

Let's Talk ID
Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
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.
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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.

Jul 2, 2022 • 13min
COVID-19 Vaccination for Children (July 2, 2022)
Pediatric infectious disease physicians Jason Newland, MD of Washington University of St. Louis and Buddy Creech, MD of Vanderbilt University Medical Center discuss the latest information on COVID-19 pediatric vaccination, including the recent approval of vaccines for children ages 0-5.

Jun 18, 2022 • 20min
COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutics (June 18, 2022)
COVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network medical editors Varun Phadke, MD and Ethel Weld, MD discuss case studies on COVID-19 outpatient therapeutics.

Jun 4, 2022 • 20min
The Latest on Paxlovid (June 4, 2022)
IDSA COVID-19 Guidelines co-author Amy Shumaker, PharmD and current co-chair of the HIVMA/IDSA HIV Primary Care Guidance Melanie Thompson, MD discuss recently issued guidance on Paxlovid, including managing drug interactions.

May 21, 2022 • 21min
The Latest on COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters (May 21, 2022)
Emergency medicine physician Heatherlee Bailey, MD, FAAEM, FCCM of the Durham VA Medical Center and family medicine physician Scott Hartman, MD of the University of Rochester Medical Center discuss the latest COVID-19 vaccine booster recommendations. *This episode was recorded on May 17, 2022 and produced in partnership with the American Academy of Family Physicians and the Society of Critical Care Medicine.

Apr 23, 2022 • 23min
The Latest on Long COVID (April 23, 2022)
Dr. Kathleen Bell, Professor and Chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, associate professor of infectious diseases at Boston University School of Medicine and founding director of the BU Center of Emerging Infectious Diseases Policy and Research, discuss the latest research and information on long COVID.