Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Plenary Session

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A podcast on medicine, oncology, & health policy. Host: Vinay Prasad, MD MPH from University of California, San Francisco. Tweet your feedback to @Plenary_Session or e-mail plenarysessionpodcast@gmail.com.

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Vinay Prasad, MD MPH

Episodes

3.70 The Motivation We Need to Reach the End of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Dr. Monica Gandhi 30.04.2021 31:00

Today we sit down with Dr. Monica Gandhi, Associate Division Chief of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/ San Francisco General Hospital, and medical director of the HIV Clinic at SFGH. We talk about ending COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, vaccination boosters, and more. She gives us the motivation we all need right now. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenary...

3.69 Reporting of Postprotocol Therapies in Multiple Myeloma with Dr. Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin 29.04.2021 39:48

Today we talk with Dr. Manni Mohyuddin of Kansas University Medical Center on his new paper out now in JAMA Network Open titled "Reporting of Postprotocol Therapies and Attrition in Multiple Myeloma Randomized Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review". Postprotocol Therapies: doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.8084 Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www...

3.68 A Career in Academic Medicine & Challenges of 2021 with Former Harvard Dean, Dr. Jeffrey Flier 29.04.2021 1:10:43

On today's episode, we interview Dr. Jeffrey Flier, an esteemed endocrinologist and physician researcher who was Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Harvard University for nine years (2007-2016). We talk about his career in academic medicine as well as the challenges of 2021. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-E...

3.67 Thoughts on PhD Programs and Idecabtagene Vicleucel with Dr. David Russler-Germain 23.04.2021 1:02:26

Today we bring back popular guest Dr. David Russler-Germain, a Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, to discuss his thoughts on PhD programs (in response to a listener question) as well as his take on Idecabtagene vicleucel for multiple myeloma. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/chann...

3.66 COVID-19 Policies and Progressing Past Disagreement with Dr. Martin Kulldorff 16.04.2021 1:05:44

Today we talk with Dr. Martin Kulldorff, a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, about COVID-19 health policy and about disagreement. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.65 Banning Books, Social Media, & Medical Education with Dr. Adam Cifu 14.04.2021 1:02:11

Today we bring back popular guest Dr. Adam Cifu, a Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, to talk about the idea of banning books. the power of social media, and the current state of medical education. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.64 A Legal and Philosophical View on COVID-19 with Samantha Godwin 12.04.2021 57:21

Today we are joined by Samantha Godwin, a Resident Fellow for the Information Society Project at Yale Law School, to discuss COVID-19 health policy from a legal and philosophical perspective. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.63 The Medical Scientist Training Program with Dr. David Russler-Germain 08.04.2021 1:02:11

Today we talk again with Dr. David Russler-Germain, a Hematology/Oncology Fellow at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, this time on the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP). Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.62 COVID-19 Transmission, Vaccines, & Olaparib with Dr. Tom Beer 08.04.2021 35:12

Today we interview Dr. Tom Beer, the Deputy Director of the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute, about COVID-19 transmission, policy, and vaccines. We also talk about olaparib. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.61 The Neuroscience and Psychology of Recreational Drug Use in Adults with Dr. Carl Hart 06.04.2021 45:38

Today we are joined by guest Dr. Carl Hart, a behavioral neuroscientist and Professor of Psychology at Columbia University. We discuss his research, his philosophies, and his new book "Drug Use for Grown-Ups." Drug Use for Grown-Ups: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534657/drug-use-for-grown-ups-by-dr-carl-l-hart/ Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube cha...

3.60 Drugs for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia with Dr. Bernard Marini 31.03.2021 1:22:15

Today we bring back popular guest Dr. Bernie Marini, a Clinical Pharmacist Specialist in Hematology at University of Michigan Medicine, to discuss treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.59 Genetic Alterations Linked to SARS-CoV-2 Acquisition and Bad Outcomes with Dr. Nathan Pearson 30.03.2021 27:55

Today we are joined by genomicist Dr. Nathan Pearson, founder of Root (rootdeep.com), to discuss which genetic alterations in the host predispose to SARS-CoV-2 acquisition and bad outcomes. Gift of Life: www.giftoflife.org/page/content/covid19faq Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.58 Expertise and Disinformation with Jacob Hale Russell 26.03.2021 1:13:37

Today we bring back popular guest Jacob Hale Russell, an Associate Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School, for a discussion on expertise, disinformation, and intellectual disagreement. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.57 Career Paths and Evolution of the Oncology Randomized Clinical Trial with Dr. Christopher Booth 26.03.2021 1:03:30

On today's episode we talk with popular guest Dr. Chris Booth of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada about mapping out a career path after medical school and about his new paper out now in JAMA Oncology titled "Evolution of the Randomized Clinical Trial in the Era of Precision Oncology". The Oncology RCT: doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.0379 Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenaryse...

3.56 Quality of Control Groups in RCTs of Multiple Myeloma with Dr. Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin 25.03.2021 31:43

Today we interview Dr. Ghulam Rehman Mohyuddin of Kansas University Medical Center on his new paper out now in The Lancet Haematology titled "Quality of control groups in randomised trials of multiple myeloma enrolling in the USA: a systematic review". Control Groups: doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3026(21)00024-7 Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube...

3.55 Equity in Vaccine Distribution, Cancel Culture, and Zero COVID-19 with Dr. Matthew Smith 24.03.2021 1:21:33

Today we sit down with Dr. Matthew Smith, an associate professor in the Northeastern University Department of Philosophy and Religion, to discuss the morality and philosophical backbone behind COVID-19 vaccine distribution and how we should define equity; cancel culture and its historical longevity; and the impossibility (at least in the USA) of Zero COVID-19. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/p...

3.54 The Passing of Dr. José Baselga 23.03.2021 15:47

For today's episode we have a short monologue in remembrance of famed cancer researcher Dr. José Baselga. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.53 Updates on COVID-19 and Looking Back Over the Last Year with Dr. Aaron Richterman 19.03.2021 1:21:55

Today we interview Dr. Aaron Richterman, an infectious disease specialist at Penn Medicine. We talk about updates on all things COVID-19 and we look back at how treatments, risk assessment, and behavior have changed. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.52 Medicine, Leadership, SARS-CoV-2, and Social Media with Dr. Bob Wachter 14.03.2021 1:14:01

Today we interview Dr. Bob Wachter, the Chair of the Department of Medicine at University of California San Francisco. We talk about a wide range of topics including medicine, leadership, SARS-CoV-2, and social media. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.51 COVID-19 Modeling with Youyang Gu 12.03.2021 55:43

On today's episode we interview Youyang Gu, an independent data scientist who created some of the most models of the COVID-19 pandemic. He talks us through how he made the projections. His work is available on his website: https://covid19-projections.com/ Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.50 Evildoer Marty Makary [SHORT] 11.03.2021 11:14

On today's SHORT episode, we talk about censorship, Facebook, Twitter, and the "evildoer" Dr. Marty Makary. Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/channel/UCUibd0E2kdF9N9e-EmIbUew

3.49 The Role of Government in Public Health and in COVID-19 Policy with Dr. Robert Freudenthal 10.03.2021 1:03:01

Today we interview Dr. Robert Freudenthal, a psychiatrist in training at Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust in London, UK. We talk abut the power of the state and its role in public health policy. We focus specifically on how governments worldwide have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, from extreme lockdowns to harm reduction advisories. We discuss how policy can be medical overreac...

3.48 The Predictive Value of High Tumor Mutational Burden with Dr. Luc Morris 06.03.2021 1:01:29

Today we interview Dr. Luc Morris of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on his new paper out now in JAMA Oncology titled "Response Rates to Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy in Microsatellite-Stable Solid Tumors With 10 or More Mutations per Megabase". Response Rates: doi.org/10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.7684 Back us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/plenarysession Check out our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/cha...

3.47 COVID-19 Vaccine Results, Messaging on a Patient Level, & Schools with Dr. Monica Gandhi 03.03.2021 56:40

Today we interview Dr. Monica Gandhi, Associate Division Chief of the Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine at UCSF/ San Francisco General Hospital, and medical director of the HIV Clinic at SFGH, on COVID-19 interventions. We talk about results from the vaccine studies and how vaccination is perceived by the public. We talk about her new paper out now in The Lancet Infectious...

3.46 COVID-19 Risk, Cases, and Transmission in K-12 Schools with Dr. Tracy Høeg 27.02.2021 46:34

Today we interview Dr. Tracy Høeg on her new paper and her ongoing research into COVID-19 transmission in K-12 schools in Wisconsin, USA. Dr. Høeg is an epidemiologist and an interventional sports and medicine spine specialist at Northern California Orthopaedic Associates. Her paper is titled "COVID-19 Cases and Transmission in 17 K-12 Schools - Wood County, Wisconsin, August 31-November 29, 2020"...