#LCSM Chat Topic 01/07/2021: What are your predictions for the Rx of #LungCancer in 2021?
As we bring in the New Year, our 8th #LCSM year, the #LCSM Chat on January 7, 2021, at 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific) will be the Nostradamus chat (or Carnac the Magnificent for our colleagues of a certain age). We ask what are your bold predictions for innovations, policy changes, advocacy strategies and anything else in the prevention, detection, treatment of lung cancer and support of the associated community?
Our moderator, your friendly neighborhood thoracic surgeon, David Tom Cooke (@DavidCookeMD) will lead the discussion with these questions, as well as some on the fly follow up questions:
- T1: Healthcare has made a ton of changes during the #COVID19Pandemic. Which #COVID19 changes have been best in the treatment of #LungCancer? Which will stick around in 2021 and after? #LCSM
- T2: What developments and advances will we see in 2021 in regard to #LungCancerScreening? #LCSM
- T3: What #ClinicalTrials results/prelim data are you looking forward to in 2021? #LCSM
- T4: What will the dissemination of new #lungcancer data look like in 2021? Back to in person meetings? Role of #SoMe? Data science innovations? #SciComm #LCSM
- T5: What new treatments do you see emerging in 2021? Systemic (#MedOnc), local (#surgery #tssmn, #RadOnc), #PatientCentered, psychosocial, intersection of all the above? #LCSM
- T6: What strategies, new methods, successes do you anticipate in #lungcancer advocacy in 2021? #LCSM
- T7: What adjustments/evolutions do you see for the #LCSM movement in 2021? #LCSM
Please join us, and bring your experiences and wisdom! Remember to include #LCSM in ALL your tweets so the other chat participants can see them. You can read a primer on participating in the chat here.
#LCSM Chat Topic 12/03/2020: 2020–Wild Year for #LungCancer
The #LCSM Chat on December 3, 2020, at 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific) will review Lung Cancer Awareness Month activities, highlight ways 2020 impacted the lung cancer community, and share our hopes for 2021.
Our moderator Janet Freeman-Daily (@JFreemanDaily) will lead the discussion with these questions:
- T1: How did you acknowledge Lung Cancer Awareness Month (#LCAM) this November?
- T2: What 2020 research findings were most important to you?
- T3: What new treatments were approved for lung cancer in 2020?
- T4: How else did lung cancer care change in 2020 (cough*#COVID19*cough)?
- T5: What are your hopes for the lung cancer community in 2021?
Please join us, and bring your experiences and wisdom! Remember to include #LCSM in ALL your tweets so the other chat participants can see them. You can read a primer on participating in the chat here.
#LCSM Chat Topic 11/05/2020: Celebrating Safely During #COVID-19 Pandemic
The #LCSM Chat on November 5, 2020, at 8 pm Eastern (5 pm Pacific) is open to all members of the cancer community.
As the leaves turns, daylight hours lessen, and the weather becomes cooler, we spend more time indoors. Our thoughts turn to holidays, a time when many expect to reunite with family and loved ones, and to celebrate with shared meals and warm embraces. However, as cases of COVID-19 are once again surging in almost every state, these activities present a serious risk for virus transmission. COVID-19 is an even greater risk is for the lung cancer community, given the increased likelihood of severe disease and heightened mortality for lung cancer patients who contract COVID-19.
Thankfully, the pandemic does not mean we need to completely cancel our holiday celebrations. With advanced planning and knowledge of prudent precautions, we can take action to ensure a safe and COVID-19-free holiday season.
The Centers for Disease Control and other health experts have recently posted suggestions online and in the media for indoor activities and celebrating the holidays during this pandemic. On November 5, 2020, at 8 pm Eastern time (5 pm Pacific), #LCSM Chat and the lung cancer community will discuss some of these suggestions with special guests Upal Basu Roy, PhD, MPH, Executive Vice President of Research at LUNGevity Foundation, and Amy Moore, PhD, (@acmoorephd) Director of Science & Research at GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer. Dr. Basu Roy is responsible for setting strategy and overseeing LUNGevity’s scientific research awards programs, and has a background in cancer research and public health. Dr. Moore is a trained virologist and cancer scientist, and is a key member of an NCI-funded, multi-institutional effort led by Mt. Sinai that is studying the intersection of COVID-19 and lung cancer. Both have worked closely with lung cancer patients and researchers, and as lung cancer advocates.
Our moderator Janet Freeman-Daily (@JFreemanDaily) will lead the discussion with these questions:
- T1: What have we learned over the past 8 months about how COVID-19 is transmitted?
- T2: How can people reduce the risk of COVID-19 during outdoor activities?
- T3: How can people reduce the risk of COVID-19 when travel is involved? What about travel to or from hot spots?
- T4: How safe is it to meet with family and friends who had COVID-19 and recovered?
- T5: How can people reduce the risk of COVID-19 for indoor activities (shopping, dining in restaurants, family gatherings, worship services, etc.)?
Please join us, and bring your experiences and wisdom! Remember to include #LCSM in ALL your tweets so the other chat participants can see them. You can read a primer on participating in the chat here.
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