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. Beau Kilmer on the effects of cannabis on health and how jurisdictions can minimize harms related to its legalization.
22/02/2017 Duration: 08minDr. Beau Kilmer is codirector of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Kilmer. Recreational Cannabis - Minimizing the Health Risks from Legalization. N Engl J Med 2017;376:705-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Richard Frank on the increasing number of deaths involving fentanyl in the United States.
15/02/2017 Duration: 08minDr. Richard Frank is a professor of health economics in the Department of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.G. Frank and H.A. Pollack. Addressing the Fentanyl Threat to Public Health. N Engl J Med 2017;376:605-7.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Suerie Moon on recommendations from the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines.
08/02/2017 Duration: 17minDr. 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.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. John Ayanian on the economic benefits associated with Michigan’s decision to expand Medicaid.
01/02/2017 Duration: 06minDr. John Ayanian is director of the University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation and a member of the Journal’s Perspective Advisory Board. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian and Others. Economic Effects of Medicaid Expansion in Michigan. N Engl J Med 2017;376:407-10.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Scott Halpern on whether cognitive function should be considered in decisions about organ allocation.
25/01/2017 Duration: 08minDr. Scott Halpern is an associate professor of medicine, epidemiology, and medical ethics and health policy at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.D. Halpern and D. Goldberg. Allocating Organs to Cognitively Impaired Patients. N Engl J Med 2017;376:299-301.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Vivian Lee on how physicians and health care systems can get the most out of sharing patient feedback.
18/01/2017 Duration: 12minDr. Vivian Lee is senior vice president for health sciences at the University of Utah. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. V. Lee. Transparency and Trust - Online Patient Reviews of Physicians. N Engl J Med 2017;376:197-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Louise Ivers on cholera transmission and vaccination efforts in post-hurricane Haiti.
11/01/2017 Duration: 06minDr. Louise Ivers is an associate physician in the Division of Global Health Equity at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a member of the Special Consulting Group to the Minister of Health and Population of Haiti. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.C. Ivers. Eliminating Cholera Transmission in Haiti. N Engl J Med 2017;376:101-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Jonathan Oberlander on what a Trump presidency could mean for the future of health care reform.
04/01/2017 Duration: 13minDr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and health policy and management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. The End of Obamacare. N Engl J Med 2017;376:1-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Asch on the potential uses of social engagement strategies in promoting health.
28/12/2016 Duration: 10minDr. David Asch is executive director of the Center for Health Care Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.A. Asch and R. Rosin. Engineering Social Incentives for Health. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2511-3.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Vivek Murthy on his campaign to address opioid addiction and misuse in the United States.
21/12/2016 Duration: 11minDr. Vivek Murthy is the U.S. Surgeon General. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. V.H. Murthy. Ending the Opioid Epidemic - A Call to Action. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2413-5.
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NEJM Interview: Prof. Christopher Robertson on whether the First Amendment should protect sales pitches by pharmaceutical representatives.
14/12/2016 Duration: 06minProf. 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.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. J. Michael McWilliams on the merits of care coordination - and why it’s unlikely to reduce health care spending.
07/12/2016 Duration: 07minDr. J. Michael McWilliams is an associate professor of health care policy and medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. McWilliams. Cost Containment and the Tale of Care Coordination. N Engl J Med 2016;375:2218-20.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Stefan Kertesz on the success and evaluation of programs providing permanent supportive housing to homeless people.
30/11/2016 Duration: 10minDr. 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.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Leemore Dafny on ways in which health care providers could undermine efforts to steer consumers toward high-value care.
23/11/2016 Duration: 10minDr. 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.
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NEJM Interview: Rachel Fabi on recent legislative measures to extend insurance coverage for undocumented immigrants in California.
16/11/2016 Duration: 06minRachel Fabi is a Ph.D. candidate in bioethics and health policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Fabi and B. Saloner. Covering Undocumented Immigrants - State Innovation in California. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1913-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. David Rosenthal on the effect of the electronic era on physician satisfaction.
09/11/2016 Duration: 07minDr. David Rosenthal is an assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.I. Rosenthal and A. Verghese. Meaning and the Nature of Physicians’ Work. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1813-5.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Kevin Schulman on intensive home health care as an alternative to hospitalization.
02/11/2016 Duration: 06minDr. Kevin Schulman is a professor of medicine at Duke University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Ticona and K.A. Schulman. Extreme Home Makeover - The Role of Intensive Home Health Care. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1707-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on measures of health care quality that are most important to patients.
26/10/2016 Duration: 08minDr. Thomas Lee is a professor at Harvard Medical School and chief medical officer at Press Ganey. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.C. Groff, C.H. Colla, and T.H. Lee. Days Spent at Home - A Patient-Centered Goal and Outcome. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1610-2.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. C. William Keck on an agreement between the United States and Cuba to cooperate on efforts to improve health.
19/10/2016 Duration: 10minDr. C. William Keck is a professor emeritus of family and community medicine at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.W. Keck. The United States and Cuba - Turning Enemies into Partners for Health. N Engl J Med 2016;375:1507-9.
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NEJM Interview: Dr. Christine Montross on treatment and confinement of people with serious mental illness.
12/10/2016 Duration: 15minDr. 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.