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Past Sessions

LinkedIn live session

Personalised Medicine: NTRK, Genomic Testing & The Future of Cancer Treatment

Advances in biomarker discovery are helping scientists learn more about the drivers that cause many types of cancers to grow. Neurotrophic tyrosine receptor kinase (NTRK) gene fusions are an actionable biomarker for cancer therapy found infrequently in common tumor types but found frequently in certain rare tumors.  To help us understand more about this topic, […]
Atopic dermatitis hands
LinkedIn live session

Inside Atopic Eczema: More Than 'Just A Skin Condition'

Atopic eczema is one of the most prevalent skin conditions globally, affecting over 230 million people worldwide. There is a tendency to dismiss it as "just a skin condition," which means patients' needs are not always met in a timely and supportive manner. Also known as atopic dermatitis (AD),  the condition affects mental health and […]
LinkedIn live session

In Conversation with Dan and Jennifer Digmann: A Couple Takes On MS

On our most recent LinkedIn Live broadcast, we featured Jennifer and Dan Digmann, two of our patient experts in MS. Jennifer was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1997 and has secondary-progressive MS; Dan was diagnosed in 2000 and has relapsing-remitting MS.  Their inspirational stories of life, love, and overcoming adversity are shared via their blog […]
immunotherapy
Expert Talk

Immunotherapy Month: in conversation with Oriana Sousa

June is Immunotherapy Awareness Month, and we are so pleased to have the opportunity to sit down with merakoi patient expert, Oriana Sousa, to discuss her experience of treatment with immunotherapy for an aggressive form of ovarian cancer. At just 22 years of age, Oriana was diagnosed with small cell ovarian cancer-hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT).  Following […]
MS connections
LinkedIn live session

MS Connections: In Conversation with Robert Joyce

In honor of World MS Day, we were delighted to host MS patient expert, Robert Joyce as our latest LinkedIn Live guest. In 2017, Robert started a blog called A 30 Minute Life because his life had been dramatically changed as a result of a car accident. The crash left him in continual pain, and […]
Cancer care technology
LinkedIn live session

Future Forward: How Technology Can Transform Cancer Care

In honor of Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Awareness Month, we were delighted to host Stage IV survivor and merakoi patient expert, Stacy Hurt, as our LinkedIn Live guest on Thursday, March 17th, 2022. A 20+ year award-winning healthcare executive, Stacy has worked cross-functionally in physician practice management and pharma across sales, marketing, training, operations, customer service, […]
LinkedIn live session

World Cancer Day: Close The Care Gap

On this year's World Cancer Day, which occurred on Friday, 4 February, the theme was the equity gap in cancer care. “People who seek cancer care hit barriers at every turn. Income, education, geographical location and discrimination based on ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability and lifestyle are just a few of the factors […]

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