When the pandemic brought in-person patient services to a halt, the Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center developed a virtual platform to provide patients more widespread access to integrative oncology modalities.

Hear how a virtual integrative format can enable cancer programs to adapt touch modalities to self-interventions, leverage opportunities for research, and overcome social and economic barriers, while impacting a greater number of patients at lower costs. 

Guest: 

Alissa Huston, MD

Co-Medical Director, Pluta Integrative Oncology & Wellness Center

Assistant Professor of Medicine, James P. Wilmot Cancer Institute at the University of Rochester 

Resources: 

• Oncology Issues journal
• Views: A Pandemic's Silver Lining: Building a Collaborative Integrative Therapy Program
• Rapid Practice Change During COVID-19 Leads to Enduring Innovations and Expansion of Integrative Oncology Services
• Telehealth in Action
• Adoption and Expansion of Telehealth Solutions
• CANCER BUZZ Podcast: Telehealth After COVID-19
• [WEBINAR] Using Telemedicine to Assess Psychosocial Health
• [WEBINAR] Virtual Assessment of Physical Function in Adults with Cancer: Practical Tips