Understanding Rural Health Care Systems with Pia Chowdry, MD

In this episode, host Shikha Jain, MD, speaks with Pia Chowdry, MD, about access to care in rural communities, how physicians can present information to patients and their caregivers and more. • Welcome to another exciting episode of Oncology Overdrive :58 • About Chowdry 1:04 • The interview 1:54 • What was your journey into oncology and how did you end up practicing in Louisiana? 2:07 • Can you talk about your work in racial and ethnic disparities, variables in cancer care, and prevention? 4:18 • Do you feel like being exposed to rural health care settings and challenges has changed the way you practice and talk about care to people outside the area? 6:19 • How do you navigate enrolling patients in rural areas into clinical trials? 10:35 • Jain and Chowdry on misconceptions surrounding clinical trial enrollment in rural areas. 12:42 • What excites you about your job and motivates you to avoid burnout? 13:48 • Has your experience as a caregiver for patients with cancer affected the ways in which you navigate patients and caregivers through treatment and care? 16:25 • Jain and Chowdry on the importance of how physicians present themselves to patients and caregivers. 19:39 • Chowdry and Jain on obstacles facing cancer care in rural areas, as well as benefits. 24:25 • If someone could only listen to the last two minutes of this episode, what would you want them to take away? 30:41 • How to contact Chowdry 31:54 • Thanks for listening 32:28

Pia Chowdry, MD, is a medical oncologist with LSU Health in New Orleans, LA specializing in genitourinary malignancies.

We'd love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Jain at oncologyoverdrive@healio.com. Follow Healio on X, formerly known as Twitter, and LinkedIn: @HemOncToday and https://www.linkedin.com/company/hemonctoday/. Follow Dr. Jain on X, formerly known as Twitter: @ShikhaJainMD. Chowdry can be reached on X, formerly known as Twitter @Pia_Chowdry, or via email rchow1@lsuhsc.edu. Disclosures: Jain and Chowdry report no relevant financial disclosures.