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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Feb 12, 2014 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nancy Morden on the Choosing Wisely campaign and the pathway to reducing use of low-value services.
Dr. Nancy Morden is an associate professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.E. Morden and Others. Choosing Wisely - The Politics and Economics of Labeling Low-Value Services. N Engl J Med 2014;370:589-92.
Feb 5, 2014 • 18min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the need for an HIV vaccine and the advances that will help fulfill that need.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Fauci and H.D. Marston. Ending AIDS - Is an HIV Vaccine Necessary? N Engl J Med 2014;370:495-8.
Jan 29, 2014 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jon Kingsdale on the rollout of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces and expectations for their benefits.
Dr. Jon Kingsdale is the Director of the Boston office of the Wakely Consulting Group and the former Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Kingsdale. After the False Start - What Can We Expect from the New Health Insurance Marketplaces? N Engl J Med 2014;370:393-6.
Jan 22, 2014 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Mr. Matthew Myers on efforts to reduce or eliminate smoking and prevent smoking-related illness and death.
Mr. Matthew Myers is the President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Fairchild, R. Bayer, and J. Colgrove. Renormalization of Smoking? E-Cigarettes and the Tobacco "Endgame." N Engl J Med 2014;370:293-5. J.P. Winickoff, M. Gottlieb, and M.M. Mello. Tobacco 21 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come. N Engl J Med 2014;370:295-7. M.C. Fiore, S.A. Schroeder, and T.B. Baker. Smoke, the Chief Killer - Strategies for Targeting Combustible Tobacco Use. N Engl J Med 2014;370:297-9.
Jan 15, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on laws that restrict women's rights, especially in pregnancy and contraception.
Prof. R. Alta Charo is a Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Charo. Physicians and the (Woman's) Body Politic. N Engl J Med 2014;370:193-5.
Jan 8, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on proposed legislation to replace Medicare's physician-payment formula.
Dr. Gail Wilensky is an economist and a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Improving Value in Medicare with an SGR Fix. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1-3.
Jan 1, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Ms. Jan Walker on the move toward open medical notes and its implications for clinicians and patients.
Ms. Jan Walker is a member of the research faculty in the Division of General Medicine and Primary Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and research principal investigator of the OpenNotes study. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Walker and Others. The Road toward Fully Transparent Medical Records. N Engl J Med 2014;370:6-8.
Dec 25, 2013 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Alexander Smith on ways of improving the safety and health of self-neglecting elderly patients.
Dr. Alexander Smith is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.K. Smith, B. Lo, and L. Aronson. Elder Self-Neglect - How Can a Physician Help? N Engl J Med 2013;369:2476-9.
Dec 18, 2013 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nirav Shah on New York State's decision to address housing needs as a social determinant of health.
Dr. Nirav Shah is the New York State Commissioner of Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.M. Doran, E.J. Misa, and N.R. Shah. Housing as Health Care - New York's Boundary-Crossing Experiment. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2374-7.
Dec 11, 2013 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Larson on new insights into the dementia epidemic.
Dr. Eric Larson is the Vice President for Research at the Group Health Research Institute and a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Health Services at the University of Washington. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.B. Larson, K. Yaffe, and K.M. Langa. New Insights into the Dementia Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2013;369:2275-7.
