Q & A With FDA Commissioner Robert Califf
After serving as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under President Obama, Robert M. Califf, MD, recently returned to the role, overseeing a critical federal agency that regulates food, drugs, therapeutics, and medical devices in the US. In a wide-ranging discussion with JAMA Deputy Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, Califf discusses COVID-19 vaccine modifications, the FDA’s approach to evaluating evidence, and efforts to combat health misinformation. Recorded April 26, 2022. Related Content: (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - May 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The BMJ interview - Tom Frieden, former CDC director on why we thought we were prepared
It ’s been just over a year since the WHO declared the pandemic a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” - if you cast your mind back to then, the news was full of reassurances about how prepared the UK and the USA were for a pandemic.
Now a year later, with the benefit of hindsight, that confidence was wildly overstated - but why was that, what is the gap between that theoretical readiness, and reality.
In this podcast we're joined by talking to Tom Frieden - former director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, under President Obama, and who has a long history of public health leadership...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
The BMJ interview - Tom Frieden, former CDC director on why we thought we were prepared
It’s been just over a year since the WHO declared the pandemic a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” - if you cast your mind back to then, the news was full of reassurances about how prepared the UK and the USA were for a pandemic.
Now a year later, with the benefit of hindsight, that confidence was wildly overstated - but why was that, what is the gap between that theoretical readiness, and reality.
In this podcast we're joined by talking to Tom Frieden - former director of the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, under President Obama, and who has a long history of public health leadership....
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 2, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Q & A With Andy Slavitt, MBA
Andy Slavitt, MBA, discusses recent developments in the COVID-19 pandemic and the US response. Slavitt is former Acting CMS Administrator in the Obama administration, board director at the United States of Care in Washington, DC, and a Distinguished Health Policy Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Recorded October 16, 2020. Related Article: The COVID-19 Pandemic Underscores the Need to Address Structural Challenges of the US Health Care System (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
TWiV 626: Ralph Baric and fancy ferrets
Daniel Griffin provides a clinical update on COVID-19, then Ralph Baric joins TWiV to discuss SARS-CoV-2 transmission, vaccines, diagnostic tests, and a new animal model from his laboratory that does not use transgenic mice. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Alan Dove, Rich Condit, and Brianne Barker Guests: Daniel Griffin, Chuck Knirsch, and Ralph Baric Subscribe (free): iTunes, Google Podcasts, RSS, email Links for this episode Mouse-adapted SARS-CoV-2 model (bioRxiv) SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine (bioRxiv) ASM resources for #shutdownstem President Obama on sustaining momentum for change (Facebook) America Af...
Source: This Week in Virology - MP3 Edition - June 14, 2020 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Source Type: podcasts
Counting the ways Donald Trump failed in the pandemic
The Trump administration was left a playbook for pandemics when they entered the Whitehouse, but even before covid-19 was a threat systematically dismantled the public health protections put in place to follow that playbook.
In this podcast, Nicole Lurie, Gavin Yamey and Gregg Gonsalves talk about how the US response to public health was mismanaged, how it has become politicized, and what that playbook suggested should have been done. They also talk about rebuilding public health in the US after this is all over.
Our guests;
Nicole Lurie, former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under the Obama administr...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Counting the ways Donald Trump failed in the pandemic
The Trump administration was left a playbook for pandemics when they entered the Whitehouse, but even before covid-19 was a threat systematically dismantled the public health protections put in place to follow that playbook.
In this podcast, Nicole Lurie, Gavin Yamey and Gregg Gonsalves talk about how the US response to public health was mismanaged, how it has become politicized, and what that playbook suggested should have been done. They also talk about rebuilding public health in the US after this is all over.
Our guests;
Nicole Lurie, former Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response under the Obama administra...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 5, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Don Berwick - you can break the rules to help patients
Don Berwick, president emeritus of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, and former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In this conversation he discusses how he went from being a paediatrician to running Medicare for Obama, how we can create headroom in stressed systems, and breaking the rules to make things better... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Don Berwick - you can break the rules to help patients
Don Berwick, president emeritus of the Institute of Healthcare Improvement, and former Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
In this conversation he discusses how he went from being a paediatrician to running Medicare for Obama, how we can create headroom in stressed systems, and breaking the rules to make things better for patients and staff.
Quality improvement series: (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - June 15, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Nature Backchat: August 2016
A nearby Earth-like planet, preprint servers proliferate, and the scientific legacy that Obama leaves behind. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - August 24, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Backchat: August 2016
A nearby Earth-like planet, preprint servers proliferate, and the scientific legacy that Obama leaves behind. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - August 24, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
Nature Backchat: August 2016
A nearby Earth-like planet, preprint servers proliferate, and the scientific legacy that Obama leaves behind. (Source: Nature Podcast)
Source: Nature Podcast - August 24, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Springer Nature Limited Source Type: podcasts
