October 19, 2023
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Understanding Rural Health Care Systems with Pia Chowdry, MD
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In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Pia Chowdry, MD, about access to care in rural communities, how physicians can present information to patients and their caregivers and more.
- Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58
- About Chowdry 1:04
- The interview 1:54
- What was your journey into oncology and how did you end up practicing in Louisiana? 2:07
- Can you talk about your work in racial and ethnic disparities, variables in cancer care, and prevention? 4:18
- Do you feel like being exposed to rural health care settings and challenges has changed the way you practice and talk about care to people outside the area? 6:19
- How do you navigate enrolling patients in rural areas into clinical trials? 10:35
- Jain and Chowdry on misconceptions surrounding clinical trial enrollment in rural areas. 12:42
- What excites you about your job and motivates you to avoid burnout? 13:48
- Has your experience as a caregiver for patients with cancer affected the ways in which you navigate patients and caregivers through treatment and care? 16:25
- Jain and Chowdry on the importance of how physicians present themselves to patients and caregivers. 19:39
- Chowdry and Jain on obstacles facing cancer care in rural areas, as well as benefits. 24:25
- If someone could only listen to the last two minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 30:41
- How to contact Chowdry 31:54
- Thanks for listening 32:28
Pia Chowdry, MD, is a medical oncologist with LSU Health in New Orleans, LA specializing in genitourinary malignancies.
We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ShikhaJainMD. Chowdry can be reached on X, formerly known as Twitter @Pia_Chowdry, or via email rchow1@lsuhsc.edu.
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Jain and Chowdry report no relevant financial disclosures.
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