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NEJM Interviews

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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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NEJM Interview: Dr. Eduardo Bruera on the treatment of pain during a severe shortage of parenteral opioids. 15.08.2018

Dr. Eduardo Bruera is chair of the Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Bruera. Parenteral Opioid Shortage - Treating Pain during the Opioid-Overdose Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2018;379:601-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Rebecca Haffajee on the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws. 08.08.2018

Dr. Rebecca Haffajee is an assistant professor of health management and policy at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. R.L. Haffajee, R.J. MacCoun, and M.M. Mello. Behind Schedule - Reconciling Federal and State Marijuana Policy. N Engl J Med 2018;379:501-4.

NEJM Interview: Dr. John Maa on his proposal for a Surgeon General’s report on firearm injuries and violence that could change the U.S. debate about guns. 01.08.2018

Dr. John Maa is chief of the Division of General and Acute Care Surgery at Marin General Hospital in California. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Maa and A. Darzi. Firearm Injuries and Violence Prevention - The Potential Power of a Surgeon General’s Report. N Engl J Med 2018;379:408-10.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Diana Bianchi on the use of cell-free DNA testing to screen for fetal chromosome abnormalities. 01.08.2018

Dr. Diana Bianchi is from the National Human Genome Research Institute at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D.W. Bianchi and R.W.K. Chiu. Sequencing of Circulating Cell-free DNA during Pregnancy. N Engl J Med 2018;379:464-73.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum on how emotion and risk perception affect decision making in public health and medicine. 25.07.2018

Dr. Lisa Rosenbaum is a national correspondent for the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L. Rosenbaum. Trolleyology and the Dengue Vaccine Dilemma. N Engl J Med 2018;379:305-7.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Charlotte Haug on a new European privacy law that gives consumers, including patients, more explicit control of their own data. 18.07.2018

Dr. Charlotte Haug is an international correspondent for the Journal. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.J. Haug. Turning the Tables - The New European General Data Protection Regulation. N Engl J Med 2018;379:207-9.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Bernard Lo on a herpes vaccine trial that reportedly flouted established protections for research participants. 11.07.2018

Dr. Bernard Lo is the President of the Greenwall Foundation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Lo. A Parallel Universe of Clinical Trials. N Engl J Med 2018;379:101-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Brendan Saloner on increasing access to medication for treatment of opioid use disorder. 04.07.2018

Dr. Brendan Saloner is an assistant professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Saloner, K.B. Stoller, and G.C. Alexander. Moving Addiction Care to the Mainstream - Improving the Quality of Buprenorphine Treatment. N Engl J Med 2018;379:4-6. S.E. Wak...

NEJM Interview: Dr. Carl June on chimeric antigen receptor therapy. 04.07.2018

Dr. Carl June is the director of the Center for Cellular Immunotherapies at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.H. June and M. Sadelain. Chimeric Antigen Receptor Therapy. N Engl J Med 2018;379:64-73.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Amy Kind on a new tool for incorporating data on neighborhood disadvantage into research, policy, and health interventions. 27.06.2018

Dr. Amy Kind is an associate professor and director of the Health Services and Care Research Program at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.J.H. Kind and W.R. Buckingham. Making Neighborhood-Disadvantage Metrics Accessible - The Neighborhood Atlas. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2456-8.

NEJM Interview: Dr. David Shulkin on strategies for enhancing the quality of care at VA medical centers. 20.06.2018

Dr. David Shulkin is the former Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.H. Sheetz and D.J. Shulkin. Why the VA Needs More Competition. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2356-7.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Loren Rabinowitz on the hurdles and frustrations that female medical trainees face in a sexist culture. 13.06.2018

Dr. Loren Rabinowitz is a resident physician at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.G. Rabinowitz. Recognizing Blind Spots - A Remedy for Gender Bias in Medicine? N Engl J Med 2018;378:2253-5. L.S. Rotenstein and A.B. Jena. Lost Taussigs - The Consequences of Gender Discrimination in Medicine. N Engl...

NEJM Interview: Dr. Amber Willink on a new law that increases the flexibility of benefit offerings in Medicare Advantage plans. 06.06.2018

Dr. Amber Willink is an assistant scientist in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A. Willink and E.H. DuGoff. Integrating Medical and Nonmedical Services - The Promise and Pitfalls of the CHRONIC Care Act. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2153-5.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Bernard Lo on aid-in-dying laws and their implications for doctors. 30.05.2018

Dr. Bernard Lo is the President of the Greenwall Foundation. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. B. Lo. Beyond Legalization - Dilemmas Physicians Confront Regarding Aid in Dying. N Engl J Med 2018;378:2060-2.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Julie Donohue on changes to Medicare Part D’s benefit design under the Bipartisan Budget Act. 23.05.2018

Dr. Julie Donohue is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J.M. Donohue and H.A. Huskamp. Doughnuts and Discounts - Changes to Medicare Part D under the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1957-60.

NEJM Interview: Dan Liljenquist on generic-drug market failures and the creation of a nonprofit drug manufacturer. 16.05.2018

Dan Liljenquist is a vice president at Intermountain Healthcare. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. D. Liljenquist, G. Bai, and G.F. Anderson. Addressing Generic-Drug Market Failures - The Case for Establishing a Nonprofit Manufacturer. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1857-9.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Catherine MacLean on physician performance measures and their integration into care delivery. 09.05.2018

Dr. Catherine MacLean is Chief Value Medical Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery and a member of the American College of Physicians Performance Measurement Committee. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. C.H. MacLean, E.A. Kerr, and A. Qaseem. Time Out - Charting a Path for Improving Performance Measurement. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1757-61.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Taylor Kelley on options for states seeking to expand health insurance coverage for undocumented immigrants. 02.05.2018

Dr. Taylor Kelley is a clinical lecturer in internal medicine and fellow in the National Clinician Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. A.T. Kelley and R. Tipirneni. Care for Undocumented Immigrants - Rethinking State Flexibility in Medicaid Waivers. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1661-3.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Evan Wood on actions taken by Canada to reduce opioid-overdose deaths. 25.04.2018

Dr. Evan Wood is a professor of medicine at the University of British Columbia and director of the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. E. Wood. Strategies for Reducing Opioid-Overdose Deaths — Lessons from Canada. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1565-7.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Anthony Fauci on the use of monoclonal antibodies in the context of emerging infectious diseases. 18.04.2018

Dr. Anthony Fauci is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. H.D. Marston, C.I. Paules, and A.S. Fauci. Monoclonal Antibodies for Emerging Infectious Diseases - Borrowing from History. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1469-72.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Lisa Harris on HHS’s new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division and polarized rhetoric about abortion. 11.04.2018

Dr. Lisa Harris is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. L.H. Harris. Divisions, New and Old - Conscience and Religious Freedom at HHS. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1369-71.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Gail Wilensky on physician payment under MACRA and efforts to improve health care outcomes and value. 04.04.2018

Dr. Gail Wilensky is a senior fellow at Project HOPE. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G.R. Wilensky. Will MACRA Improve Physician Reimbursement? N Engl J Med 2018;378:1269-71.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Jake Liang on the increasing spread of hepatitis C virus associated with injection-drug use. 28.03.2018

Dr. Jake Liang is chief of the Liver Diseases Branch at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. T.J. Liang and J.W. Ward. Hepatitis C in Injection-Drug Users - A Hidden Danger of the Opioid Epidemic. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1169-71.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Gayatri Devi on assessment and support for physicians with Alzheimer’s disease. 21.03.2018

Dr. Gayatri Devi is the director of Park Avenue Neurology and a clinical professor of neurology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. G. Devi. Alzheimer’s Disease in Physicians - Assessing Professional Competence and Tempering Stigma. N Engl J Med 2018;378:1073-5.

NEJM Interview: Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox on alternative payment models and disincentives for treating high-risk patients. 14.03.2018

Dr. Karen Joynt Maddox is an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. K.E. Joynt Maddox. Financial Incentives and Vulnerable Populations - Will Alternative Payment Models Help or Hurt? N Engl J Med 2018;378:977-9.

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