
Let's Talk ID
Let's Talk ID is a podcast by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, featuring discussions with experts on a range of topics related to infectious diseases including antimicrobial resistance, ID diagnostics and outbreaks such as COVID-19, Ebola and measles. Episodes on IDSA’s guidelines are also available.*The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Latest episodes

Nov 22, 2022 • 17min
President's Podcast: IDWeek 2022 Recap
IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA recaps IDWeek 2022 with IDWeek Program Committee Chair Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, FIDSA and Vice-Chair Heather Yun, MD.

Nov 19, 2022 • 16min
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH and Jessica Snowden, MD, FIDSA share actions that providers and health systems can take to ensure equitable care for Native American and Alaska Native communities.

Oct 29, 2022 • 24min
An Update on Long COVID (Oct. 29, 2022)
Igho Ofotokun, MD, FIDSA, principal investigator of the RECOVER study funded by NIH, and Alba Azola, MD, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Post-Acute COVID-19 Team, discuss the latest research on long COVID.

Oct 15, 2022 • 17min
Reaching Underserved Communities: Lessons from Grady in Atlanta
Infectious disease physicians Dr. Valeria Cantos and Dr. Paulina Rebolledo of Emory University School of Medicine discuss their work with the Latino Community Fund to bolster community awareness on COVID-19 boosters and antivirals.

Sep 24, 2022 • 14min
COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Boosters (Sept. 24, 2022)
Kathryn Edwards, MD, FIDSA and Keipp Talbot, MD, FIDSA of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine discuss COVID-19 bivalent vaccine boosters, including how bivalent vaccines are used, the differences between the Moderna and Pfizer boosters and if boosters will become an annual occurrence.

Sep 17, 2022 • 49min
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 17, 2022)
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, IDSA Board member Maximo Brito, MD, FIDSA and panelists Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Ph.D. and Carina Marquez, MD discuss the rich diversity within Latinx communities, cultural practices to facilitate health interventions, leveraging community partnerships and how to support pathways for Latinx students entering the medical field.

Aug 27, 2022 • 15min
Vaccine Education Roundtable Series: Maternal Health Equity & COVID-19
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH and Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on maternal mortality, the downstream effects from unequal access to care and how providers can advocate for health equity.

Aug 13, 2022 • 22min
COVID-19 and the School Year Ahead (Aug. 13. 2022)
Pediatric ID physicians Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, PIDS president, and Andi Shane, MD, MPH, discuss COVID-19's impact on the school year ahead. *This episode was recorded on August 9, 2022.

Jul 30, 2022 • 48min
COVID-19 & Pediatrics: The Path Ahead for Equity
In this rebroadcast of the COVID-19 Vaccination Education Roundtable Series, Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH and panelists discuss how to ensure COVID-19 vaccination equity for pediatric populations and ways to leverage the lessons learned to reduce the impact of future pandemics, particularly on marginalized and minoritized communities.

Jul 16, 2022 • 26min
HIV and COVID-19 – What We’ve Learned
How has our knowledge of COVID-19 and how it affects people with HIV evolved? IDSA board member Max Brito, MD, FIDSA of the University of Illinois at Chicago and HIVMA board member Rachel Bender Ignacio, MD, FIDSA of the University of Washington discuss the latest COVID-19 clinical considerations for people with HIV and the broader impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV community and efforts to end the HIV epidemic.