Videos

Expert shares key upcoming sessions at the American Diabetes Association 85th Scientific Sessions.

Panelists discuss how advancing chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) management involves improving steroid response rates, exploring combination therapies, utilizing biomarkers for personalized treatment, and striving for steroid-free first-line options to enhance patient outcomes and reduce long-term adverse effects.

Panelists discuss how collaboration between pharmacists and health care providers is essential for optimizing treatment outcomes in chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD), emphasizing the importance of education, symptom management, and a multidisciplinary approach to ensure comprehensive, patient-tailored care.

Victoria Nacher, PharmD, BCOP, offers key insights about the evolving treatment landscape for hematologic malignancies.

In today’s rapidly evolving health care landscape, pharmacists are playing an increasingly vital role in patient care—but many policymakers remain unaware of the full scope of their expertise and contributions.

Tim Mok, PharmD, BCOP, BCPS, discusses emerging advancements in treatment of leukemia and lymphoma.

From protecting the 340B Drug Pricing Program to expanding payment pathways through state-level reforms and Medicare Advantage opportunities, Kraus emphasized the critical role pharmacists play in evolving care models.

Manish Agrawal, MD, discusses emerging research on psychedelic-assisted therapy for patients with cancer, including innovative dyadic treatment models, challenges in capturing meaningful outcomes, and growing interest in integrating psychedelics into oncology and palliative care.

Amy Duong, PharmD, BCACP, explains pharmacists' critical role in promoting chronic inflammatory demyelinating neuropathy (CIDP) treatment adherence and staying informed about new therapeutic developments.

Panelists discuss how pharmacists improve patient outcomes in chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) by addressing accessibility and tolerability challenges, optimizing drug regimens, managing adherence, and fostering trust with patients to ensure consistent therapy and long-term success.

Panelists discuss how pharmacists are essential in managing chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD) by addressing challenges like toxicity, financial and logistical barriers, and a lack of awareness, while advocating for patient education, collaboration with health care teams, and ensuring access to necessary therapies.

Amy Duong, PharmD, BCACP, highlights pharmacists' essential responsibilities in chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) patient care and immunoglobulin therapy management.

Pharmacists play a critical role in managing complex pericarditis cases.

Panelists discuss how anticipated updates to cholesterol guidelines and related cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health (CKM) guidelines this year are expected to shape low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) management strategies and influence treatment recommendations for high-risk patients.

As policy developments unfold rapidly at both the state and federal levels, Tom Kraus highlights the expanding scope of pharmacist practice through a wave of state-level legislation as a key opportunity.

Rilonacept offers a targeted approach to treating recurrent pericarditis by blocking IL-1 inflammatory pathways.

Panelists discuss how evolving treatment pathways at Emory Healthcare, including earlier use of emerging therapies and off-label combination treatments, are shaping the management of chronic graft-vs-host disease (cGVHD), with an emphasis on personalizing therapy based on real-world data and patient-specific factors.

A panelist discusses how emerging research in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is focused on determining the most effective neoadjuvant/adjuvant approaches combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy, addressing tumor heterogeneity through potential combinations of targeted therapies, and investigating mechanisms of immunotherapy nonresponse to improve patient outcomes.

Saad Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, FASCO, explores treatment duration, patient characteristics, and toxicity profiles in transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma.

Electronic prior authorization (EPA) technology can streamline the complex process of obtaining prior authorizations for GLP-1 medications.

Panelists discuss how key clinical and economic factors, such as efficacy, safety, cost-effectiveness, patient adherence, and proper monitoring, should be considered when evaluating new low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering medications for formulary inclusion, and how health care teams can optimize therapy management through patient counseling, monitoring, and coordination of injection therapies to improve outcomes.

Panelists discuss how ongoing monitoring and individualized treatment adjustments can help mitigate adverse events associated with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)–lowering therapies while maintaining efficacy and explore strategies to navigate insurance barriers and ensure timely access to nonstatin LDL-C–lowering medications.

Laura Momoko Asakura, PharmD, BCOP, BCSPS, discusses the equitable use of oncology treatment pathway tools, highlighting that their utilization remains consistent across patient groups regardless of race, ethnicity, or insurance status.

Saad Usmani, MD, MBA, FACP, FASCO, discusses the subgroup analysis of transplant-ineligible patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma from the CEPHEUS trial.

National Community Pharmacists Association President Jeff Harrell, PharmD, shares insights from this year’s event, highlighting its growing impact, the importance of engaging with policymakers, and the urgent issues facing independent pharmacies.

Frank Qian, MD, MPH, discusses the integration of omega-3 fatty acid therapy alongside statins and PCSK9 inhibitors in cardiovascular risk management, highlighting the distinct mechanisms of benefit and lack of significant drug interactions.

Frank Qian, MD, MPH, discusses clinical considerations for omega-3 fatty acid therapy, such as the patient populations who may benefit most and important safety concerns.

Frank Qian, MD, MPH, discusses the clinical indications, dosing strategies, and cardiovascular outcomes data for prescription omega-3 fatty acids, including the ongoing debate about EPA vs EPA-DHA formulations and the implications of recent trial findings.

Gurjyot K. Doshi, MD, discusses key updates to medically integrated pharmacy standards, which reflect the evolving landscape of oral oncolytic therapy.