IASLC Global Policy Update

This episode examines the role public policy plays in impacting lung cancer treatment and research. The world has made tremendous progress in the treatment of lung cancer over the past decade, and much of that progress is the result of supportive public health policies. As we look to the future, healthcare policy is sure to play an even bigger role in further improving patient outcomes, but many challenging barriers exist on a global scale. Host: Dr. Stephen Liu Guests: Professor Andreas Charalambous, Chair of the Department of Nursing and Professor of Oncology and Palliative Care at the Cyprus University of Technology. Professor Nicole Rankin, Head of the Evaluation and Implementation Science Unit at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health of the University of Melbourne Dr. Samuel Kareff, thoracic medical oncologist at the Eugene M. and Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute and Clinical Assistant Professor at Florida Atlantic University