Cancerresearch
Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is aggressive and often difficult to treat, but many patients may have new hope. On August 17, 2018, the FDA approved the first immunotherapy the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab (Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb for patients with small cell lung cancer. Since this approval, there has been renewed focus on how to make different immunotherapies work for a disease which typicallly comprises 10-15% of all lung cancer cases. In this webinar for patients and caregivers, Matthew Hellmann, M.D., of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center discusses the new FDA approval, clinical trials, and potential treatments for patients with small cell lung cancer.
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HIMSS Media
Janet King and Leonard D’Avolio, Assistant Professor at Brigham and Women’s and Harvard Medical School, will convene to discuss the results of a recent HIMSS Media survey, which polled healthcare providers on their outlook for the future of healthcare IT, with a focus on disruptive technologies. The survey explores the importance of each aspect of the quadruple aim, the role of technology in advancing key goals, the use/adoption of technologies like cloud computing, AI/Machine Learning, IoT and blockchain, and the implications of those technologies for the future of healthcare. Leonard, a healthcare tech visionary, will provide commentary on the results, and how he sees technology shaping the future of healthcare.
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Mobilization has been shown to be effective in reducing hospital length of stay, preventing hospital-acquired conditions, and reducing readmissions. However, there are many barriers to the mobilization of the bariatric patient
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HIMSS Media
Join Adventist Health’s Sarah Schaiper, VP Human Performance Operations and Oracle’s Mike Andrus, VP Human Capital Management Transformation as they share their collective experience in implementing cloud platforms and managing ongoing operations post go-live. You’ll learn about critical organizational, data and implementation readiness activities to consider before beginning your journey, and what to expect from the cloud and your organization post go-live.
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