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.
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Dec 10, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lindsey Baden on the state of the ongoing Ebola epidemic and progress on vaccines and treatments.
Lindsey Baden is director of clinical research in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Kanapathipillai and Others. Ebola Vaccine - An Urgent International Priority. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2249-51.
Dec 3, 2014 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Christine Cassel on the lessons of past performance-measurement efforts and promising future directions.
Christine Cassel is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.K. Cassel and Others. Getting More Performance from Performance Measurement. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2145-7.
Nov 26, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Brian Strom on the first year of experience with GlaxoSmithKline’s data-sharing initiative.
Brian Strom is chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and a member of the independent review panel assessing the data requests. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.L. Strom, M. Buyse, J. Hughes, and B.M. Knoppers. Data Sharing, Year 1 - Access to Data from Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2052-4.
Nov 19, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jason Schwartz on the past, present, and future of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Jason Schwartz is a research associate in bioethics at the Princeton University Center for Human Values. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Schwartz and A. Mahmoud. History of Medicine: A Half-Century of Prevention - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1953-6.
Nov 12, 2014 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal on nutrition, childhood obesity, and the battle over school-lunch standards.
Jennifer Woo Baidal is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and the MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.A. Woo Baidal and E.M. Taveras. Protecting Progress against Childhood Obesity - The National School Lunch Program. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1862-5.
Nov 5, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Otto Cars on the growing problem of antibiotic resistance and the challenges involved in addressing it.
Otto Cars is a professor in the Department of Medical Sciences at Uppsala University in Sweden. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Nathan and O. Cars. Antibiotic Resistance - Problems, Progress, and Prospects. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1761-3.
Oct 29, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Walter Orenstein on a spike in U.S. measles cases and ways to improve vaccination efforts.
Walter Orenstein is associate director of the Emory Vaccine Center and professor of medicine, pediatrics, and global health at Emory University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. W. Orenstein and K. Seib. Mounting a Good Offense against Measles. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1661-3.
Oct 22, 2014 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Dr. John Ayanian on the implementation and lessons of the Healthy Michigan Plan.
John Ayanian is the director of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan and an Associate Editor at the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian, S.J. Clark, and R. Tipirneni. Launching the Healthy Michigan Plan - The First 100 Days. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1573-5.
Oct 15, 2014 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nathan Cobb on the future of e-cigarettes, smoking, nicotine-replacement therapy, and Big Tobacco.
Nathan Cobb is an attending physician in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Georgetown University Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.K. Cobb and D.B. Abrams. The FDA, E-Cigarettes, and the Demise of Combusted Tobacco. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1469-71.
Oct 1, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Thomas Lee on the social factors that affect health and possible reforms that could help to address them.
Thomas Lee is an internist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, professor at Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, and the chief medical officer of Press Ganey. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C. Sayer and T.H. Lee. Time after Time - Health Policy Implications of a Three-Generation Case Study. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1273-6.
