Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC
@lghazal.bsky.social
Researcher @UofRSON @WilmotCancer | Nurse Practitioner | Cancer survivor #AYACSM | Lover of Broadway & ice cream | Views mine (she/her) 🇱🇧 🇸🇾 🌈
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“Cancer pts & their families are being pulled into the #priorauthorization process, at the expense of their time, health, & well-being”
#Priorauth isn’t just an administrative hurdle for clinicians; it’s a hidden 2nd job for patients. #ascoQLTY25
@ascocancer.bsky.social
@ascopost.bsky.social
#Priorauth isn’t just an administrative hurdle for clinicians; it’s a hidden 2nd job for patients. #ascoQLTY25
@ascocancer.bsky.social
@ascopost.bsky.social
Prior Authorization Is Burdensome for Patients, Resulting in Treatment Delays, Financial Strain, and Stress
“This study makes clear what many of us in oncology have suspected: Prior authorization isn’t just an administrative hurdle for clinicians; it’s a hidden second job for patients,” noted investigators....
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October 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“Cancer pts & their families are being pulled into the #priorauthorization process, at the expense of their time, health, & well-being”
#Priorauth isn’t just an administrative hurdle for clinicians; it’s a hidden 2nd job for patients. #ascoQLTY25
@ascocancer.bsky.social
@ascopost.bsky.social
#Priorauth isn’t just an administrative hurdle for clinicians; it’s a hidden 2nd job for patients. #ascoQLTY25
@ascocancer.bsky.social
@ascopost.bsky.social
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New 🎙️: Drs Abby Rosenberg & @lghazal.bsky.social discuss optimal care for #AYACSM #AYAC psychosocial needs incld skills building & engaging in key health care discussions.
Our convo is based on a RCT showing an education program can ⬆️QOL & ⬇️anxiety at 6 & 12 mo.
@ascocancer.bsky.social
Our convo is based on a RCT showing an education program can ⬆️QOL & ⬇️anxiety at 6 & 12 mo.
@ascocancer.bsky.social
Promoting Resilience in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Cancer via Developmentally Targeted, Evidence-Based Interventions | Podcast | ASCO Publications
An estimated 85k adolescents and young adults (AYAs) between the ages of 15 to 39 will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States this year. AYAs with advanced cancer face care gaps for psychosocia...
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August 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
New 🎙️: Drs Abby Rosenberg & @lghazal.bsky.social discuss optimal care for #AYACSM #AYAC psychosocial needs incld skills building & engaging in key health care discussions.
Our convo is based on a RCT showing an education program can ⬆️QOL & ⬇️anxiety at 6 & 12 mo.
@ascocancer.bsky.social
Our convo is based on a RCT showing an education program can ⬆️QOL & ⬇️anxiety at 6 & 12 mo.
@ascocancer.bsky.social
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🔥 @drrobinyabroff.bsky.social is the winner of the 2025 Joseph Simone Quality Care Award given at #ASCOQLTY25. This award recognizes an extraordinary individual who has made multiple, significant, & enduring contributions to the quality & safety of cancer care. @americancancersoc.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
🔥 @drrobinyabroff.bsky.social is the winner of the 2025 Joseph Simone Quality Care Award given at #ASCOQLTY25. This award recognizes an extraordinary individual who has made multiple, significant, & enduring contributions to the quality & safety of cancer care. @americancancersoc.bsky.social
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Love academic meetings for catch up sessions with my amazing friends & collaborators. Dr @lghazal.bsky.social gave an important talk at #mascc25 on #financiaToxicity in #ayacsm. We do a tonne of research together about #priorAuth & healthy policy gaps. But we also just like to hang out. 😘
June 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Love academic meetings for catch up sessions with my amazing friends & collaborators. Dr @lghazal.bsky.social gave an important talk at #mascc25 on #financiaToxicity in #ayacsm. We do a tonne of research together about #priorAuth & healthy policy gaps. But we also just like to hang out. 😘
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❕💰 Read CAPC’s New Position Statement: Addressing Financial Toxicity in Serious Illness >> www.capc.org/documents/12...
CAPC's new position statement outlines 8 recommendations that can ease hardship for patients and caregivers, while improving financial stability for hospitals. #hpm #hapc
CAPC's new position statement outlines 8 recommendations that can ease hardship for patients and caregivers, while improving financial stability for hospitals. #hpm #hapc
June 23, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What an absolute honor to give Grand Rounds St. Jude today. I spoke on improving the health & quality of life of LGBTQ+ AYA cancer survivors. I also got to celebrate the legacy of Danny Thomas & the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities by touring the campus. @urnursing.bsky.social
June 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
What an absolute honor to give Grand Rounds St. Jude today. I spoke on improving the health & quality of life of LGBTQ+ AYA cancer survivors. I also got to celebrate the legacy of Danny Thomas & the American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities by touring the campus. @urnursing.bsky.social
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Best part of @ASCO? See friends and colleagues and collaborators who live in other places. #ASCO25
Amazing dinner at Girl & The Goat with Dr @lghazal.bsky.social and fiancée celebrating Lauren's birthday!
Amazing dinner at Girl & The Goat with Dr @lghazal.bsky.social and fiancée celebrating Lauren's birthday!
May 31, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Today I'm finding out which people believe that if you're part of a population that is a small overall percentage of humans on the planet, it's okay to strip you of rights.
I wonder if they have considered how easy it would be to classify *them* into a small overall percentage, and do it to them.
I wonder if they have considered how easy it would be to classify *them* into a small overall percentage, and do it to them.
April 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Today I'm finding out which people believe that if you're part of a population that is a small overall percentage of humans on the planet, it's okay to strip you of rights.
I wonder if they have considered how easy it would be to classify *them* into a small overall percentage, and do it to them.
I wonder if they have considered how easy it would be to classify *them* into a small overall percentage, and do it to them.
Next time you’re in a meeting, look around the room. If your underrepresented early career scientists aren’t there, maybe ask yourself why & then find the answers. We need even more support right now.
April 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Next time you’re in a meeting, look around the room. If your underrepresented early career scientists aren’t there, maybe ask yourself why & then find the answers. We need even more support right now.
Reposted by Lauren Ghazal, PhD, FNP-BC
In 2026, HHS was set to require fields for sexual orientation and gender identity in EHRs, supporting research and better care for LGBTQ+ patients.
Now, HHS won't enforce those requirements. Read in @statnews.com about impacts on providers and EHR vendors: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
Now, HHS won't enforce those requirements. Read in @statnews.com about impacts on providers and EHR vendors: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
HHS will not enforce gender and sexual orientation requirements for medical records
HHS will not enforce standards that medical records be able to capture patients’ sexual orientation and gender identity.
www.statnews.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:28 PM
In 2026, HHS was set to require fields for sexual orientation and gender identity in EHRs, supporting research and better care for LGBTQ+ patients.
Now, HHS won't enforce those requirements. Read in @statnews.com about impacts on providers and EHR vendors: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
Now, HHS won't enforce those requirements. Read in @statnews.com about impacts on providers and EHR vendors: www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/h...
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This is a sad but interesting question. How many grad students will leave and where, if anywhere will they go ?
Live here and am in grad school here. I have one class where 13 out of the 15 in it are leaving the state or country at end of semester.
That funding loss will really impact the summer where the population is half that so it’s about $2k per person.
That funding loss will really impact the summer where the population is half that so it’s about $2k per person.
March 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
This is a sad but interesting question. How many grad students will leave and where, if anywhere will they go ?
👇🏼 please watch this. Thanks to all who advocated for early career scientists, cancer researchers & the LGBTQ community.
www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...
www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...
Baldwin Leads Forum on Trump and Musk’s Cuts to Cancer and Alzheimer’s Disease Cures
YouTube video by Senator Tammy Baldwin
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March 28, 2025 at 12:44 AM
👇🏼 please watch this. Thanks to all who advocated for early career scientists, cancer researchers & the LGBTQ community.
www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...
www.youtube.com/live/JofqSdW...
Sharing some good news: Wilmot Cancer Institute is now an NCI designated cancer center! Proud to be a member of the Cancer Prevention & Control group!!
www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
SCHUMER, GILLIBRAND, MORELLE ANNOUNCE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS FEDERAL CANCER CENTER DESIGNATION FOR WILMOT CANCER INSTITUTE | U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York
Designation Will Boost Clinical Opportunities, Reputation, And Research $$ For U Of R’s Wilmot...
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March 18, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Sharing some good news: Wilmot Cancer Institute is now an NCI designated cancer center! Proud to be a member of the Cancer Prevention & Control group!!
www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.schumer.senate.gov/newsroom/pre...
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🎙️ new
@ascocancer.bsky.social #JCOOP podcast with Dr @michaelannica.bsky.social on #priorAuthorization
"I just think that there's a huge opportunity to do better here… I want to do better for our patients. I want to feel prouder of the healthcare system that I'm a part of." #fixPriorAuth
@ascocancer.bsky.social #JCOOP podcast with Dr @michaelannica.bsky.social on #priorAuthorization
"I just think that there's a huge opportunity to do better here… I want to do better for our patients. I want to feel prouder of the healthcare system that I'm a part of." #fixPriorAuth
Prior Authorization: How Did We Get Here and Where Are We Going? | ASCO Publications
Dr. Chino discusses the past, present, and future of prior authorization in cancer care with Dr. Michael Anne Kyle, a health policy expert with a research focus on utilization management and patient b...
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March 17, 2025 at 4:11 PM
🎙️ new
@ascocancer.bsky.social #JCOOP podcast with Dr @michaelannica.bsky.social on #priorAuthorization
"I just think that there's a huge opportunity to do better here… I want to do better for our patients. I want to feel prouder of the healthcare system that I'm a part of." #fixPriorAuth
@ascocancer.bsky.social #JCOOP podcast with Dr @michaelannica.bsky.social on #priorAuthorization
"I just think that there's a huge opportunity to do better here… I want to do better for our patients. I want to feel prouder of the healthcare system that I'm a part of." #fixPriorAuth
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This office didn’t give out specific funding for research, but really helps to build capacity of junior researchers like myself. Another horrific cut to LGBTQIA+ research at NIH.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/06/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/03/06/n...
NIH puts former Sexual & Gender Minority Office employees on administrative leave
After reassignment to other NIH jobs in December, employees of the Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office were recently put on administrative leave.
www.statnews.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This office didn’t give out specific funding for research, but really helps to build capacity of junior researchers like myself. Another horrific cut to LGBTQIA+ research at NIH.
www.statnews.com/2025/03/06/n...
www.statnews.com/2025/03/06/n...
Walked into my office this morning to find this fantastic shirt gifted from an incredible colleague @urnursing.bsky.social
March 3, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Walked into my office this morning to find this fantastic shirt gifted from an incredible colleague @urnursing.bsky.social
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Another NIH grant rescinded -
The Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias in Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors - 1K01AG056669
The Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias in Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors - 1K01AG056669
March 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Another NIH grant rescinded -
The Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias in Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors - 1K01AG056669
The Epidemiology of Alzheimers Disease and Related Dementias in Sexual and Gender Minority Older Adults: Identifying Risk and Protective Factors - 1K01AG056669
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Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org
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March 1, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Just received notice that our grant was terminated. 5R24AG066599-03
TheRiseRegistry.org
TheRiseRegistry.org
As a pt advocate, I’m gutted that more people aren’t talking about the dismantling of SOGI data collection. We know SOGI data collection is important; LGBTQ+ patients w/ cancer (like myself) experience health & health care disparities. And yet we’re allowing for its erasure. 🌈
February 24, 2025 at 10:47 PM
As a pt advocate, I’m gutted that more people aren’t talking about the dismantling of SOGI data collection. We know SOGI data collection is important; LGBTQ+ patients w/ cancer (like myself) experience health & health care disparities. And yet we’re allowing for its erasure. 🌈
Any supervisors of cancer survivors on here? We’re in a final push for recruiting supervisors and HR professionals for this study. #ayacsm
February 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Any supervisors of cancer survivors on here? We’re in a final push for recruiting supervisors and HR professionals for this study. #ayacsm
Rejections on narrative pieces sting even more ❤️🩹
February 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Rejections on narrative pieces sting even more ❤️🩹
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Informative paper that addresses a question I have always had: What proportion of people with #cancer (PWC) in the US cross state lines for care?? 1/4
#oncsky #medsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39982726/
#oncsky #medsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39982726/
Cross-State Travel for Cancer Care and Implications for Telehealth Reciprocity - PubMed
In this cross-sectional study of Medicare claims data, a notable proportion of cancer services occurred across state lines, particularly for rural-residing patients. These results highlight the need f...
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February 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Informative paper that addresses a question I have always had: What proportion of people with #cancer (PWC) in the US cross state lines for care?? 1/4
#oncsky #medsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39982726/
#oncsky #medsky
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39982726/