Ep. 102 Community Oncology: Keeping Up with Evolving Treatments in Early Career with Dr. Kate Baker

The transition between residency or fellowship to clinical practice can be a big jump, especially when it comes to keeping up with new data and independently making decisions with patients. In this episode of BackTable Industry, Anish Parikh hosts medical oncologist Dr. Kate Baker shares her experience managing a broad range of patients, from solid tumors to benign and malignant hematology. --- Get the BackTable apphttps://www.backtable.com/app --- Timestamps00:00 - Introduction01:29 - From Fellowship To Practice05:01 - Nuances of Oncology Practice & Keeping Up-To-Date with New Data07:47 - What Counts As Practice Changing13:51 - Information Flow Between Pharmaceuticals & Physicians17:10 - Early Career Admin Advice --- More about this episodeDr. Baker describes oncology’s clinical nuances, the need to tailor discussions with patients on survival data during decision-making, and the challenge of staying current with real-time information. To maintain agility in the field, she attends disease-state specialist meetings, focusing on practice-changing evidence before considering adopting new treatments. She also emphasizes consulting colleagues via tumor boards and reaching out to experts for complicated cases when patients don’t fully fit the guidelines. --- ResourcesDESTINY-Breast05https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2514661 --- Backtable Industry is the go-to podcast for healthcare leaders, business-minded providers, and innovators that are shaping the future of healthcare. Download the free BackTable app to get early access to new episodes.► https://www.backtable.com/app