Episode #12: The Best Interventions Target the Specific Areas Where Patients Have Needs (March is #CRCAwarenessMonth)

03/02/21 • 14 min

In March, Gastro Broadcast will feature a series of conversations for Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month. Our first guest in the series is Dr. Rachel Issaka of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, Washington. Dr. Lisa Mathews explores how Dr. Issaka became interested in a career in academia and her research on disparities in CRC screening. Join Dr. Mathew and Dr. Issaka as they discuss some of the factors that influence disparities in CRC screening and the role that private GI practices play in increasing screening rates in their communities. Produced by Andrew Sousa and Hayden Margolis for Steadfast Collaborative, LLC Original score by Hayden Margolis Gastro Broadcast, Episode 12

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Episode #11: You Might Find the Cheapest Medication Works the Best (and why diversity in research is important)

Like our host Dr. Naresh Gunaratnam, Dr. John Carethers from the University of Michigan knew he wanted to be a physician from a young age. But Dr. Carethers journey took him into a career in academia, because he felt that it would be the best way to positively affect the most lives - through research and in training students to become GI physicians. Join Dr. Gunaratnam to hear about Dr. Carethers work on the American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Disparities Progress Report, how diversity in research benefits health care, and what GI practices can do to increase diversity in their own clinical trials. Produced by Andrew Sousa and Hayden Margolis for Steadfast Collaborative, LLC Original score by Hayden Margolis Gastro Broadcast, Episode 11

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Episode #13: The Most Important Part of Teaching is Listening (and it’s the best path to successful community engagement)

Throughout March, Gastro Broadcast is featuring a series of conversations to promote Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month. This week, Kevin Harlen talks with Dr. Linda Rae Murray of the University of Illinois Chicago about community outreach and ways to reduce disparities in CRC screening. Kevin and Dr. Murray discuss Project Brotherhood, an innovation program in Chicago to increase health awareness around screening and testing in Black men by providing preventive health messages in "a safe, respectful place where Black men felt comfortable just being themselves." Join Kevin and Dr. Murray as they discuss her path in medicine and public health advocacy. Don't miss the exceptional advice Dr. Murray has for young people who want to be a physician or work in public health and what GI practices can do to help students achieve their goals. Produced by Andrew Sousa and Hayden Margolis for Steadfast Collaborative, LLC Original score by Hayden Margolis Gastro Broadcast, Episode 13