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NEJM Interviews

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Insightful conversations with leading experts in the field of health care, medical research, policy, and more from the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM). Each episode examines the many complexities found at the junction of medicine and society.
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Episodes

NEJM Interview: Dr. Heather Kovich on the challenges facing patients and physicians in rural areas of the United States.

Dr. Heather Kovich is chief of staff at Northern Navajo Medical Center in Shiprock, New Mexico. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H. Kovich. And How Long Will You Be Staying, Doctor? N Engl J Med 2017;376:1307-9. K.J. Kelleher and W. Gardner. Out of Sight, Out of Mind - Behavioral and Developmental Care for Rural Children. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1301-3. S. Mann, K. McKay, and H. Brown. The Maternal Health Compact. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1304-5. M. Hartmann ...

Apr 05, 201710 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Stuart Slavin on depression and suicide among physicians and trainees and how to address stigma associated with mental illness.

Dr. Stuart Slavin is associate dean for curriculum and a professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Muller. Kathryn. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1101-3. A.B. Hill. Breaking the Stigma - A Physician’s Perspective on Self-Care and Recovery. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1103-5.

Mar 22, 20176 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael Greene on a recent FDA warning about possible effects of general anesthesia on fetuses or young children.

Dr. Michael Greene is an obstetrician-gynecologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School, and an Associate Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.B. Andropoulos and M.F. Greene. Anesthesia and Developing Brains - Implications of the FDA Warning. N Engl J Med 2017;376:905-7.

Mar 08, 20177 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Suerie Moon on recommendations from the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines.

Dr. Suerie Moon is director of research at the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva and a member of the U.N. panel’s expert advisory group. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Moon. Powerful Ideas for Global Access to Medicines. N Engl J Med 2017;376:505-7.

Feb 08, 201718 min

NEJM Interview: Prof. Christopher Robertson on whether the First Amendment should protect sales pitches by pharmaceutical representatives.

Prof. Christopher Robertson is a professor and associate dean at the University of Arizona College of Law and a visiting professor at the New York University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Robertson and A.S. Kesselheim. Regulating Off-Label Promotion - A Critical Test. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2313-5.

Dec 14, 20167 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Stefan Kertesz on the success and evaluation of programs providing permanent supportive housing to homeless people.

Dr. Stefan Kertesz is an associate professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine and a physician at the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.G. Kertesz and Others. Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless People - Reframing the Debate. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2115-7.

Nov 30, 201610 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on ways in which health care providers could undermine efforts to steer consumers toward high-value care.

Dr. Leemore Dafny is a professor of business administration at Harvard Business School and a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.S. Dafny, C.J. Ody, and M.A. Schmitt. Undermining Value-Based Purchasing - Lessons from the Pharmaceutical Industry. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2013-5.

Nov 23, 201610 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Christine Montross on treatment and confinement of people with serious mental illness.

Dr. Christine Montross is an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Montross. Hard Time or Hospital Treatment? Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1407-9. L. Rosenbaum. Liberty versus Need - Our Struggle to Care for People with Serious Mental Illness. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1490-5.

Oct 12, 201616 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Paul Ginsburg on what the 2016 election will mean for health care reform.

Dr. Paul Ginsburg is the Schaeffer Chair at the Brookings Institution and a professor of health policy at the University of Southern California. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. From Obamacare to Hillarycare - Democrats’ Health Care Reform Agenda. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1309-11. G.R. Wilensky. What Would a Republican Win Mean for Health Policy? N Engl J Med 2016;375:1312-3. D. Blumenthal and J. Morone. Past as Prologue - Presidential Politi...

Oct 05, 201610 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on potential strategies for conducting clinical trials of Zika virus vaccines.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H.D. Marston and Others. Considerations for Developing a Zika Virus Vaccine. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1209-12. S.J. Thomas and Others. Fast-Track Zika Vaccine Development - Is It Possible? N Engl J Med 2016;375:1112-6.

Sep 28, 201614 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Drazen on the future of sharing clinical trial data.

Dr. Jeffrey Drazen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.L. Grossman and Others. Toward a Shared Vision for Cancer Genomic Data. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1109-12. B. Lo and D.L. DeMets. Incentives for Clinical Trialists to Share Data. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1112-5. F. Rockhold, P. Nisen, and A. Freeman. Data Sharing at a Crossroads. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1115-7. J.M. Drazen and Others. The Importance - and the Complexities...

Sep 21, 201610 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer on the evolving roles of physicians and nurses in the provision of primary care.

Dr. Thomas Bodenheimer is a professor of family and community medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, where he is a founding director of the Center for Excellence in Primary Care. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T. Bodenheimer and L. Bauer. Rethinking the Primary Care Workforce - An Expanded Role for Nurses. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1015-7.

Sep 14, 20168 min
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