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.
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Mar 19, 2014 • 14min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Allan Detsky on the ACGME rules about resident supervision and the need for graded autonomy in medical education.
Dr. Allan Detsky is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.D. Halpern and A.S. Detsky. Becoming a Physician: Graded Autonomy in Medical Education - Managing Things That Go Bump in the Night. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1086-9.
Mar 12, 2014 • 12min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Eileen Reynolds on the ACGME's review of clinical learning environments and its goals for residency programs.
Dr. Eileen Reynolds is the Residency Program Director in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Nasca, K.B. Weiss, and J.P. Bagian. Improving Clinical Learning Environments for Tomorrow's Physicians. N Engl J Med 2014;370:991-3.
Mar 5, 2014 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jeffrey Ecker on the recent Marlise Muñoz case and its legal, ethical, and clinical implications.
Dr. Jeffrey Ecker is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School and Director of Obstetrical Clinical Research and Quality Assurance at Massachusetts General Hospital. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.L. Ecker. Death in Pregnancy - An American Tragedy. N Engl J Med 2014;370:889-91.
Feb 26, 2014 • 17min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Timothy Uyeki on the current influenza season and interventions for preventing and controlling influenza.
Dr. Timothy Uyeki is a medical epidemiologist in the Influenza Division of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.M. Uyeki. Preventing and Controlling Influenza with Available Interventions. N Engl J Med 2014;370:789-91.
Feb 19, 2014 • 10min
NEJM Interview: Dr. David Reuben on the emergence of hospital-dependent patients and its clinical and ethical implications.
Dr. David Reuben is the Director of the UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology and of the UCLA Claude Pepper Older Americans Independence Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.B. Reuben and M.E. Tinetti. The Hospital-Dependent Patient. N Engl J Med 2014;370:694-7.
Feb 12, 2014 • 11min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Nancy Morden on the Choosing Wisely campaign and the pathway to reducing use of low-value services.
Dr. Nancy Morden is an associate professor at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. N.E. Morden and Others. Choosing Wisely - The Politics and Economics of Labeling Low-Value Services. N Engl J Med 2014;370:589-92.
Feb 5, 2014 • 18min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the need for an HIV vaccine and the advances that will help fulfill that need.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.S. Fauci and H.D. Marston. Ending AIDS - Is an HIV Vaccine Necessary? N Engl J Med 2014;370:495-8.
Jan 29, 2014 • 16min
NEJM Interview: Dr. Jon Kingsdale on the rollout of the ACA's health insurance marketplaces and expectations for their benefits.
Dr. Jon Kingsdale is the Director of the Boston office of the Wakely Consulting Group and the former Executive Director of the Massachusetts Health Connector. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Kingsdale. After the False Start - What Can We Expect from the New Health Insurance Marketplaces? N Engl J Med 2014;370:393-6.
Jan 22, 2014 • 13min
NEJM Interview: Mr. Matthew Myers on efforts to reduce or eliminate smoking and prevent smoking-related illness and death.
Mr. Matthew Myers is the President of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.L. Fairchild, R. Bayer, and J. Colgrove. Renormalization of Smoking? E-Cigarettes and the Tobacco "Endgame." N Engl J Med 2014;370:293-5. J.P. Winickoff, M. Gottlieb, and M.M. Mello. Tobacco 21 - An Idea Whose Time Has Come. N Engl J Med 2014;370:295-7. M.C. Fiore, S.A. Schroeder, and T.B. Baker. Smoke, the Chief Killer - Strategies for Targeting Combustible Tobacco Use. N Engl J Med 2014;370:297-9.
Jan 15, 2014 • 15min
NEJM Interview: Prof. R. Alta Charo on laws that restrict women's rights, especially in pregnancy and contraception.
Prof. R. Alta Charo is a Professor of Law and Bioethics at the University of Wisconsin. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.A. Charo. Physicians and the (Woman's) Body Politic. N Engl J Med 2014;370:193-5.
