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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. Keren Ladin on fairness in the allocation of lung transplants for children.

Dr. Keren Ladin is the Director of the Lab for Research on Ethics, Aging, and Community Health and an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Occupational Therapy and Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Ladin and D.W. Hanto. Rationing Lung Transplants - Procedural Fairness in Allocation and Appeals. N Engl J Med 2013;369:599-601.

Aug 14, 201314 min

NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on the future of Medicare's Independent Payment Advisory Board and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Prof. Jonathan Oberlander is a Professor of Social Medicine and of Health Policy and Management at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander and M. Morrison. Failure to Launch? The Independent Payment Advisory Board's Uncertain Prospects. N Engl J Med 2013;369:105-7.

Jul 10, 201310 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Pat Croskerry on widespread cognitive biases and ways of counteracting them for accurate diagnosis.

Dr. Pat Croskerry is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Critical Thinking Program in the Division of Medical Education at Dalhousie University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P. Croskerry. From Mindless to Mindful Practice - Cognitive Bias and Clinical Decision Making. N Engl J Med 2013;368:2445-8.

Jun 26, 201317 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on the goals and strategies behind the holistic admissions movement at U.S. medical schools.

Dr. Richard Schwartzstein is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Harvard Medical School, the Director of the HMS Academy for Teaching Excellence and Educational Innovation, and Associate Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Witzburg and H.M. Sondheimer. Holistic Review - Shaping the Medical Profession One Applicant at a Time. N Engl J Med ...

Apr 24, 201313 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Joseph Newhouse on the importance of differences in Medicare spending within hospital referral regions.

Dr. Joseph Newhouse is a Professor of Health Policy and Management at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health and a Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.P. Newhouse and A.M. Garber. Geographic Variation in Medicare Services. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1465-8.

Apr 17, 20137 min

NEJM Interview: Drs. Ezekiel Emanuel and David Asch on the ethics and implications of employer policies of refusing to hire smokers.

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel is the Vice Provost for Global Initiatives and Chair of the Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. David Asch is a Professor of Medicine, Medical Ethics, and Health Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H. Schmidt, K. Voigt, and E.J. Emanuel. The Ethics of Not Hiring Smokers. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1369-71. D.A. Asch, R.W. Muller, and K.G. Volpp. Confli...

Apr 10, 201328 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael VanRooyen on threats to international public health work and the importance of medical neutrality.

Dr. Michael VanRooyen is the Director of the Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.F. Roberts and M.J. VanRooyen. Ensuring Public Health Neutrality. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1073-5.

Mar 20, 201312 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Martin Frank and Prof. Michael Carroll on traditional and open-access scientific publishing.

Dr. Martin Frank is the Executive Director of the American Physiological Society. Prof. Michael Carroll is a Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the Washington College of Law at American University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Frank. Open but Not Free - Publishing in the 21st Century. N Engl J Med 2013;368:787-9. M. W. Carroll. Creative Commons and the Openness of Open Access. N Engl J ...

Feb 27, 201324 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Stephen Bartels on approaches to care for older adults with mental or substance use disorders.

Dr. Stephen Bartels is a professor of psychiatry and community and family medicine at Dartmouth University's Geisel School of Medicine and the director of the Center for Aging Research at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.J. Bartels and J.A. Naslund. The Underside of the Silver Tsunami - Older Adults and Mental Health Care. N Engl J Med 2013;368:493-6.

Feb 06, 201325 min

NEJM Interview: Drs. Judith and Sean Palfrey on gun violence and mental health in the United States.

Dr. Judith Palfrey is a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Children's International Pediatric Center at Children's Hospital Boston. Dr. Sean Palfrey is a professor of pediatrics and public health at Boston University School of Medicine and a practicing pediatrician at Boston Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.S. Palfrey and S. Palfrey. Preventing Gun Deaths in Children. N Engl J Med 2013;368:401-3.

Jan 30, 201332 min
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