NEJM Interviews
NEJM Group
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.
Episodes
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Jul 25, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum on how emotion and risk perception affect decision making in public health and medicine.
Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum discusses ethical dilemmas in public health, emphasizing risk perception in decision-making. Topics include trolleyology, the Dengue vaccine dilemma, and societal vs personal safety in vaccine perception.
Jul 18, 2018 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Charlotte Haug on a new European privacy law that gives consumers, including patients, more explicit control of their own data.
Dr. Charlotte Haug is an international correspondent for the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.J. Haug. Turning the Tables - The New European General Data Protection Regulation. N Engl J Med 2018;379:207-9.
Jul 11, 2018 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Bernard Lo on a herpes vaccine trial that reportedly flouted established protections for research participants.
Dr. Bernard Lo is the President of the Greenwall Foundation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Lo. A Parallel Universe of Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2018;379:101-3.
Jul 4, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Carl June on chimeric antigen receptor therapy.
Dr. Carl June is the director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.H. June and M. Sadelain. Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy. N Engl J Med 2018;379:64-73.
Jul 4, 2018 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Brendan Saloner on increasing access to medication for treatment of opioid use disorder.
Dr. Brendan Saloner is an assistant professor in the Department 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. B. Saloner, K.B. Stoller, and G.C. Alexander. Moving Addiction Care to the Mainstream - Improving the Quality of Buprenorphine Treatment. N Engl J Med 2018;379:4-6. S.E. Wakeman and M.L. Barnett. Primary Care and the Opioid-Overdose Crisis - Buprenorphine Myths and Realities. N Engl J Med 2018;379:1-4. J.H. Samet, M. Botticelli, and M. Bharel. Methadone in Primary Care - One Small Step for Congress, One Giant Leap for Addiction Treatment. N Engl J Med 2018;379:7-8.
Jun 27, 2018 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Amy Kind on a new tool for incorporating data on neighborhood disadvantage into research, policy, and health interventions.
Dr. Amy Kind is an associate professor and director of the Health Services and Care Research Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.J.H. Kind and W.R. Buckingham. Making Neighborhood-Disadvantage Metrics Accessible - The Neighborhood Atlas. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2456-8.
Jun 20, 2018 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Shulkin on strategies for enhancing the quality of care at VA medical centers.
Dr. David Shulkin is the former Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.H. Sheetz and D.J. Shulkin. Why the VA Needs More Competition. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2356-7.
Jun 13, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Loren Rabinowitz on the hurdles and frustrations that female medical trainees face in a sexist culture.
Dr. Loren Rabinowitz is a resident physician at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.G. Rabinowitz. Recognizing Blind Spots - A Remedy for Gender Bias in Medicine? N Engl J Med 2018;378:2253-5. L.S. Rotenstein and A.B. Jena. Lost Taussigs - The Consequences of Gender Discrimination in Medicine. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2255-7. S.K. Shillcutt and J.K. Silver. Social Media and Advancement of Women Physicians. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2342-5.
Jun 6, 2018 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Amber Willink on a new law that increases the flexibility of benefit offerings in Medicare Advantage plans.
Dr. Amber Willink is an assistant scientist in the Department 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. A. Willink and E.H. DuGoff. Integrating Medical and Nonmedical Services - The Promise and Pitfalls of the CHRONIC Care Act. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2153-5.
May 30, 2018 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Bernard Lo on aid-in-dying laws and their implications for doctors.
Dr. Bernard Lo is the President of the Greenwall Foundation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Lo. Beyond Legalization - Dilemmas Physicians Confront Regarding Aid in Dying. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2060-2.
