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.
Episodes
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Jan 21, 2015 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Lynne Wilkinson on a community-based strategy to promote HIV treatment adherence in South Africa.
Lynne Wilkinson is the field coordinator for Medecins Sans Frontieres in Khayelitsha, South Africa. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E.W. Campion. Treating Millions for HIV - The Adherence Clubs of Khayelitsha. N Engl J Med 2015;372:301-3. T. Ellman. Demedicalizing AIDS Prevention and Treatment in Africa. N Engl J Med 2015;372:303-5.
Jan 14, 2015 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Drazen on the IOM proposal for the sharing of patient data from clinical trials.
Jeffrey Drazen is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Drazen. Sharing Individual Patient Data from Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2015;372:201-2.
Jan 7, 2015 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Steven Weinberger on the pros and cons of the new Maintenance of Certification standards.
Steven Weinberger is Executive Vice President and CEO of the American College of Physicians. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. M.B. Irons and L.M. Nora. Maintenance of Certification 2.0 - Strong Start, Continued Evolution. N Engl J Med 2015;372:104-6. P.S. Teirstein. Boarded to Death - Why Maintenance of Certification Is Bad for Doctors and Patients. N Engl J Med 2015;372:106-8.
Dec 24, 2014 • 8min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Jonathan Oberlander on what the midterm election results mean for the future of the Affordable Care Act.
Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. Unraveling Obamacare - Can Congress and the Supreme Court Undo Health Care Reform? N Engl J Med 2014;371:2445-7.
Dec 17, 2014 • 18min
NEJM Interview: Prof. Sara Rosenbaum on Medicaid payments, physician participation, and access to care.
Sara Rosenbaum is a professor of Health Policy at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S. Rosenbaum. Medicaid Payments and Access to Care. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2345-7.
Dec 10, 2014 • 9min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Lindsey Baden on the state of the ongoing Ebola epidemic and progress on vaccines and treatments.
Lindsey Baden is director of clinical research in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a Deputy Editor of the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R. Kanapathipillai and Others. Ebola Vaccine - An Urgent International Priority. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2249-51.
Dec 3, 2014 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Christine Cassel on the lessons of past performance-measurement efforts and promising future directions.
Christine Cassel is president and CEO of the National Quality Forum. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.K. Cassel and Others. Getting More Performance from Performance Measurement. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2145-7.
Nov 26, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Brian Strom on the first year of experience with GlaxoSmithKline’s data-sharing initiative.
Brian Strom is chancellor of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences and a member of the independent review panel assessing the data requests. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B.L. Strom, M. Buyse, J. Hughes, and B.M. Knoppers. Data Sharing, Year 1 - Access to Data from Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2014;371:2052-4.
Nov 19, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jason Schwartz on the past, present, and future of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.
Jason Schwartz is a research associate in bioethics at the Princeton University Center for Human Values. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Schwartz and A. Mahmoud. History of Medicine: A Half-Century of Prevention - The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1953-6.
Nov 12, 2014 • 7min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jennifer Woo Baidal on nutrition, childhood obesity, and the battle over school-lunch standards.
Jennifer Woo Baidal is a pediatric gastroenterologist at Boston Children’s Hospital and the MassGeneral Hospital for Children. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.A. Woo Baidal and E.M. Taveras. Protecting Progress against Childhood Obesity - The National School Lunch Program. N Engl J Med 2014;371:1862-5.
