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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Apr 30, 2014 • 11min
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 23, 2014 • 10min
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 16, 2014 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Drs. Robert Kocher and Bryan Roberts on a proposal for changes to the drug development and approval processes.
Drs. Robert Kocher and Bryan Roberts are partners at Venrock, a venture capital firm. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Kocher and B. Roberts. The Calculus of Cures. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1473-5.
Apr 10, 2014 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Raymond Chung on the science behind evolving treatments for hepatitis C and progress toward a cure.
Dr. Raymond Chung is the Vice Chief of the Gastrointestinal Unit and Medical Director of the Liver Transplant Program at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.T. Chung and T.F. Baumert. Curing Chronic Hepatitis C - The Arc of a Medical Triumph. N Engl J Med 2014. DOI:10.1056/NEJMp1400986.
Apr 2, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pieter Cohen on unsafe dietary supplements and ways for physicians and agencies to share information about them.
Dr. Pieter Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a primary care physician at the Cambridge Health Alliance. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P.A. Cohen. Hazards of Hindsight - Monitoring the Safety of Nutritional Supplements. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1277-80.
Mar 19, 2014 • 14min
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 12, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eileen Reynolds on the ACGME's review of clinical learning environments and its goals for residency programs.
Dr. Eileen Reynolds is the Residency Program Director in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Nasca, K.B. Weiss, and J.P. Bagian. Improving Clinical Learning Environments for Tomorrow's Physicians. N Engl J Med 2014;370:991-3.
Mar 5, 2014 • 11min
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.
Feb 26, 2014 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Timothy Uyeki on the current influenza season and interventions for preventing and controlling influenza.
Dr. Timothy Uyeki is a medical epidemiologist in the Influenza Division of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.M. Uyeki. Preventing and Controlling Influenza with Available Interventions. N Engl J Med 2014;370:789-91.
Feb 19, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Reuben on the emergence of hospital-dependent patients and its clinical and ethical implications.
Dr. David Reuben is the Director of the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and of the UCLA Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.B. Reuben and M.E. Tinetti. The Hospital-Dependent Patient. N Engl J Med 2014;370:694-7.
