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Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield

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We are excited to have Dr. Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, a medical oncologist from the University of Kansas Medical Center, joining us again for another episode of the Prostate Health Podcast. Recently, Dr. Wulff-Burchfield did an outstanding job of giving us a breakdown of advanced prostate cancer. In today’s show, she will talk to us about palliative care and she will explain how valuable it is for men and their caregivers as they navigate the complex journey of prostate cancer. Stay tuned for more. After attending medical school at Duke University, Dr. Wulff-Burchfield went on to complete her internal medicine residency and fellowships in both medical oncology and palliative medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her specialties include genitourinary oncology and palliative medicine, and her clinical research is focused on genitourinary cancers and the intersection of genitourinary cancers with supportive and palliative care. Be sure to listen in today, to hear what Dr. Wulff-Burchfield has to say about palliative care for prostate cancer. Disclaimer: The Prostate Health Podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as medical advice. By listening to the podcast, no physician-patient relationship has been formed. For more information and counseling, you must contact your personal physician or urologist with questions about your unique situation.  Show highlights:  Dr. Wulff-Burchfield explains what palliative care is. The goals of palliative care. The differences between medical oncology and palliative care medicine. Where the focus of palliative care lies. How palliative care differs from Hospice. What Hospice entails. How to initiate care with a palliative care specialist. Something that causes a lot of concern for the AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine). A great way of bringing palliative care to the masses. Some people are initially afraid to involve a palliative care specialist. What to expect during the initial consultation with a palliative care specialist. How men with prostate cancer, and their families, can be assisted from a palliative care standpoint. Some of the challenges which men with prostate cancer and their caregivers might have to face. Both in-patient and out-patient palliative care are available at most institutions for men with prostate cancer. The different palliative care team members that a patient could expect to be working with while seeing a palliative care specialist. There is no risk involved in receiving palliative care.  Links and resources: Follow Dr. Pohlman on Twitter and Instagram - @gpohlmanmd  Get your free What To Expect Guide (or find the link here, on our podcast website)   Join our Facebook group    Dr. Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield  American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

We are excited to have Dr. Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, a medical oncologist from the University of Kansas Medical Center, joining us again for another episode of the Prostate Health Podcast. Recently, Dr. Wulff-Burchfield did an outstanding job of giving us a breakdown of advanced prostate cancer. In today’s show, she will talk to us about palliative care and she will explain how valuable it is for men and their caregivers as they navigate the complex journey of prostate cancer. Stay tuned for more. After attending medical school at Duke University, Dr. Wulff-Burchfield went on to complete her internal medicine residency and fellowships in both medical oncology and palliative medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Her specialties include genitourinary oncology and palliative medicine, and her clinical research is focused on genitourinary cancers and the intersection of genitourinary cancers with supportive and palliative care. Be sure to listen in today, to hear what Dr. Wulff-Burchfield has to say about palliative care for prostate cancer. Disclaimer: The Prostate Health Podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as medical advice. By listening to the podcast, no physician-patient relationship has been formed. For more information and counseling, you must contact your personal physician or urologist with questions about your unique situation.  Show highlights: <ul> <li>Dr. Wulff-Burchfield explains what palliative care is.</li> <li>The goals of palliative care.</li> <li>The differences between medical oncology and palliative care medicine.</li> <li>Where the focus of palliative care lies.</li> <li>How palliative care differs from Hospice.</li> <li>What Hospice entails.</li> <li>How to initiate care with a palliative care specialist.</li> <li>Something that causes a lot of concern for the AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine).</li> <li>A great way of bringing palliative care to the masses.</li> <li>Some people are initially afraid to involve a palliative care specialist.</li> <li>What to expect during the initial consultation with a palliative care specialist.</li> <li>How men with prostate cancer, and their families, can be assisted from a palliative care standpoint.</li> <li>Some of the challenges which men with prostate cancer and their caregivers might have to face.</li> <li>Both in-patient and out-patient palliative care are available at most institutions for men with prostate cancer.</li> <li>The different palliative care team members that a patient could expect to be working with while seeing a palliative care specialist.</li> <li>There is no risk involved in receiving palliative care.</li> </ul> Links and resources: Follow Dr. Pohlman on Twitter and Instagram - @gpohlmanmd  Get your free <a href="http://www.prostatehealthpodcast.com/clinic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What To Expect Guide</a> (or find the link here, on our <a href="http://www.prostatehealthpodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast website</a>)   Join our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/prostatehealthpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook group</a> <a href="https://findadoctor.kansashealthsystem.com/provider/Elizabeth+M+Wulff-Burchfield/1220139" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Dr. Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield</a> <a href="http://aahpm.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine</a>

13: Utilizing a Palliative Care Team in Navigating a Complex Prostate Cancer Journey – Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, MD

We’re focusing on advanced prostate cancer today, and we have Dr. Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, from The University of Kansas Medical Center, joining us. The treatment options for advanced prostate cancer are constantly evolving and changing, so doctors have a lot more at their fingertips today than they used to have when it comes to advanced prostate cancer.  Dr. Wulff-Burchfield is a dual-specialist in both medical oncology and palliative care medicine. In today’s episode, she explains what advanced prostate cancer is, she discusses some of the tests that are used in determining when prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate, and she describes some of the more common treatments that are used for advanced prostate cancer. Stay tuned for more. Dr. Wulff-Burchfield attended medical school at Duke University, and then she went on to complete her internal medicine residency and fellowships in both medical oncology and palliative medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center and her specialties include genitourinary oncology and palliative medicine. Her clinical research is focused on genitourinary cancers and the intersection of genitourinary cancers with supportive and palliative care. Be sure to listen in today, to hear what Dr. Wulff-Burchfield has to say about tests and treatments for advanced prostate cancer. Disclaimer: The Prostate Health Podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as medical advice. By listening to the podcast, no physician-patient relationship has been formed. For more information and counseling, you must contact your personal physician or urologist with questions about your unique situation.  Show Highlights:  Dr. Wulff-Burchfield explains what advanced prostate cancer is. Dr. Wulff-Burchfield discusses the treatments which are available for men with advanced prostate cancer. Whether or not men with advanced prostate cancer derive any benefits from treatments to the prostate itself. The different diagnostic tests that are used in determining when prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate. Some of the symptoms that men with advanced prostate cancer may experience. Some of the goals when approaching advanced prostate cancer. Dr. Wulff-Burchfield describes some of the more common initial treatments that are used for advanced prostate cancer. Some of the more common side-effects of hormonal therapy. What it means if the PSA starts to rise despite the man being on hormonal therapy. Some available options for men who have been found to have a rise in PSA and resistance to hormonal therapy. The landscape around the treatment for advanced prostate cancer is changing rapidly so there’s a lot of room for hope about quality of life, vitality, length of life, and having more time to spend with loved ones.  Dr. Wulff-Burchfield explains why clinical trials can be an important way for all patients to get access to treatments that are not yet proved to be on the leading edge of science.     Links and resources: Follow Dr. Pohlman on Twitter and Instagram - @gpohlmanmd  To get your free What To Expect Guide, go to www.prostatehealthpodcast.com/clinic Or find the link on our podcast website - www.prostatehealthpodcast.com Join our Facebook group at www.facebook.com/groups/prostatehealthpodcast 

We’re focusing on advanced prostate cancer today, and we have Dr. Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, from The University of Kansas Medical Center, joining us. The treatment options for advanced prostate cancer are constantly evolving and changing, so doctors have a lot more at their fingertips today than they used to have when it comes to advanced prostate cancer.  Dr. Wulff-Burchfield is a dual-specialist in both medical oncology and palliative care medicine. In today’s episode, she explains what advanced prostate cancer is, she discusses some of the tests that are used in determining when prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate, and she describes some of the more common treatments that are used for advanced prostate cancer. Stay tuned for more. Dr. Wulff-Burchfield attended medical school at Duke University, and then she went on to complete her internal medicine residency and fellowships in both medical oncology and palliative medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Kansas Medical Center and her specialties include genitourinary oncology and palliative medicine. Her clinical research is focused on genitourinary cancers and the intersection of genitourinary cancers with supportive and palliative care. Be sure to listen in today, to hear what Dr. Wulff-Burchfield has to say about tests and treatments for advanced prostate cancer. Disclaimer: The Prostate Health Podcast is for informational purposes only. Nothing in this podcast should be construed as medical advice. By listening to the podcast, no physician-patient relationship has been formed. For more information and counseling, you must contact your personal physician or urologist with questions about your unique situation.  Show Highlights: <ul> <li>Dr. Wulff-Burchfield explains what advanced prostate cancer is.</li> <li>Dr. Wulff-Burchfield discusses the treatments which are available for men with advanced prostate cancer.</li> <li>Whether or not men with advanced prostate cancer derive any benefits from treatments to the prostate itself.</li> <li>The different diagnostic tests that are used in determining when prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate.</li> <li>Some of the symptoms that men with advanced prostate cancer may experience.</li> <li>Some of the goals when approaching advanced prostate cancer.</li> <li>Dr. Wulff-Burchfield describes some of the more common initial treatments that are used for advanced prostate cancer.</li> <li>Some of the more common side-effects of hormonal therapy.</li> <li>What it means if the PSA starts to rise despite the man being on hormonal therapy.</li> <li>Some available options for men who have been found to have a rise in PSA and resistance to hormonal therapy.</li> <li>The landscape around the treatment for advanced prostate cancer is changing rapidly so there’s a lot of room for hope about quality of life, vitality, length of life, and having more time to spend with loved ones. </li> <li>Dr. Wulff-Burchfield explains why clinical trials can be an important way for all patients to get access to treatments that are not yet proved to be on the leading edge of science. </li> </ul> Links and resources: Follow Dr. Pohlman on Twitter and Instagram - @gpohlmanmd  To get your free What To Expect Guide, go to <a href="http://www.prostatehealthpodcast.com/clinic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prostatehealthpodcast.com/clinic</a> Or find the link on our podcast website - <a href="http://www.prostatehealthpodcast.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.prostatehealthpodcast.com</a> Join our Facebook group at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/prostatehealthpodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/groups/prostatehealthpodcast</a>

12: Evolving Treatment Options for Advanced Prostate Cancer – Elizabeth Wulff-Burchfield, MD