Beyond Multidisciplinary—Getting the Patients’ Perspectives

From the National Comprehensive Cancer Network annual meeting, Hollywood, Fla.
Most continuing medical education meetings feature a doctor presenting his or her expertise to a room of other doctors. And sometimes it get multidisciplinary with a panel of physicians each contributing their unique perspectives on a given clinical topic.
But perhaps physicians will learn even more if [...]

SABC: What’s Up With the Badge Nazis?

San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
I—and the other attendees of SABC—have been pestered over and over again by the badge nazis here in the convention center.  These are individuals employed to keep people without badges from the presentations, the posters, and the press room.  They are more polite than the Soup Nazi of Seinfeld fame but [...]

Supportive Oncology: Listening is Free

From the Fourth Annual Chicago Supportive Oncology Conference, Chicago, Ill.:
 
I’ve been covering oncology for a few years now, and usually go to the big, high-powered meetings like ASH and ASCO. This time, I’m covering supportive oncology. Unlike the “three ring circuses” I’m used to, this meeting is being held in one, albeit large, room. The [...]