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Each Annals On Call podcast features Dr. Bob Centor discussing and debating a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine with a guest expert.

American College of Physicians


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 24m AVG DURATION
    • 179 EPISODES

    4.6 from 152 ratings Listeners of Annals On Call Podcast that love the show mention: medicine, high.


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    The Annals On Call Podcast is a fantastic resource that I highly recommend to all healthcare professionals, especially primary care physicians. As someone from Germany, where good medicine podcasts are rare, I truly appreciate the valuable content provided by this podcast. It not only helps in staying up to date with the latest research and developments in the field but also offers CME/MOC credits for ACP members.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is its host, Dr. Centor. He is an excellent and knowledgeable host who brings firsthand experience and practical knowledge to each episode. His expertise shines through as he discusses current topics in internal medicine, making it engaging and relatable for listeners. The guests invited on the show are also top-notch, adding depth and diverse perspectives to the discussions.

    The podcast covers a wide range of topics in internal medicine, providing distilled and high-yield information that is extremely useful for general internists. The episodes often feature discussions on recent articles published in reputable journals such as Clinical Infectious Diseases, allowing listeners to gain insights into new studies and their implications for clinical practice.

    One aspect that could be improved upon is the consideration of conflicting interests when discussing certain topics or tests. For example, while procalcitonin has been found to be useless by some studies conducted by investigators with no financial conflict with the manufacturer of the test, it would be beneficial to explore different viewpoints on this matter during an episode.

    In conclusion, The Annals On Call Podcast is a great addition to any healthcare professional's list of resources. It adds joy to medicine by providing valuable information that helps us add value for our patients. The host's expertise combined with the wide range of topics covered make it a must-listen for primary care physicians seeking to stay updated and further their education. Kudos to the producers for making this podcast available and for creating a platform that fosters learning and professional growth within the medical community.



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    Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss in the Absence of Diabetes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 23:12


    Dr. Centor discusses the effectiveness and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss in the absence of diabetes with Ms. Areesha Moiz.

    Advanced Practice Clinicians Cannot Replace Primary Care Physicians

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 21:30


    Dr. Centor discusses concerns about proposals that nurse practitioners and physician assistants are interchangeable with primary care physicians with Dr. Christin Giordano McAuliffe.

    Chronic Kidney Disease: What Generalists Need to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 22:31


    Dr. Centor discusses recent Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes clinical recommendations for the care of patients with chronic kidney disease.

    Health Expenditures of Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 21:28


    Dr. Centor discusses health expenditures for patients with diabetes after bariatric surgery with Drs. Matthew Maciejewski and Caroline Sloan.

    Is Adherence to (SEP-1) Linked to Mortality Reduction for Patients with Sepsis?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 24:48


    Dr. Centor discusses the evidence that implementation of the SEP-1 Bundle is associated with favorable outcomes for patients with sepsis with Drs. James Ford and Gabriel Wardi.

    Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 25:32


    Dr. Centor discusses metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease with Dr. Michelle Lai.

    Lack of Control and Physician Burnout

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 21:53


    Dr. Centor discusses factors associated with physician burnout with Dr. Christine Sinsky.

    Teaching Diagnostic Reasoning

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2025 26:57


    Dr. Centor discusses teaching diagnostic reasoning with Drs. Rabih Geha and Reza Manesh.

    Evidence-Based Treatment of Low Back Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 27:56


    Dr. Centor discusses evidence-based treatment of low back pain with Dr. Roger Chou.

    Diagnostic Reasoning Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 20:59


    Dr. Centor discusses diagnostic reasoning with Dr. Jerome Kassirer.

    Diagnostic Reasoning Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025 22:50


    Dr. Centor discusses diagnostic reasoning with Dr. Jerome Kassirer.

    Transfusion Thresholds in Myocardial Infarction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 22:59


    Dr. Centor discusses transfusion thresholds in persons with myocardial infarction with Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Maria Brooks.

    Lifestyle Recommendations: Can They Really Improve Public Health?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2024 21:46


    Dr. Centor discusses why guidelines recommending that clinicians advise patients on lifestyle changes may be a questionable approach to improving public health with Dr. Minna Johansson.

    Renin Angiotensin System Blockade in Persons with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 21:36


    Dr. Centor discusses reninbngiotensin system blockade in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease with Drs. Elaine Ku and Mark Sarnak.

    Kratom: A Substance Physicians Should Be Aware Of

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 18:48


    Dr. Centor discusses kratom and what physicians should know about how patients may be using this substance with Drs. Eileen Barrett and Amanda Collar.

    Reviving Humility in Physicians

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 22:20


    Dr. Centor discusses the importance of physician humility with Dr. Caroline Matchett.

    The Challenge of Diagnosing Community-Acquired Pneumonia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 26:43


    Dr. Centor discusses the diagnostic challenges presented by community-acquired pneumonia with Dr. Barbara Jones.

    Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2024 31:48


    Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis with Dr. Sebastian Sattui.

    Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024 19:44


    Dr. Centor discusses the American College of Physicians' policy on the responsible use of artificial intelligence in health care with Ms. Nadia Daneshvar and Dr. Deepti Pandita.

    Everything We Label Sepsis is Not the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 22:08


    Dr. Centor discusses the heterogeneity of the clinical conditions labeled sepsis with Dr. Michael Klompas.

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    Time Restricted Eating: How Does it Work?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2024 21:00


    Dr. Centor discusses time-restricted eating as a weight loss strategy with Dr. Nisa Maruthur.

    ACP Recommendation: Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 27:05


    Dr. Centor discusses the pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in light of newer drugs with Dr. Carolyn Crandall.

    Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Resistant Infections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 27:55


    Dr. Centor discusses the uptake of newer antibiotics for difficult-to-treat resistant infections with Dr. Sameer Kadri.

    Gout Diagnosis and Management: What's New?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 28:19


    Dr. Centor discusses the management of gout with Dr. Angelo Gaffo.

    Management of Inpatient Hypertension

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 21:25


    Dr. Centor discusses the management of hypertension in the hospital with Ms. Linnea Wilson and Dr. Timothy Anderson.

    The Value of Cystatin C Measurement

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 22:58


    Dr. Centor discusses the use of use of cystatin C in estimating glomerular filtration rate with Dr. Joel Topf.

    A Resurgence of Dengue

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 26:46


    Dr. Centor discusses the current increase in cases of dengue with Drs. Davidson Hamer and Ralph Huits.

    Checkpoint Inhibitors: What Generalists Need to Know

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 22:39


    Dr. Centor discusses the adverse events associated with checkpoint inhibitors with Drs. Reaford Blackburn Jr. and Brian C. Westbrook.

    Improving Research Reports: Avoiding p-Values

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 24:24


    Dr. Centor discusses how to go beyond statistical significance testing when interpreting study findings with Dr. David Savitz.

    Real World Complications of Lung Cancer Screening

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 24:18


    Dr. Centor discusses the real-world complications of lung cancer screening with Drs. Katharine A. Rendle and Anil Vachani.

    Gabapentinoids and COPD: Not a Good Mix?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2024 26:59


    Dr. Centor discusses the association between gabapentinoids and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with Mr. Rahman and Dr. Renoux.

    Encouraging Influenza Vaccination

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2024 18:50


    Dr. Centor discusses encouraging patients to receive influenza vaccination with Drs. Mark Tenforde and Fatimah Dawood.

    Academic Hospitals: Clinical Demands and the Educational Mission Collide

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2024 25:46


    Dr. Centor discusses balancing clinical demands with the educational mission in academic hospital medicine programs with Drs. Marisha Burden and Vishruti Patel.

    COVID-19 Rebound after Nirmatrelvir-Ritonavir Treatment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2024 21:35


    Dr. Centor discusses rebound of COVID-19 after treatment with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir with Dr. Myron Cohen.

    Low-Cost Generic Cardiovascular Drugs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2024 24:04


    Dr. Centor discusses the availability of recommended cardiovascular drugs in low-cost generic drug programs with Dr. Cynthia Jackevicius.

    Suspected Bronchiectasis in Smokers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2023 23:09


    Dr. Centor discusses suspected bronchiectasis and mortality in people who smoke with and without normal lung function with Dr. Alejandro Diaz.

    Type 1 Diabetes: Age at Diagnosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 23:12


    Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults with Dr. Michael Fang.

    Protecting Adults Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 21:31


    Dr. Centor discusses respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults and recently approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccines with Dr. Camille Kotton.

    Malaria in the USA

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 22:33


    Dr. Centor discusses malaria with Drs. Davidson Hamer and Ralph Huits.

    Acute Kidney Injury and Chronic Kidney Disease Progression

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2023 28:02


    Dr. Centor discusses the risk for progression of chronic kidney disease after an episode of acute kidney injury with Drs. Chi-yuan Hsu and Anthony Muiru.

    Low Dose Colchicine and Incident Knee Hip Replacements

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 22:28


    Dr. Centor discusses the incidence of knee and hip replacements in patients receiving low-dose colchicine with Dr. Tuhina Neogi.

    Low-Dose Aspirin and Iron Deficiency Anemia

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2023 17:28


    Dr. Centor discusses the risk for anemia in older patients receiving aspirin for primary prevention with Dr. Zoe McQuilten.

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    Keeping Physicians in the Workforce

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 27:45


    Dr. Centor discusses issues of physician turnover and the need to keep physicians in the workforce with Dr. Eileen Barrett.

    Medical Marijuana

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 20:17


    Dr. Centor discusses medical marijuana with Dr. Davis Bradford.

    When Might Genomic Screening be Cost Effective?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2023 24:36


    Dr. Centor discusses the cost-effectiveness of genomic screening with Drs. Gregory Guzauskas and Josh Peterson.

    Firearm Safety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2023 21:22


    Dr. Centor discusses strategies that physicians can implement for preventing firearm injury in their patients with Dr. Sue Bornstein.

    Striving for Diagnostic Excellence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2023 24:55


    Dr. Centor discusses strategies for improving diagnostic skills with Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal.

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    Starting Therapy With SGLT2 Inhibitors During Heart Failure Hospitalization

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 27:45


    Dr. Centor discusses the indications for prescribing sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors for patients with heart failure with observed ejection fraction with Dr. Sarah Adie.

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    Subclinical Coronary Atherosclerosis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023 25:08


    Dr. Centor discusses subclinical atherosclerosis and the risk for myocardial infarction with Dr. Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed.

    Reinterpreted Genetic Tests

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2023 19:32


    Dr. Centor discusses the obligation of physicians to follow up with patients no longer in their care when genetic test interpretation changes with Dr. Paul Appelbaum.

    Opioids and the Treatment of Chronic Pain

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2023 22:00


    Dr. Centor discusses current recommendations regarding the use of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain with Dr. Leah Leisch.

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