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 3, 2013 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. John McDonough on the effects of the sequester and Congress's 2014 budget proposals on the U.S. health care sector.
Dr. John McDonough is a Professor of Public Health Practice at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.E. McDonough. Budget Sequestration and the U.S. Health Sector. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1269-71.
Mar 20, 2013 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Michael VanRooyen on threats to international public health work and the importance of medical neutrality.
Dr. Michael VanRooyen is the Director of the Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.F. Roberts and M.J. VanRooyen. Ensuring Public Health Neutrality. N Engl J Med 2013;368:1073-5.
Mar 13, 2013 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eric Stecker on Oregon's experiment with accountable care organizations for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
Dr. Eric Stecker is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Oregon Health and Science University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Stecker. The Oregon ACO Experiment - Bold Design, Challenging Execution. N Engl J Med 2013;368:982-5.
Mar 6, 2013 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Bayer on the new recommendation for routine HIV screening of U.S. adults and adolescents.
Dr. Ronald Bayer is a Professor of Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Bayer and G. M. Oppenheimer. Routine HIV Testing, Public Health, and the USPSTF - An End to the Debate. N Engl J Med 2013;368:881-4.
Feb 27, 2013 • 24min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Martin Frank and Prof. Michael Carroll on traditional and open-access scientific publishing.
Dr. Martin Frank is the Executive Director of the American Physiological Society. Prof. Michael Carroll is a Professor of Law and Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at the Washington College of Law at American University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M. Frank. Open but Not Free - Publishing in the 21st Century. N Engl J Med 2013;368:787-9. M. W. Carroll. Creative Commons and the Openness of Open Access. N Engl J Med 2013;368:789-91.
Feb 20, 2013 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lewis Markoff on yellow fever in Sudan as well as treatment and prevention.
Dr. Lewis Markoff is the chief of the Laboratory of Vector-borne Virus Diseases at the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the Food and Drug Administration. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Markoff. Yellow Fever Outbreak in Sudan. N Engl J Med 2013;368:689-91.
Feb 13, 2013 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Ronald Waldman on cholera and the need to improve global access to safe water and sanitation.
Dr. Ronald Waldman is a professor of global health at the School of Public Health and Health Services at George Washington University. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.J. Waldman, E.D. Mintz, and H.E. Papowitz. The Cure for Cholera - Improving Access to Safe Water and Sanitation. N Engl J Med 2013;368:592-4.
Feb 6, 2013 • 25min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Stephen Bartels on approaches to care for older adults with mental or substance use disorders.
Dr. Stephen Bartels is a professor of psychiatry and community and family medicine at Dartmouth University's Geisel School of Medicine and the director of the Center for Aging Research at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.J. Bartels and J.A. Naslund. The Underside of the Silver Tsunami - Older Adults and Mental Health Care. N Engl J Med 2013;368:493-6.
Jan 30, 2013 • 32min
NEJM Interview: Drs. Judith and Sean Palfrey on gun violence and mental health in the United States.
Dr. Judith Palfrey is a professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Children's International Pediatric Center at Children's Hospital Boston. Dr. Sean Palfrey is a professor of pediatrics and public health at Boston University School of Medicine and a practicing pediatrician at Boston Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.S. Palfrey and S. Palfrey. Preventing Gun Deaths in Children. N Engl J Med 2013;368:401-3.
Jan 23, 2013 • 20min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Robert Moellering on the evolution of antibiotic resistance and strategies for combating it.
Dr. Robert Moellering is a professor of medical research at Harvard Medical School and a research investigator at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Spellberg, J.G. Bartlett, and D.N. Gilbert. The Future of Antibiotics and Resistance. N Engl J Med 2013;368:299-302.
