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Ep80: How Data and Collaboration Can Transform Cancer Care w/Dr Yousuf Zafar
Manage episode 494375825 series 2969805
A conversation with Dr. Yousuf Zafar
Each patient has a 'sphere of life'.
And according to Dr. Yousuf Zafar, it’s critical we do everything we can to understand it.
As a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, Adjunct Professor at Duke University, and Chief Medical Officer at cancer data innovators AccessHope, he knows exactly what it takes to strive for the best patient outcomes.
Through data, personalized case reviews, subspecialist recommendations, and collaboration, AccessHope connects local oncologists with expertise, to improve health outcomes and apply the concept of precision care to the patient experience.
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We spoke about financial toxicity in oncological care, the importance of a second opinion, how data-driven solutions can boost both patient outcomes and economic value, and how we can improve access for patients and physicians across America.
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook @ericfethkemd and checkout my website at www.EricFethkeMD.com.
My brand new book, The Privilege of Caring, is out now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6H6QN4
105 episodes
Manage episode 494375825 series 2969805
A conversation with Dr. Yousuf Zafar
Each patient has a 'sphere of life'.
And according to Dr. Yousuf Zafar, it’s critical we do everything we can to understand it.
As a gastrointestinal medical oncologist, Adjunct Professor at Duke University, and Chief Medical Officer at cancer data innovators AccessHope, he knows exactly what it takes to strive for the best patient outcomes.
Through data, personalized case reviews, subspecialist recommendations, and collaboration, AccessHope connects local oncologists with expertise, to improve health outcomes and apply the concept of precision care to the patient experience.
—
We spoke about financial toxicity in oncological care, the importance of a second opinion, how data-driven solutions can boost both patient outcomes and economic value, and how we can improve access for patients and physicians across America.
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook @ericfethkemd and checkout my website at www.EricFethkeMD.com.
My brand new book, The Privilege of Caring, is out now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CP6H6QN4
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