JAMA Author Interviews
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Interviews with leading researchers and thinkers in health care about practice-changing research, innovations, and the most pressing issues facing medicine and health care today from JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Jul 31, 2020 • 31min
COVID-19 and School Reopenings
Katherine Auger, MD, MSc, of Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Julie Donohue, PhD, of University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health discuss K-12 school reopening policy options and the way forward for the 2020-21 school year. Recorded July 29, 2020. Related Article: Association Between Statewide School Closure and COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality in the US

Jul 31, 2020 • 28min
Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis
Interview with Jan M. Friedman, MD, PhD, author of Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis Related Article(s): Exome Sequencing and Clinical Diagnosis

Jul 30, 2020 • 29min
COVID-19 and Health Justice
Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discusses the role of philanthropic organizations in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and to health inequities. Recorded July 28, 2020. Related Article(s): The Work of Philanthropy in Responding to COVID-19 and Addressing Inequality

Jul 29, 2020 • 25min
Black Kidney Function Matters: Use or Misuse of Race?
Interview with Neil R. Powe, MD, author of Black Kidney Function Matters: Use or Misuse of Race?

Jul 27, 2020 • 39min
Coronavirus Update With Eric Topol, MD
Eric Topol, MD, Scripps Research EVP and omnivorous science health care and tech commentator, discusses the evolving COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 23, 2020. Related Article: Association Between Universal Masking in a Health Care System and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Among Health Care Workers

Jul 27, 2020 • 18min
Improving the Value of Information in Hospital Rating Systems
Interview with Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, author of National Hospital Quality Rankings: Improving the Value of Information in Hospital Rating Systems

Jul 16, 2020 • 35min
Coronavirus Update With CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD
CDC Director Robert R. Redfield, MD, discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the agency's latest recommendations. Recorded July 14, 2020. Related Article: Universal Masking to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Transmission—The Time Is Now

Jul 15, 2020 • 15min
Assessing Quantitative Comparisons of Health and Social Care Between Countries
Interview with Michelle D. Carlson, MD, author of Assessing Quantitative Comparisons of Health and Social Care Between Countries Related Article(s): Assessing Quantitative Comparisons of Health and Social Care Between Countries

Jul 14, 2020 • 27min
Coronavirus in Houston — Report From the Front Lines
Kalpalatha K. Guntupalli, MD, of Baylor College of Medicine discusses the surge and ICU management of COVID-19 patients in Houston, Texas. Recorded July 10, 2020. Related Article(s): Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area

Jul 10, 2020 • 36min
Coronavirus Update – July 2020
Infectious disease physician Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, of Harvard University discusses the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded July 8, 2020. Related Article: Airborne Spread of SARS-CoV-2 and a Potential Role for Air Disinfection


