Clinical Genome Sequencing —The Importance of Implementation Data
Interview with Kathryn A. Phillips, PhD, author of Expanding Use of Clinical Genome Sequencing and the Need for More Data on Implementation Related content: Functional Neurological Disorder Society (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Update With Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH
Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital returns to JAMA's COVID-19 Q&A to provide an update on developments in the pandemic. She is a signatory of the recent John Snow Memorandum emphasizing the importance of public health interventions to manage the spread of COVID-19. Recorded October 22, 2020. Related Article(s): Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 26, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The Costs of Coronavirus
The costs of the coronavirus pandemic are unprecedented in their dimensions: David M. Cutler, PhD, of Harvard University discusses financial costs: the $16 trillion virus. Lisa Cooper, MD, MPH, of Johns Hopkins University discusses the costs to communities of color in excess deaths and bereavement. Charles R. Marmar, MD, of NYU Grossman School of Medicine discusses the mental health costs. Recorded October 20, 2020. Related Article(s): The COVID-19 Pandemic and the $16 Trillion Virus (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 22, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network 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
Prioritizing Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations for Coronavirus Vaccination
The National Academy of Medicine has recommended that racial minority populations receive priority for vaccination because they have been hard hit by the pandemic and are "worse off" socioeconomically. US law is inconsistent on whether race/ethnicity can be an explicit criterion for achieving equity and diversity. Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, of Georgetown University and Michelle A. Williams, ScD, of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discuss ways to achieve the public health objective of protecting vulnerable communities while adhering to law and ethics. Recorded October 14, 2020. Related Article(s): Is It Lawful and Et...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Sensible Medicine —Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Interview with Christopher W. Seymour, MD, MSc, author of Sensible Medicine—Balancing Intervention and Inaction During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
The Surgeon General's Call to Action to Control Hypertension
The US Surgeon General’s office has released a report emphasizing the importance of making hypertension control a national public health priority. Vice Admiral Jerome Adams, MD, MPH, the 20th US Surgeon General, discusses the report's background and recommendations. Recorded October 7, 2020. Related Article(s): A National Commitment to Improve the Care of Patients With Hypertension in the US (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 9, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Vaccine Update From the FDA
Peter Marks, MD, PhD, directs the US FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) and will "call the balls and strikes" on any COVID-19 vaccine, according to FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn. He joins JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner, MD, for an update on vaccine progress to date and prospects for pre-election political interference in the FDA approval process. Recorded October 5, 2020. Related Article(s): Unwavering Regulatory Safeguards for COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Who Gets Coronavirus Vaccine First?
On October 2 the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine issued its consensus Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine. William H. Foege, MD, MPH, emeritus distinguished professor of International Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, cochaired the committee that authored the report and discusses its recommendations. Recorded October 2, 2020. Related Article: Fairly Prioritizing Groups for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
De-Adopting Low-Value Care —Evidence, Eminence, and Economics
Interview with William H. Shrank, MD, author of De-adopting Low-Value Care: Evidence, Eminence, and Economics Related Article(s): De-adopting Low-Value Care (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 2, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Q & A With Anthony Fauci, MD – September 25, 2020
Anthony S. Fauci, MD, returns to JAMA's Q&A series to discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. Recorded September 25, 2020. Related Article(s): Reassuring the Public and Clinical Community About the Scientific Review and Approval of a COVID-19 Vaccine (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 29, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Coronavirus Update With Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH
Michael T. Osterholm, PhD, MPH, returns to JAMA's Coronavirus Q&A series to discuss the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. He is director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) at University of Minnesota and a veteran of pandemic planning. Recorded September 23, 2020. Related Article(s): Fairly Prioritizing Groups for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 25, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
COVID-19 Vaccine Approval and the FDA
Hydroxychloroquine and convalescent plasma approvals by the FDA under Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) protocols have raised concerns the agency is under withering political pressure to fast-track a COVID-19 vaccine before it is proven safe and effective. Joshua Sharfstein, MD, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and JAMA Associate Editor Preeti Malani, MD, University of Michigan, discuss implications for public health and policy responses to ensure vaccine safety. Recorded September 18, 2020. Related Article: Reassuring the Public and Clinical Community About the Scientific Review and Approval of a COVID-19 ...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 23, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency
Interview with Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, author of Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency Related Article(s): Regulatory Decision-making on COVID-19 Vaccines During a Public Health Emergency (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 15, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Algorithmic Stewardship for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies
Interview with Atul J Butte, MD, PhD, author of The Case for Algorithmic Stewardship for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies Related Article: The Case for Algorithmic Stewardship for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Technologies (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - September 14, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
