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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Sep 19, 2012 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Kevin Outterson on record-breaking settlements of pharmaceutical fraud cases and the need for further regulation.
Prof. Kevin Outterson is an associate professor of health law, bioethics, and human rights at the Boston University School of Law. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K. Outterson. Punishing Health Care Fraud - Is the GSK Settlement Sufficient? N Engl J Med 2012;367:1082-5.
Sep 12, 2012 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Pamela Hartzband and Dr. Jerome Groopman on shared decision making and patient-centered care.
Dr. Pamela Hartzband, an endocrinologist, and Dr. Jerome Groopman, an oncologist, both practice at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and are professors of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. P. Hartzband and J. Groopman. There Is More to Life Than Death. N Engl J Med 2012;367:987-9.
Aug 29, 2012 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Paul Ginsburg on recent Massachusetts legislation aimed at containing increases in statewide health care spending.
Dr. Paul Ginsburg is the president of the Center for Studying Health System Change, Washington D.C. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.Z. Ayanian and P.J. Van der Wees. Tackling Rising Health Care Costs in Massachusetts. N Engl J Med 2012;367:790-3.
Aug 22, 2012 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Chris Beyrer on scientific advances and remaining obstacles to controlling the AIDS epidemic.
Dr. Chris Beyrer is the director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Public Health and Human Rights and the Johns Hopkins Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Program. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Havlir and C. Beyrer. The Beginning of the End of AIDS? N Engl J Med 2012;367:685-7.
Aug 15, 2012 • 23min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on health care policy in the United States over the past 100 years.
Prof. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of social medicine and of health policy and management at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. Unfinished Journey - A Century of Health Care Reform in the United States. N Engl J Med 2012;367:585-90.
Aug 8, 2012 • 24min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Rita Redberg on the approval process for medical devices in the United States and in Europe.
Dr. Rita Redberg is a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, and the editor of the Archives of Internal Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Basu and J.C. Hassenplug. Patient Access to Medical Devices - A Comparison of U.S. and European Review Processes. N Engl J Med 2012;367:485-8.
Aug 1, 2012 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Colleen Barry on approaches to addressing the obesity epidemic in the United States.
Colleen Barry is an associate 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. C.L. Barry, S.E. Gollust, and J. Niederdeppe. Are Americans Ready to Solve the Weight of the Nation? N Engl J Med 2012;367:389-91.
Jul 18, 2012 • 34min
NEJM Interview: Professors Renee Landers and John McDonough on the implications of the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act.
Renee Landers is a professor of law at Suffolk University Law School, and John McDonough is a professor of the practice of public health and director of the Center for Public Health Leadership at the Harvard School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. Landers RM. The Denouement of the Supreme Court's ACA Drama. N Engl J Med 2012;367:198-9 and McDonough JE. The Road Ahead for the Affordable Care Act. N Engl J Med 2012;367:199-201.
Jul 11, 2012 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Lehmann on the physician's role in assisted dying for terminally ill patients.
Dr. Lisa Lehmann is the director of the Center for Bioethics at Brigham and Women's Hospital and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.J.Z. Prokopetz and L.S. Lehmann. Redefining Physicians' Role in Assisted Dying. N Engl J Med 2012;367:97-9.
Jul 4, 2012 • 15min
NEJM Interview: David Radley on a recent study on geographic variations in access to and quality of U.S. health care.
David Radley is a senior health policy analyst at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Cambridge, MA. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.C. Radley and C. Schoen. Geographic Variation in Access to Care - The Relationship with Quality. N Engl J Med 2012;367:3-6.
