Synopsis
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) Audio interview RSS feed. NEJM (http://www.nejm.org) is a weekly general medical journal that publishes new medical research findings, review articles, and editorial opinion on a wide variety of topics of importance to biomedical science and clinical practice.
Episodes
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Evan Wood on actions taken by Canada to reduce opioid-overdose deaths.
25/04/2018 Duration: 07minDr. Evan Wood is a professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia and director of the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Wood. Strategies for Reducing Opioid-Overdose Deaths — Lessons from Canada. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1565-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of monoclonal antibodies in the context of emerging infectious diseases.
18/04/2018 Duration: 09minDr. 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, C.I. Paules, and A.S. Fauci. Monoclonal Antibodies for Emerging Infectious Diseases - Borrowing from History. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1469-72.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on HHS’s new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division and polarized rhetoric about abortion.
11/04/2018 Duration: 12minDr. Lisa Harris is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.H. Harris. Divisions, New and Old - Conscience and Religious Freedom at HHS. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1369-71.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on physician payment under MACRA and efforts to improve health care outcomes and value.
04/04/2018 Duration: 11minDr. Gail Wilensky is a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Will MACRA Improve Physician Reimbursement? N Engl J Med 2018;378:1269-71.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jake Liang on the increasing spread of hepatitis C virus associated with injection-drug use.
28/03/2018 Duration: 08minDr. Jake Liang is chief of the Liver Diseases Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Liang and J.W. Ward. Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users - A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1169-71.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Gayatri Devi on assessment and support for physicians with Alzheimer’s disease.
21/03/2018 Duration: 10minDr. Gayatri Devi is the director of Park Avenue Neurology and a clinical professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Devi. Alzheimer’s Disease in Physicians - Assessing Professional Competence and Tempering Stigma. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1073-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox on alternative payment models and disincentives for treating high-risk patients.
14/03/2018 Duration: 09minDr. Karen Joynt Maddox is an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.E. Joynt Maddox. Financial Incentives and Vulnerable Populations - Will Alternative Payment Models Help or Hurt? N Engl J Med 2018;378:977-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. John Balmes on the potential health effects of recent wildfires in California.
07/03/2018 Duration: 08minDr. John Balmes is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco and professor of public health at the University of California, Berkeley. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.R. Balmes. Where There’s Wildfire, There’s Smoke. N Engl J Med 2018;378:881-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Douglas Opel on legal issues surrounding the enforcement of influenza-vaccination requirements for health care workers.
28/02/2018 Duration: 06minDr. Douglas Opel is an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.J. Opel, J.A. Sonne, and M.M. Mello. Vaccination without Litigation - Addressing Religious Objections to Hospital Influenza-Vaccination Mandates. N Engl J Med 2018;378:785-8.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jerry Avorn on lessons for health care from behavioral economics and other fields.
21/02/2018 Duration: 07minDr. Jerry Avorn is a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Avorn. The Psychology of Clinical Decision Making - Implications for Medication Use. N Engl J Med 2018;378:689-91.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on the proposed merger of CVS and Aetna.
14/02/2018 Duration: 07minDr. 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. Does CVS–Aetna Spell the End of Business as Usual? N Engl J Med 2018;378:593-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. George Bakris on new blood-pressure guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.
07/02/2018 Duration: 07minDr. George Bakris is a professor of medicine and director of the Comprehensive Hypertension Center at University of Chicago Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Bakris and M. Sorrentino. Redefining Hypertension - Assessing the New Blood-Pressure Guidelines. N Engl J Med 2018;378:497-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Claire Pouncey on the controversy surrounding psychiatrists’ comments on President Trump’s mental health.
31/01/2018 Duration: 14minDr. Claire Pouncey is a psychiatrist at Eudaimonia Associates. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Pouncey. President Trump’s Mental Health - Is It Morally Permissible for Psychiatrists to Comment? N Engl J Med 2018;378:405-7. J.A. Lieberman. Psychiatrists Diagnosing the President - Moral Imperative or Ethical Violation? N Engl J Med 2018;378:483-4.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Tait Shanafelt on causes of burnout and efforts to improve support for clinicians.
24/01/2018 Duration: 13minDr. Tait Shanafelt is the Chief Wellness Officer at Stanford Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.A. Wright and I.T. Katz. Beyond Burnout - Redesigning Care to Restore Meaning and Sanity for Physicians. N Engl J Med 2018;378:309-11. V.J. Dzau, D.G. Kirch, and T.J. Nasca. To Care Is Human - Collectively Confronting the Clinician-Burnout Crisis. N Engl J Med 2018;378:312-4.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Margot Kushel on the hepatitis A outbreak in California and the health risks associated with chronic homelessness.
17/01/2018 Duration: 09minDr. Margot Kushel is a professor of medicine in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Kushel. Hepatitis A Outbreak in California - Addressing the Root Cause. N Engl J Med 2018;378:211-3.
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NEJM Interview: Sean Duffy on approaches to providing high-quality nonvisit health care.
10/01/2018 Duration: 07minSean Duffy is Chief Executive Officer of Omada Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Duffy and T.H. Lee. In-Person Health Care as Option B. N Engl J Med 2018;378:104-6.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Katrina Armstrong on restoring the role of patient-based inquiry in academic medicine.
03/01/2018 Duration: 09minDr. Katrina Armstrong is chair of the department of medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Armstrong, R. Ranganathan, and M. Fishman. Toward a Culture of Scientific Inquiry - The Role of Medical Teaching Services. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Lainie Rutkow on legal action taken by states to address the opioid-overdose crisis.
27/12/2017 Duration: 06minDr. Lainie Rutkow is an associate professor of health policy and management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Rutkow and J.S. Vernick. Emergency Legal Authority and the Opioid Crisis. N Engl J Med 2017;377:2512-4.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Roy Ziegelstein on the increasing concentration of medical-school debt among fewer students.
20/12/2017 Duration: 08minDr. Roy Ziegelstein is a professor of medicine and Vice Dean for Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.C. Ziegelstein and Others. Is There Merit in Merit Aid? N Engl J Med 2017;377:2415-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Rebecca Haffajee on the growing number of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers and distributors.
13/12/2017 Duration: 07minDr. Rebecca Haffajee is an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.L. Haffajee and M.M. Mello. Drug Companies’ Liability for the Opioid Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2017;377:2301-5.