The Hematologist

In this installment, ASH Committee on Practice Chair Dr. Chancellor Donald and ASH Committee on Government Affairs Chair Dr. Jennifer Holter Chakrabarty provide an overview of the latest sickle cell disease (SCD) policy updates and highlight ASH's work to date on the Hill, including a recently introduced SCD bill, and work with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and other federal par...

In this installment, Contributing Editor Dr. Christine McMahon has a conversation with Dr. Ivy Abraham. They discuss a Blood article covered by Dr. McMahon in her most recent Diffusion article titled, “Toward Understanding Disparities in AML Outcomes: The Role of Structural Racism.” In the article, Dr. McMahon discusses an analysis of data showing disparities in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) outcom...

In this installment, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Dr. Shikha Jain. In this interview, Dr. Michaelis and Dr. Jain chat about female physicians' experience in the workforce, women in medicine, and discuss a series of articles and studies on why they are leaving the workforce and how their experiences compare to their male counterparts. Visit the ASH website to learn about the Socie...

English Version: In this podcast, 2022 ASH Guidelines for Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Latin American panel members Dr. Patricia Casais and Dr. Luis Meillon-Garcia have a conversation about the clinical importance of new Guidelines on Venous Thromboembolism in Latin America in medical and surgical patients and long-distance travelers in Latin America. Learn more by visiting www.hematolo...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Beth Psaila has a conversation with Dr. Hamza Celik. They discuss a Cancer Discovery article covered by Dr. Psaila in her most recent Diffusion article titled, “Modeling Myelofibrosis in Vivo : Success With NSG-S.” In the article, Dr. Psaila discusses an optimized approach for engrafting myelofibrosis CD34+ stem/progenitor cells from peripheral blood of pat...

Spanish Version/Versión en Español: En este pódcast, miembros del Panel LATAM ASH TEV, Dra. Cecilia Colorio y Dra. Cecilia Guillermo, conversan sobre la importancia clínica de las nuevas Guías Para la Prevención del Tromboembolismo Venoso para América Latina, en pacientes quirúrgicos, médicos, y viajeros de larga distancia. Visite www.hematology.org/vte para mٔás información y lea las guías comple...

Portuguese Version/Versão em Português: Neste podcast, Doutora Suely Rezende e Doutor Daniel Ribeiro, membros do Painel LATAM ASH TEV, conversam sobre a importância clínica das novas Diretrizes Para a Prevenção do Tromboembolismo Venoso em pacientes cirúrgicos e hospitalizados, e viajantes de longa distância na América Latina. Visite www.hematology.org/vte para mais informações e leia as diretrize...

In this installment, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews Dr. Rayne Rouce. Amazing doctors are leading the way for a future generation of hematologists through their inspiring work and intentional commitment to make a positive change in the medical field. In this interview, Dr. Michaelis and Dr. Rouce chat about Dr. Rouce’s work with children as a pediatric hematologist/oncologist, in th...

In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with Contributing Editor Dr. Kristen O'Dwyer. They discuss Dr. O'Dwyer's pick for the best of 2021 on achieving a second remission in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). You can access her Year's Best article online at https://ashpublications.org/thehematologist/article/doi/10.1182/hem. V19.1.2022110/483386/From-...

In this installment of our 2021 ASH Annual Meeting Podcast series, Contributing Editor Dr. Brad Kahl has a conversation with Contributing Editor Dr. Frederick Locke about his work on one of the plenary abstracts that will be presented at the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting. The abstract presents an analysis of the ZUMA-7 trial of axicabtagene ciloleucel versus standard-of-care therapy in patients with rel...

In this installment of our 2021 ASH Annual Meeting Podcast series, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with ASH Secretary Dr. Cindy Dunbar about the COVID-19–related content that will be presented at the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting.  For coverage of abstracts, sessions, and other events, check www.ashpublications.org/ashnewsdaily throughout the meeting. Visit www.hematology.org/covi...

In this installment of our 2021 ASH Annual Meeting Podcast series, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with Dr. Guy Young about his work on one of the plenary abstracts that will be presented at the 2021 ASH Annual Meeting. The abstract evaluates the efficacy and safety of fitusiran prophylaxis in a multicenter phase 3 study (ATLAS-INH) in patients with hemophilia A or B with in...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Damon Houghton has a conversation with Dr. Karlyn Martin. They discuss a Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis article covered by Dr. Houghton in his most recent Diffusion article titled, “Weighing the Risk and Benefits of Direct Oral Anticoagulants in Morbidly Obese Patients: New Data and Guidance.” In the article, Dr. Houghton discusses the updated recomm...

In this installment of our ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines and our COVID-19 series, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with the Use of Anticoagulation in Patients with COVID-19 guideline panel co-chairs Dr. Adam Cuker and Dr. Reem Mustafa. They discuss the clinical importance of these guidelines as well as the process to track and respond to the ongoing emergence of new clinic...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Adam Mead has a conversation with Dr. Elvin Wagenblast. They discuss Dr. Mead’s Diffusion article from the September/October 2021 issue of The Hematologist, titled, "Genome Editing: The Fetal Origins of Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Down Syndrome." They discuss a study that used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from human fe...

Neste podcast, Doutora Suely Rezende e Doutor Daniel Ribeiro, membros do Painel LATAM ASH TEV, conversam sobre a importância clínica das novas Diretrizes Para o Tratamento do Tromboembolismo Venoso na América Latina. Visite www.hematology.org/vte para mais informações e leia as diretrizes completas na publicação da Blood Advances: https://ashpublications.org/bloodadvances/article/5/15/3032/476514/...

Spanish Version/Versión Español: En este pódcast, miembros del panel Panel LATAM ASH TEV, Dra. Cecilia Colorio y Dra. Cecilia Guillermo, conversan sobre la importancia clínica de las nuevas Guías Para el Manejo del Tromboembolismo Venoso para América Latina. Visite www.hematology.org/vte para mٔás información y lea las guías completas en una publicación de Blood Advances: https://ashpublications.o...

English Version: In this podcast, 2021 ASH Guidelines for Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Latin American panel members Dr. Patricia Casais and Dr. Guillermo León Basantes have a conversation about the clinical importance of new Guidelines on Venous Thromboembolism in Latin America. Learn more by visiting www.hematology.org/vte, and read the full guideline in a Blood Advances publication vi...

Coming Soon: In an upcoming installment of our ASH Clinical Practice Guidelines series, panel members from the 2021 Guidelines for the Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Latin America will discuss the clinical importance of the new guidelines on VTE in Latin America. Join us each week for new episodes in English, Spanish, and Portuguese featuring panel members discussing the contextual factor...

In this installment of The Hematologist podcast, members of the ASH Taskforce on PhD Careers in Hematology Dr. Olga Guryanova and Dr. Andrew Volk have a conversation about the ASH Journal Club, a new series that will highlight seminal papers in hematology published in Blood and Blood Advances, featuring a manuscript author and moderated discussion. Learn more by visiting https://www.hematology.org...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Saad Usmani has a conversation with Dr. Nikhil Munshi. They discuss Dr. Usmani’s Mini Review article from the July/August 2021 issue of The Hematologist, titled, "Immune Therapies for Myeloma: The CARs Are Here but What’s Next?" They discuss the latest approvals of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies to treat multiple myeloma. You can access her Mini...

In this podcast, Contributing Editor Dr. Sarah Tasian has a conversation with Dr. Yoram Unguru. They discuss Dr. Tasian’s Feature article from the July/August 2021 issue of The Hematologist, titled, "Chemotherapy Drug Shortages in Pediatric Oncology: A Global Public Health Crisis Threatening Our Children." They shed light on chemotherapy drug shortages currently affecting pediatric cancer patients...

In this installment of our special COVID-19 podcast series, ASH Secretary Dr. Cindy Dunbar has a conversation with Dr. John Gribben. They discuss COVID-19 infection in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia or indolent lymphoma, including outcomes of infection, impact of CLL status and of treatment, changes to treatment approaches in the context of the pandemic, and the issues surrounding SARS...

In this installment of The Hematologist podcast, Chair of the ASH Hematology Review Series Task Force Dr. Leidy Isenalumhe and Chair of the ASH Trainee Council Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks have a conversation about the ASH Hematology Review Series, a free series designed for fellows preparing to take the internal medicine hematology certification examination or those desiring a comprehensive update. Le...

In this podcast, Editor-in-Chief Dr. Laura Michaelis has a conversation with Contributing Editor Dr. Ifeyinwa (Ify) Osunkwo. They discuss Dr. Osunkwo’s Diffusion article from the May/June 2021 issue of The Hematologist, titled, "You Are What You Don’t Eat: Micro- and Macronutrient Deficiencies Linked to Worse Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease." They talk about the influence of nutrition on disease s...