2.56 HER2CLIMB & Misinformation and Disinformation with Dr. Cailin O'Connor

Plenary Session

Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Health, Medicine, Policy, Oncology, Science & Medicine

4.7 • 789 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

This week we tackle the topic of tucatinib in HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases. We also interview Dr. Cailin O'Connor of the University of California Irvine on her research on misinformation and disinformation. We discuss her recent article in the Boston Review, titled "Hydroxychloroquine and the Political Polarization of Science", as well as her extensive body of work. HER2CLIMB: doi.org/10.1200/JCO.20.00775 Hydroxychloroquine: http://bostonreview.net/science-nature-politics/cailin-oconnor-james-owen-weatherall-hydroxychloroquine-and-political The Dynamics of Retraction in Epistemic Networks: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/17088/ How Misinformation Spreads: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-misinformation-spreads-and-why-we-trust-it/ Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession

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0:00.0	Welcome to Plenary Session.
0:07.0	I'm your host, Dr. Vinay Prasad.
0:10.0	I'm a practicing hematologist, oncologist, and I'm associate professor of medicine.
0:14.0	I'm interested in issues at the intersection of medicine, oncology, and health policy,
0:19.0	and that's what you're going to get on this podcast.
0:22.2	Welcome to Season 2. This week on Plenary Session, we have some great stuff in store for you.
0:28.6	I'm joined by Dr. Kalin O'Connor, who's an assistant professor of philosophy at the University
0:32.8	of California, Irvine, who's going to talk to us about misinformation, disinformation,
0:37.2	and how incredibly
0:38.1	important those are in the time of COVID.
0:40.7	I also have a very brief monologue on tucatinib in Her2 Climb.
0:44.9	I have a couple of questions, which I think cut to the heart of the clinical trial.
0:51.3	But first, this is our semi-annual pledge drive.
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