Clinician to Clinician: An AnnalsATS Podcast

Dr. Alan Fein, AnnalsATS Podcast Editor, and Dr. Neil Schluger discuss a new systematic review by Tagmouti, et al. concerning the reproducibility of interferon gamma (IFN-?) release assays for latent tuberculosis infection.

Dr. Michelle Gong, AnnalsATS Deputy Editor, talks with Dr. Hallie C. Prescott about Prescott and colleagues’ review of the primary diagnoses of early (?30 days) and late (?31 days) readmissions after hospitalization for pneumonia.

Dr. Alan M. Fein, AnnalsATS Podcast Editor, discusses the pros and cons of offering asthma medications over-the-counter with Dr. Laura Milgram and Dr. Joe Gerald.

Dr. Dean Schraufnagel, AnnalsATS Senior Deputy Editor, talks with Dr. Mehdi Mirsaedi about their article on the CDC’s recommendations for administering pneumococcal vaccines.

“Management of Acute Right Ventricular Failure in the Intensive Care Unit” in the June issue of Annals.

Extracorporeal Life Support for Acute Respiratory Failure. A Systematic Review and Metaanalysis” in the June issue of Annals.

Associated articles: Parts 1-3 of “Management Strategies to Effect Change in Intensive Care Units: Lessons from the World of Business,” published in the February and March 2014 issues of AnnalsATS.

Associated article: “Interventions to Reduce Rehospitalizations after Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Exacerbations. A Systematic Review” in the March 2014 issue of AnnalsATS.

Associated Article: “The Surgeon Generals’ Reports and Respiratory Diseases. From 1964 to 2014” by Jonathan Samet, in the February 2014 issue of AnnalsATS.

Associated articles: “Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated with Pulmonary Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis” and “Vitamin D Status in Children with Cystic Fibrosis. Associations with Inflammation and Bacterial Colonization”