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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. Michael Klompas on the apparent increase in sepsis rates and the problematic mandates for sepsis care.

Dr. Michael Klompas is an Associate Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute and an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Rhee, S. Gohil, and M. Klompas. Regulatory Mandates for Sepsis Care - Reasons for Caution. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1673-6.

Apr 30, 201411 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Erin Fox on critical national drug shortages and what can be done to prevent them.

Dr. Erin Fox is the Director of the Drug Information Service at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics and Associate Professor of Pharmacotherapy at the University of Utah College of Pharmacy. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Hick and Others. Rationing Salt Water - Disaster Planning and Daily Care Delivery. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1573-6.

Apr 23, 201410 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Allan Detsky on the ACGME rules about resident supervision and the need for graded autonomy in medical education.

Dr. Allan Detsky is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.D. Halpern and A.S. Detsky. Becoming a Physician: Graded Autonomy in Medical Education - Managing Things That Go Bump in the Night. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1086-9.

Mar 19, 201414 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Ecker on the recent Marlise Muñoz case and its legal, ethical, and clinical implications.

Dr. Jeffrey Ecker is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Obstetrical Clinical Research and Quality Assurance at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Ecker. Death in Pregnancy - An American Tragedy. N Engl J Med 2014;370:889-91.

Mar 05, 201411 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Nancy Morden on the Choosing Wisely campaign and the pathway to reducing use of low-value services.

Dr. Nancy Morden is an associate professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.E. Morden and Others. Choosing Wisely - The Politics and Economics of Labeling Low-Value Services. N Engl J Med 2014;370:589-92.

Feb 12, 201411 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jon Kingsdale on the rollout of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces and expectations for their benefits.

Dr. Jon Kingsdale is the Director of the Boston office of the Wakely Consulting Group and the former Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Kingsdale. After the False Start - What Can We Expect from the New Health Insurance Marketplaces? N Engl J Med 2014;370:393-6.

Jan 29, 201416 min

NEJM Interview: Mr. Matthew Myers on efforts to reduce or eliminate smoking and prevent smoking-related illness and death.

Mr. Matthew Myers is the President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Fairchild, R. Bayer, and J. Colgrove. Renormalization of Smoking? E-Cigarettes and the Tobacco "Endgame." N Engl J Med 2014;370:293-5. J.P. Winickoff, M. Gottlieb, and M.M. Mello. Tobacco 21 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come. N Engl J Med 2014;370:295-7. M.C. Fiore, S.A. Schroeder, and T.B. Baker. Smoke, the Chief Killer - Strategies for Targeting ...

Jan 22, 201413 min

NEJM Interview: Ms. Jan Walker on the move toward open medical notes and its implications for clinicians and patients.

Ms. Jan Walker is a member of the research faculty in the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and research principal investigator of the OpenNotes study. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Walker and Others. The Road toward Fully Transparent Medical Records. N Engl J Med 2014;370:6-8.

Jan 01, 201415 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Larson on new insights into the dementia epidemic.

Dr. Eric Larson is the Vice President for Research at the Group Health Research Institute and a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Health Services at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.B. Larson, K. Yaffe, and K.M. Langa. New Insights into the Dementia Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2275-7.

Dec 11, 201315 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Dan Barouch on researchers' ongoing quest to develop an HIV-1 vaccine.

Dr. Dan Barouch is the Director of the Center for Virology and Vaccine Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School and a Program Leader at the Reagan Institute of Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT, and Harvard University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.H. Barouch. The Quest for an HIV-1 Vaccine - Moving Forward. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2073-6.

Nov 27, 201312 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on the cost and value of medical education.

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. D.A. Asch, S. Nicholson, and M. Vujicic. Are We in a Medical Education Bubble Market? N Engl J Med 2013;369:1973-5.

Nov 20, 201311 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Gerard O'Donoghue on the past and future development of cochlear implants.

Dr. Gerard O'Donoghue is Honorary Professor of Otology and Neurotology at the University of Nottingham and Consultant Neurotologist at Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, England. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. O'Donoghue. Cochlear Implants - Science, Serendipity, and Success. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1190-3.

Sep 25, 201312 min

NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Schwartzstein on the pros and cons of three-year medical school programs.

Dr. Richard Schwartzstein is a Professor of Medicine and Medical Education at Harvard Medical School, 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. S.B. Abramson and Others. A 3-Year M.D. - Accelerating Careers, Diminishing Debt. N Engl J Med 2013;369:1085-7. S. Goldfarb an...

Sep 18, 201314 min
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