that's a question for Dr. Stabby and Dr. Zappy" follow it up with "but here's what I do know from my experience" and then end with "but ultimately, what Dr. Stabby or Dr. Zappy tell you is what really matters".

I agree that there's no way I'm ever going to stay fully up to date with the surgery or rad onc literature, but it is part of caring for my patients so I feel that it's incumbent on me to at least have a good idea of what the plan/options are.

 

[IMres85]

I always start with "that's a question for Dr. Stabby and Dr. Zappy" follow it up with "but here's what I do know from my experience" and then end with "but ultimately, what Dr. Stabby or Dr. Zappy tell you is what really matters".

I agree that there's no way I'm ever going to stay fully up to date with the surgery or rad onc literature, but it is part of caring for my patients so I feel that it's incumbent on me to at least have a good idea of what the plan/options are.

Absolutely. Well put.

 

[checkpointinhibitor]

The oncology brothers podcast

 

[ONC2023]

On the topic of staying up to date, what are the best conferences for a community oncologist to followup on? I’m starting a solid tumor community position focused on GI/GU/thoracic.

For GI, I am guessing ASCO GI is the best sub specialized conference.
For GU, same - ASCO GU.

What do you recommend for thoracic - is it the IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) annual conference?

And anyone have any other preferred GI/GU conferences?

(I have no intention of attending all these conferences in person - I will watch the key seminars with virtual registration).

 

[gutonc]

On the topic of staying up to date, what are the best conferences for a community oncologist to followup on? I’m starting a solid tumor community position focused on GI/GU/thoracic.

For GI, I am guessing ASCO GI is the best sub specialized conference.
For GU, same - ASCO GU.

What do you recommend for thoracic - is it the IASLC (International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer) annual conference?

And anyone have any other preferred GI/GU conferences?

(I have no intention of attending all these conferences in person - I will watch the key seminars with virtual registration).

You pretty much nailed them. ASCO GI, ASCO GU and IASLC. Pick one to go to each year just so you can use up your CME money.