Podcasts about health policy management

Welcome to an interview with healthcare visionary, Eugene Litvak. In this episode, Eugene discussed the challenges in global hospital management, highlighting overcrowded emergency departments, nursing shortages, rising healthcare costs, and mismanaged surgery schedules leading to delays and increased mortality. Eugene discussed ways to improve the current healthcare system to save millions of dollars for each hospital while improving patient satisfaction and outcomes, nurse retention, hospital efficiency, and addressing healthcare disparities and inequities.   Eugene Litvak, PhD is President and CEO of the nonprofit Institute for Healthcare Optimization. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Operations Management in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). He was a co-founder and director of the Program for the Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery at the Boston University (BU) Health Policy Institute. Since 1995, he has led the development and practical application of innovative approaches for managing patient flow variability, first introduced by him and his fellow co-founder Michael C. Long, MD, for cost reduction and quality improvement in health care delivery systems.   Get Hospital, Heal Thyself here: https://shorturl.at/6kevO   Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach   McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf   Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Welcome to Strategy Skills episode 495, an interview with healthcare visionary, Eugene Litvak. In this episode, Eugene discussed the challenges in global hospital management, highlighting overcrowded emergency departments, nursing shortages, rising healthcare costs, and mismanaged surgery schedules leading to delays and increased mortality. Eugene discussed ways to improve the current healthcare system to save millions of dollars for each hospital while improving patient satisfaction and outcomes, nurse retention, hospital efficiency, and addressing healthcare disparities and inequities.   Eugene Litvak, PhD is President and CEO of the nonprofit Institute for Healthcare Optimization. He is also an Adjunct Professor in Operations Management in the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). He was a co-founder and director of the Program for the Management of Variability in Health Care Delivery at the Boston University (BU) Health Policy Institute. Since 1995, he has led the development and practical application of innovative approaches for managing patient flow variability, first introduced by him and his fellow co-founder Michael C. Long, MD, for cost reduction and quality improvement in health care delivery systems.   Get Hospital, Heal Thyself here: https://shorturl.at/6kevO   Here are some free gifts for you: Overall Approach Used in Well-Managed Strategy Studies free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/OverallApproach   McKinsey & BCG winning resume free download: www.firmsconsulting.com/resumepdf   Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Dr. Andrew Loblaw (Radiation Oncologist (Sunnybrook Research Institute), Clinician Scientist, and dual Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Institute of Health Policy Management & Evaluation at the University of Toronto) takes time out of the busy 2024 Canadian Urological Association Annual Meeting schedule to chat with Dr. Aly-Khan Lalani and Dr. Christopher Wallis. Dr. Loblaw provides an overview of how he treats his patients, including shifting to hypofractionation, brachytherapy boosts and more. Keep an eye out for Episode 13, which is the second and final part of this mini-series! This podcast has been made possible through unrestricted financial support by Astellas, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eisai, Ipsen, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer and TerSera. The View on GU with Lalani & Wallis integrates key clinical data from major conferences and high impact publications, sharing meaningful take home messages for practising clinicians in the field of genitourinary (GU) cancers. Learn more about The View on GU: https://theviewongu.com

This piece focuses upon disability and patient centered outcomes. Hear Monty Mythen and Desiree Chappell speaking with Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael's Hospital and Paul Myles, Director, Anaesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Alfred Hospital and Monash University. -- This year TopMedTalk is proud to be providing exclusive coverage of the annual ANZCA conference, the professional body responsible for the specialties of anaesthesia and pain medicine in Australia and New Zealand. For more on ANZCA go here: https://www.anzca.edu.au/ And join in the conversation by checking out their socials here: instagram.com/the_anzca/ https://facebook.com/ANZCA1992 https://youtube.com/AnzcaEduAu

Health care workers are essential yet underappreciated. Janette Dill, Associate Professor in the Division of Health Policy & Management at the University of Minnesota, is researching why. Her work studies racial and gender disparities, the rewards for professional certification, and the realities of unionization in the health care workforce. Join Janette and Grant as they ask: Why is social mobility difficult in direct care positions? What unique challenges do men, women, and minorities face in this field? How have the constitution and appreciation of working-class jobs changed since the 1970s? How do we achieve justice in the health care sector?

Guest Host Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati speaks with Dr. Monique Y. Wells. She and her husband, Tom Reeves, founded Entrée to Black Paris (ETBP) tours because of the consistently increasing demand for tours and activities that feature the history, culture, and contemporary life of African Americans and the larger African diaspora in Paris.https://www.entreetoblackparis.com/Vanesse also speaks with Tinyade Sharra, a young dancer that is being hailed as one of the next generations of Black Ballerinas. Her guest for "What is Philadelphia Reading? is Mikal Gilbert - newest member of the premier international dance company Philadanco. www.philadanco.orgThere are no simple solutions to ending violence in our city - but one piece is supporting returning citizens to help break the cycle of incarceration. That's what Mothers in Charge is doing through their re-entry program for women. We'll talk with Mother's in Charge co-Founder Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Dayna Chandler who is a shining example of what a person can achieve if given a second chance and the right support.https://www.mothersincharge.org/https://upliftsolutions.org/You may know Goodwill Industries as a great way to recycle clothing and furniture and find bargains - but they're much more than that. Goodwill provides many job and training opportunities for people no matter their circumstances (justice-system involvement, disabilities, veterans, seniors) – anyone who needs help getting on their feet. I speak with Leah Coles, Vice President of Brand & Community Engagement Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County.www.GoodwillDE.org@GoodwillDE on Facebook, Twitter, InstagramFirst - the price hikes for insulin are shockingly high - what can we do about it? I talk with Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management, in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, and Chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.https://www.fightchronicdisease.org/

There are no simple solutions to ending violence in our city - but one piece is supporting returning citizens to help break the cycle of incarceration. That's what Mothers in Charge is doing through their re-entry program for women. We'll talk with Mother's in Charge co-Founder Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Dayna Chandler who is a shining example of what a person can achieve if given a second chance and the right support.https://www.mothersincharge.org/https://upliftsolutions.org/You may know Goodwill Industries as a great way to recycle clothing and furniture and find bargains - but they're much more than that. Goodwill provides many job and training opportunities for people no matter their circumstances (justice-system involvement, disabilities, veterans, seniors) – anyone who needs help getting on their feet. I speak with Leah Coles, Vice President of Brand & Community Engagement Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County.www.GoodwillDE.org@GoodwillDE on Facebook, Twitter, InstagramFirst - the price hikes for insulin are shockingly high - what can we do about it? I talk with Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management, in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, and Chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.https://www.fightchronicdisease.org/

There is much political, professional, and cultural debate around the impact that cannabinoids, good or bad, have on health and wellbeing. This month's “RAPM Focus,” evaluates the relationship between cannabis use and sleep patterns among adult Americans. Editor-in-Chief Brian Sites, MD, interviews authors Calvin Diep, MD, and Karim Ladha, MD, on the paper “Recent cannabis use and nightly sleep duration in adults: a population analysis of the NHANES from 2005 to 2018,” first published in December 2021 (https://rapm.bmj.com/content/47/2/100). The study used observational data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and examined whether recent use of cannabinoids impacted on incidence of too little sleep or too much sleep. Dr. Diap is a second-year resident in the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of Toronto. He is also enrolled in the clinician investigator program and will be starting his graduate studies at the Institute of Health Policy Management at the University of Toronto. His research interests lie in using clinician epidemiological methods to study patient-centered outcomes in the perioperative period, such as pain and disability, as well as opioid and cannabinoid use patterns at population levels. Dr. Ladha is a clinician scientist and staff anesthesiologist at St. Michael's Hospital at the University of Toronto. He received his medical degree from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He then completed his anesthesia training at the Massachusetts General Hospital and obtained a master's degree in clinical epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. His research uses mixed methodologies to obtain a multi-faceted view of pain and recovery after surgery, including retrospective analyses of administrative databases and prospective observational studies in multi-center randomized controlled trials. *The purpose of this podcast is to educate and to inform. The content of this podcast does not constitute medical advice, and it is not intended to function as a substitute for a healthcare practitioner's judgement, patient care, or treatment. The views expressed by contributors are those of the speakers. BMJ does not endorse any views or recommendations discussed or expressed on this podcast. Listeners should also be aware that professionals in the field may have different opinions. By listening to this podcast, listeners agree not to use its content as the basis for their own medical treatment or for the medical treatment of others. Podcast and music produced by Dan Langa. Find us on Twitter @RAPMOnline.

In Part III of this series, Life in Rural America — 2022 and Beyond — produced in collaboration with and underwritten by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Michelle chats with Ge Bai, Professor of Accounting at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School and Professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Keith Mueller, Gerhard Hartman Professor in Health Management and Policy, University of Iowa and Director of the Rural Policy Research Institute and its Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis; and Sally Buck, CEO of the National Rural Health Resource Center. Ge discusses the recent financial challenges and most important issues facing rural hospitals today, such as low occupancy rate. Mueller talks about how rural hospitals can retain the brand of the “blue H” while no longer being dependent on the volumes of inpatient care for their identity. He notes that certain hospitals have been able to achieve “turnarounds” through a variety of measures, including developing a mix of services, collaborating with other institutions in the community and, for new CEOs, totally immersing themselves in the community and meeting their population's health needs. Buck points out the attributes and best practices that make certain CAHs more financially viable than others, the burnout and turnover conundrum, and how federal programs can improve the financial and quality performance of hospitals in rural communities. This episode and the entire six-part series is sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation's largest philanthropy dedicated solely to health. For more information, visit rwjf.org or @rwjf on Twitter.

Dr. Leeat Granek, of the School of Health Policy & Management in the Faculty of Health at York University, studies the emotional, psychological, and contextual factors that shape how healthcare workers do their jobs. Her research has helped thousands of oncologists and neurosurgeons understand how they process grief and how their emotional connection to patients influences life-or-death decisions that they face every day. Hosted and produced by Cameron Graham, Professor of Accounting at York University. Podcast or Perish is produced with the support of York University. Visit our website at podcastorperish.ca.  

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Cases of COVID-19 have climbed over past weeks. What needs to be done to stem the tide? If vaccination is the biggest factor in the battle against COVID-19, how can we raise the vaccination rates now? Guest: Dr. Colin Furness, Epidemiologist and Assistant Professor with the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health - With the much-talked about protesters trailing Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's campaign in mind, we speak with security expert Phil Gurski about the difficulties in managing security for politicians in 2021. Trudeau is not the only politician who has had to contend with protesters, and they are not just targeting Liberals. Even Ontario's education Minister Stephen Lecce has had his home staked out. Guest: Phil Gurski, President of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting, Director of the University of Ottawa's Security program, and former analyst at CSIS - Following Ontario Premier Doug Ford's news conference, Scott welcomed Tim Powers back to the show, to dig into the political issues raised by provinces creating their own vaccine certificates, as well as take a look at the Liberal party's platform for the Federal election. Guest: Tim Powers, Chairman of Summa Strategies and Managing Director of Abacus Data - Premier Ford has been out of the spotlight over recent weeks, and some have speculated that the Federal election has something to do with it, but today he returned with an afternoon news conference to announce Ontario's vaccine certificate program. Peter Graefe joined the show, to address how the Federal election is affecting provincial politics, and vice/versa. Guest: Peter Graefe, Professor of Political Science with McMaster University   Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott Thompson Content/Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle Jones is the Director of Diversity and Health Equity at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). AAFP is a national membership organization that represents family doctors. It helps promote, support, and advance patient and community health. Danielle is a diversity, equity, and inclusion professional with skills in policy development and evaluation, strategic planning, public speaking, and project management and training. She possesses a track record of managing complex cross-functional projects in various environments. Danielle Jones holds a Ph.D. in Health Policy & Management from the University of Kansas Medical Center and a Master's of Public Health from the University of West Florida. In this episode… The medical field has a diverse workforce in terms of gender, race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and geographical distribution. It also provides healthcare services to patients from diverse backgrounds and with different social statuses. Therefore, there is a need to provide as much education and training as possible about diversity and inclusion. In a bid to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in the medical community, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) advocates for healthy policies all over the country. They help support healthy lifestyles by providing education and practice tools to both healthcare practitioners and local communities. They also promote interdisciplinary collaboration and organize events to provide better medical education to the community. In this episode of the Patient Partner Innovation Community podcast, Desiree Bradley is joined by Danielle Jones, the Director of Diversity and Health Equity at the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), to talk about the organization's work in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in the medical community. They also discuss AAFP's EveryONE Project, FMX event, and the EveryONE Project Neighborhood Navigator tool.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: One thing the pandemic has brought us is more frequent conversations about mental health. We've had more conversations about our own as many of us struggled with new uncertainties and challenges this past year, but also more conversations about the mental health of public figures (Naomi Osaka's recent appearance in the news comes to mind). So, do Canadians feel comfortable prioritizing their mental health at work without fear of facing stigma? And what do we think of the scrutiny public figures might face if they try and have an open conversation about the topic? GUEST: Oksana Kishchuk, Consultant at Abacus Data - The latest update on the devastating tornado that hit Barrie yesterday GUEST: Mark Carcasole, Reporter for Global News in Toronto - A specialist in ground-penetrating radar says there are still nearly 650,000 square metres of land to be surveyed before the total number of unmarked graves is confirmed at the site of Canada's largest residential school. Sarah Beaulieu, a professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, released her initial findings from the site in B.C.'s Interior during a news conference Thursday hosted by the Tk'emlups te Secwepmc First Nation. Her search of an area on the grounds of the Kamloops Indian Residential School identified 200 of what she called remaining "targets of interest," which may be graves. GUEST: Dr. Paulette Steeves, Cree-Metis Indigenous Archaeologist, Associate Professor of Sociology, Canada Research Chair in Healing & Reconciliation at Ontario's Algoma University The head of the World Health Organization says he's hoping for better cooperation and access to data from China in the search for the origins of the coronavirus. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says getting access to raw data had been a challenge for the international expert team that traveled to China this year to investigate the cause of the outbreak, which was first reported from Wuhan. Tedros says the Geneva-based body is “asking actually China to be transparent, open and cooperate, especially on the information, raw data that we asked for at the early days of the pandemic.” He also says there had been a “premature push” to rule out the theory that the coronavirus might have escaped from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan. GUEST: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the World Health Organization See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Quebec has released their plan for reopening. What has the reaction been from the people of the province? Guest: Les Perraux, Journalist for the Globe and Mail - When can we expect Ontario to release its reopening plan, and what about the Canada-U.S. border? Vaccination is key to the answer to these questions but now there may be more trouble caused by mixed messaging. Guest: Dr. Colin Furness, assistant professor at the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the Faculty of Information - Many Canadians are not looking forward to returning to business as usual in the near future. In fact, we could be seeing "hybrid" workplaces and permanent implementation of some of the practices introduced during the pandemic. Guest: Doron Melnick, Partner and National Leader of People and Change Practice with KPMG - New York Sate's probe into Trump's organization has now become a criminal investigation.  Guest: Jason Opal, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of History and Classical Studies with McGill University Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer - Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to saving a buck, rare and chronic disease patients are too often put on the chopping block. Accelerated approval drugs are key to treating life threatening diseases. So why is Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) targeting these lifesaving treatments?Dr. Ken Thorpe of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease and rare disease advocate Marc Yale explain why this attempt at cost savings hurts patients. Plus, Terry and Dr. Bob look at the debate around waiving vaccine patents and alternative solutions to combating COVID-19.Guest:Kenneth Thorpe, Ph.D.Chairman, Partnership to Fight Chronic DiseaseDr. Thorpe is chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease, an international coalition of over 80 groups focused on highlighting the key role that chronic disease plays in the growth in healthcare spending, and the high rates of morbidity and mortality. PFCD focuses on identifying best practice prevention and care coordination strategies and scaling them countrywide. He also serves as co-chair of the Partnership for the Future of Medicare, a non-partisan organization focused on identifying long-term reforms that would make the program more efficient and improve the quality of care provided to beneficiaries.Dr. Thorpe is also the Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management, in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.Links:Kenneth Thorpe, Ph.D. Limiting Medicaid Access to Accelerated Approval Drugs: Costs and ConsequencesPartnership to Fight Chronic DiseaseCoronavirus: Vaccines and Variants with Vin Gupta, MD, and Peter Hotez, MD, PhDHaystack ProjectInternational Pemphigus & Pemphigoid FoundationMarc YalePatient Correspondent: Anna WilliamsNeed help?The successful patient is one who can get what they need when they need it. We all know insurance slows us down, so why not take matters into your own hands. Our Navigator is an online tool that allows you to search a massive network of health-related resources using your zip code so you get local results. Get proactive and become a more successful patient right now at PatientsRisingConcierge.orgHave a question or comment about the show, want to suggest a show topic or share your story as a patient correspondent?Drop us a line: podcast@patientsrising.orgThe views and opinions expressed herein are those of the guest(s)/ author(s) and do not reflect the official policy or position of Patients Rising.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: The Ontario government says 254,500 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to Ontario the week of May 17. Officials said Wednesday the AstraZeneca doses will be used as second shots. On Tuesday, Ontario paused the use of first shots of AstraZeneca in the province due to safety concerns and supply issues. Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s chief medical officer of health, said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution because of increased instances of an extremely rare and potentially fatal blood clotting disorder, vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), linked to the shot. However, Williams also said data from the U.K. suggests there is much lower risk of blood clots in second doses of AstraZeneca. Should those who received the AZ vaccine be concerned about getting the second dose? ALSO: Mix & Matching & Canada virtue signalling while waffling on global access to COVID-19 vaccines. GUEST: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the Federal Government and World Health Organization - The mixed messages continue. Trust in the AstraZeneca vaccine will likely dip even lower now that Ontario has paused all first dose usage.   According to new data from Proof Strategies’ 2021 CanTrust Index, trust in vaccines is now at 74 per cent, up 10 points from 64 per cent in January. Though, trust is not equally shared among the four leading brands.  GUEST: Josh Cobden, Executive Vice President of Proof Strategies - The federal and provincial governments will spend a combined $3.4 billion to build a light-rail transit system in Hamilton, but city council will likely still have to buy into the plan. Catherine McKenna, federal minister of infrastructure and communities, and Caroline Mulroney, Ontario minister of transportation, announced the joint commitment Thursday morning. The money, which amounts to $1.7 billion per level of government, will cover the cost of building a 14-kilometre line from McMaster University in the west end to Eastgate Square in Stoney Creek. The line would run alternately down King and Main streets. GUEST: Chad Collins, City Councillor, Ward 5 GUEST: Catherine McKenna, Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, MP for Ottawa Centre See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's Black Maternal Health Week and we are joined by J'Mag Karbeah, a PhD student in the School of Public Health in the Division of Health Policy Management's Health Services Research, Policy and Administration program at the University of Minnesota. Black Maternal Health Week was founded and is led by the Black Mamas Matter Alliance to "amplify the voices of Black mamas and center the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements." J'Mag speaks to the reproductive justice framework that she uses to approach her research, and shares her intersectional approach to understanding Black Maternal health and healthcare as a whole.

On the morning of March 31, roughly 25 Biden administration officials gathered at the White House, double-masked, for a meeting called on short notice by a member of the National Security Council. They were there, they believed, to debate how best to broaden the federal government’s COVID-19 response beyond U.S. borders, and reclaim America’s traditional role as the world’s public health leader. The challenges they planned to address were daunting. The Trump administration had poisoned relations with the rest of the world, first severing ties with the World Health Organization and then politicizing the pandemic.  GUEST: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the Federal Government and World Health Organization See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Scott Thompson Show Podcast Is the Ontario government leaving COVID-19 vaccines sitting on shelves in freezers, rather than putting them to use? No, not really, but there are reasons why it might seem that way... Paul Johnson, the Director of the City of Hamilton's Emergency Centre, is the first to shed light on this issue of vaccine distribution in Ontario, in today's podcast. He and Scott also discuss the city's second Easter in lockdown, as well as what is happening with Hamilton's mass vaccination sites. Guest: Paul Johnson, Director of Emergency Centre, City of Hamilton - Travis Dhanraj, Queen's Park Bureau Chief for Global News, weighed in on the concerns surrounding Ontario's vaccine supply, in a excerpt from his and Scott's full conversation. Guest: Travis Dhanraj, Queen's Park Bureau Chief with Global News To hear more about the Ontario Government's plans for spring break and tightening restrictions, check out this bonus podcast featuring Scott and Travis: https://omnystudio.com/p/scott-thompson-show/clips/119fab0e-4e1d-4516-968b-acfc0172d140 - For more on Canada's vaccination efforts in regard to acquisition and distribution, Scott spoke to Dr. Joel Lexchin. Of course, Scott could not pass up the change to get Dr. Lexchin's take on the question of the day: has the Doug Ford government left vaccines sitting in freezers, rather than distributing them? Guest: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the Federal Government and World Health Organization - How many Canadians remain hesitant about getting a COVID-19 vaccine? How many are hesitant about getting a particular COVID-19 vaccine, like AstraZeneca? Dave Scholz of Leger joined Scott to discuss the findings. Guest: Dave Scholz, Executive VP of Leger - Professor Saibal Ray joined Scott to dig into Canada's preparations for the future of vaccine manufacturing, as well as to talk about the current state of vaccination acquisition. Guest: Saibal Ray, James McGill Professor of Operations Management at the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Academic Director of the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Subscribe to the Scott Thompson Show wherever you find your favourite podcasts, keep up with the big stories developing in Hamilton, Ontario and across Canada: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/189/the-scott-thompson-show/ Host - Scott Thompson Content Producer - Jordan Armenise Technical/Podcast Producer - William P. Erskine   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast: Only three months ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rose in the House of Commons and said that, when it came to vaccinations for COVID-19, Canada was in a superior position compared with its global peers. The government’s planning, he said, “resulted in us having the best portfolio of vaccines of any country in the world, with more doses per capita than any other country.” But as of this week, Canada ranked behind more than 30 countries in vaccination rates. Its number of inoculated citizens stalled in February, hovering at about 5 per cent – while peer countries such as Britain and the United States, as well as poorer countries such as Chile and Morocco, have accelerated their rollout. How did the government go from proclaiming its performance was “the best” to fending off accusations that it had failed its citizens? GUEST: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the Federal Government and World Health Organization - The first Indigenous president-elect of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) says he wants to help change the culture of medicine so all Canadians feel safe accessing health care. GUEST: Dr. Alika Lafontaine, President Elect with the Canadian Medical Association - Ontario will extend the interval between doses of COVID-19 vaccines to up to four months after a national panel recommended doing so, paving the way for an acceleration of the province’s immunization effort. Dr. Wouters says the NACI’s decision is outside their jurisdiction. GUEST: Dr. Bradly G. Wouters, Senior Scientist with the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Executive Vice-President of Science and Research See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Bill Kelly Show Podcast:  As the 12-member task force met to decide whether to recommend the GSK-Sanofi vaccine, its two leaders each arguably had conflicts of interest. While one recused himself, the other chose not to step away. Those decisions — revealed after the fact under media pressure — underscore festering concerns about a volunteer committee that has operated largely in secret, and with clear ties to the vaccine industry. GUEST: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus with School of Health Policy Management and Faculty of Health at York University, and a former consultant to the Federal Government and World Health Organization - Mental Health Polling: In the midst of a cold snap in many parts of the country and a second wave of COVID-19, Canadians are feeling the toll on their mental health. Canadians are feeling more anxious, more stressed, and increasingly lonely due to physical or social distancing. The largest increases are in Saskatchewan/Manitoba and Ontario, where caseloads have increased and stricter lockdowns have been put in place, as well as among younger Canadians aged 18-34 and those with children at home. As job anxiety, especially among younger Canadians, has taken hold and as homeschooling has persisted in many jurisdictions, Canadians in these groups are feeling particularly vulnerable with some turning to drugs, alcohol, or other substances to help cope.  Travel Polling: With vaccine roll-out well underway around the world, many are starting to see the light at the end of a nearly year-long tunnel. As Canadians dare to imagine what post-lockdown life may look like, it is clear that this vision does not include international travel until at least 2022, according to a new Ipsos poll conducted on behalf of Global News. With Canada having closed its borders to non-essential travel for the greater part of a year and recently implementing stricter requirements for those looking to enter Canada, stir-crazy Canadians experiencing wanderlust as well as those reliant on the country’s travel and tourism industry are left wondering when Canadians might start to feel comfortable travelling abroad again.  GUEST: Sean Simpson, VP of IPSOS Public Affairs - The Texas blackout is an environmental justice disaster. The burden of this storm – and the years of neglect that led up to it – has not and will not fall equally. There are reports of low-income neighborhoods and communities of color having their power cut before wealthy neighborhoods. Tent camps of asylum seekers along the border had to endure freezing weather while being detained. In the Rio Grande Valley, which has some of the highest rates of Covid-19 in the country, farm workers are facing the prospect of an entire season’s worth of crops ruined by the ice. Kids were admitted to the hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning as families burned what they could to keep warm. And those who were lucky enough to keep their power are facing astronomical electric bills running into four digits. GUEST: Dan McTeague, President of Canadians for Affordable​ Energy, Former MP See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today is a discussion of the opioid crisis and the pandemic with bioethicist Travis Rieder. Travis N. Rieder, PhD, is a bioethicist, philosopher and author, currently serving as Director of the Master of Bioethics degree program and a Research Scholar at the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics. He also has secondary appointments in the Departments of Philosophy and Health Policy & Management, as well as in the Center for Public Health Advocacy.In recent years virtually all of his attention has turned to the ethical and policy issues raised by pain, opioids, and America’s problem with the two.  In 2019, Travis published In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids, in which he combines narrative from his own experience as a pain and opioid therapy patient with his expertise in philosophy and bioethics to identify, explain, and attempt to solve some of the most profound questions raised by pain and addiction medicine.

What happens when/if 6 million doses arrive on provincial doorsteps all at once on March 31? How will any province be able to handle the whole shipment all at once and then be expected to administer them in a timely fashion? How will Canadians feel about where we are if by March the vaccine arrives per PMs schedule? Do they forget today and lack of Canadian production, and crown the PM king again for delivering everything by September or will Canadians remember where we are now? Guest: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus, School of Health Policy Management & Faculty of Health, York University; former consultant to the Federal Government & World Health Organization - Following a press conference from Premier Doug Ford that saw positive adjustments being made to Ontario's COVID-19 lockdown measures, Scott speaks with Ryan Mallough to get his thoughts on the announcements through the lens of small business ownership. Guest: Ryan Mallough, Director of Provincial Affairs, Canadian Federation of Independent Businesses (CFIB) - Does working from home change what your rights are as an employee? How does it impact you come tax season? Do you have the right to tell your employer you want to keep working from home? Who better to ask than an employment lawyer? Guest: Mackenzie Irwin, Associate at Samfiru Tumarkin LLP - Yesterday saw the Kansas City Chiefs play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 55th Super Bowl. To help give a recap of the game and how each team's superstar quarterbacks performed, Scott Radley joins the show. Guest: Scott Radley, Host of “The Scott Radley Show”, Global News Radio 900 CHML; Columnist, Hamilton Spectator See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ontario has its first confirmed case of the South African variant of the coronavirus. Where do these variants come from and what can we do about them? Guest: Dr. Rodney Rohde, Professor & Chair, Clinical Laboratory Science Program, College of Health Professions, Texas State University - Ontario's Education Minister Stephen Lecce made a bit of a 'non-announcement' yesterday which has left parents in hot-spots around the province wondering when/if their schools will reopen anytime soon. How have the school boards been feeling about the uncertainty? Bill talks to the chair of Hamilton's public board to find out. Guest: Dawn Danko, Chair, Hamilton Wentworth District School Board - The COVID-19 vaccines we hear so much about came about as a result of countries paying for their development and now that they exist, we're paying for them again! Why are we being charged twice and how does a deal like this come about? Guest: Dr. Joel Lexchin, Professor Emeritus, School of Health Policy Management & Faculty of Health, York University; former consultant to the Federal Government & World Health Organization See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, holds as its objective, ensuring healthy lives and promoting wellbeing for all at all ages. Its targets encompass a broad range of areas, from improving maternal and child health outcomes, reducing premature death from non-communicable diseases and promoting mental health and well-being, to ensuring universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services.SDG 3 is one of the two foundational SDGs of our series, alongside SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. Throughout the series, we'll explore the ways that these SDGs intersect with other goals, including gender equality, education, reducing inequalities, zero hunger, and climate action. This episode will feature both global and Canadian perspectives on how we can address SDG3, from community interventions to system-level approaches. Sujata Mishra is a PhD candidate in Health Economics, at the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto. She is a student in the Collaborative Specialization in Global Health at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Her research focuses on community health workers in India called Accredited Social Health Activists or ASHAs in India, and their role in reducing maternal and child mortality and improving their health outcomes.Dr. Sara Allin is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. She is the Director of Operations at the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Dr. Allin also works as a Senior Researcher with the Canadian Institute for Health Information. Her research focuses on improving health system performance in Canada and other high-income countries.CREDITS: This podcast is co-hosted by Dr. Erica Di Ruggiero, Director of the Centre for Global Health, and Ophelia Michaelides, Manager of the Centre for Global Health, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, and produced by Elizabeth Loftus. Audio editing is by Anwaar Baobeid. Music is produced by Julien Fortier and Patrick May. It is made with the support of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. 

Dr. Travis Rieder is a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics where he serves as the Director of the Masters of Bioethics degree program. He holds secondary faculty appointments at the Department of Health Policy & Management and the Center for Public Health Advocacy within the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, as well as in the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Rider’s research distinctly falls into two categories: one being ethics and policy surrounding sustainability and planetary limits, and the second being on the question of responsible procreation in the era of climate change. He also works on food ethics related to climate change, as well as research ethics and policy issues surrounding America’s opioid epidemic. Outside of his research and scholarly writing, Dr. Rieder is quite popular as a public speaker with a passionate commitment to doing bioethics with the public and recently published his famous book, “In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids.”  

Dr. Travis Rieder is a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics where he serves as the Director of the Masters of Bioethics degree program. He holds secondary faculty appointments at the Department of Health Policy & Management and the Center for Public Health Advocacy within the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, as well as in the Department of Philosophy. Dr. Rider’s research distinctly falls into two categories: one being ethics and policy surrounding sustainability and planetary limits, and the second being on the question of responsible procreation in the era of climate change. He also works on food ethics related to climate change, as well as research ethics and policy issues surrounding America’s opioid epidemic. Outside of his research and scholarly writing, Dr. Rieder is quite popular as a public speaker with a passionate commitment to doing bioethics with the public and recently published his famous book, “In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids." 

While the coronavirus pandemic has sucked up all the oxygen, the opioid crisis continues to get worse.Guest: Michael Barnett, Assistant Professor of Health Policy Management at Harvard School of Public Health; Primary Care Physician at Brigham and Women’s HospitalRead a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2020/10/20/the-opioid-crisis-is-still-here/Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletterFollow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  Dr. Jillian Catalanotti is the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program and Associate Professor of Medicine and of Health Policy & Management at The George Washington University (GW). She is responsible for 110 residents in two programs and 55 fellows in 12 fellowship programs. Dr. Catalanotti has co-designed and co-directs the Underserved Medicine and Public Health concentration, a two-year longitudinal program for residents with a special interest in working with underserved populations. She was recently awarded the Walter J. McDonald Award for Early Career Physicians from the American College of Physicians. She is on many national committees and has a number of publications on improving medical education.  Ask yourself honestly: Do you love your patients? Today, Dr. Jillian Catalanotti reminds us that even though we may feel fulfilled after long-yet-rewarding days spent in the hospital, our patients aren't the ones who want to be there. She encourages us to take the time to learn the stories of the patients we care for. To remember they are daughters, sons, sisters and brothers of other people—and to treat them as such. Dr. Catalanotti also urges us to practice honest self-reflection. To ask ourselves: What could we have done better today? And finally, she reminds us to break past the intimidation we may feel around “larger than life” mentors. Be proactive. Reach out. These mentors are there for us for a reason.   Pearls of Wisdom: 1. Love your patients as much as you love medicine. 2. Get to know your patients, not only by name, but as individuals. Learn who they are, what they like, and what they value. 3. Do not be intimidated when reaching out to mentors who are farther along their career path. They are going to be much more helpful than you might think. 4. Be proactive in learning whether in the wards when interacting with patients or at home when studying a topic.

On this August 31st edition of the London Live Podcast: London getting green bins has been a long held discussion. Jay Stanford of the City of London joins Mike to give us an update. Afterwards Jason Clemens, Executive Vice President at the Fraser Institute and co-author of Federal Government Wasting Billions, tells us how better allocated public assistance could make a huge impact. Then Dr. Colin Furness, Assistant Professor - Faculty of Information and the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health University of Toronto, joins Mike to discuss how things have gone since the pandemic started.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Emily Boss, MD, MPH, FACS, is an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery and the Department of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. She has an active clinical practice in pediatric otolaryngology. She serves as the Director of Pediatric Surgical Quality and Safety in the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, and is a core faculty member in the Center for Health Services and Outcomes Research and the Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality.  Dr. Boss trained at the University of California Los Angeles, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Seattle Children’s Hospital. Dr. Boss is a nationally known leader of research and activities pertaining to quality, patient experience, health disparities, and outcomes in pediatric surgical care. She has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed publications and is a K08 grantee of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for research evaluating communication, decision-making, and outcomes in pediatric sleep and tonsillectomy.  She is the Chair or member of several major national quality committees for which she has developed quality improvement programs, research agendas, and process and outcome measures for use in clinical health systems. She is a national lecturer on quality of care in pediatrics and surgery.

This panel discussion and extended question and answer session focuses upon troponin screening. Where is the latest evidence as regards this debate? Is MINS ( Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery) the most common postoperative complication associated with death and if so why is there a transatlantic divide as regards the evidence? Is there a place for troponin screening preoperatively for risk stratification? What should one do with an asymptomatic post operative patient with raised troponin? Does MINS cause hypotension? This is part 3 of 3 from The EBPOM 2019 TopMedTalk session which debated the issue. Chaired by Monty Mythen, TopMedTalk's Editor in Chief, with, Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton and frequent TopMedTalk contributor, Denny Levett, Professor in Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Consultant in Perioperative Medicine, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust (UHS), President of the Perioperative Exercise Testing and Training Society (POETTS) and Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital.

This piece argues that troponin screening is useful, if used appropriately. Is it the case that this test has been 'over sold' and as a result has provoked unhelpful pushback from practitioners? It's part 1 of 3 from The EBPOM 2019 TopMedTalk session which debated the issue. Presented by Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital.

Hunger in America, SNAP/Food Stamps, SSTAR Act, Obesity, Decision-making Dr. Sara Abiola is an assistant professor of health policy & management at the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and co-director of the Better Health Systems Lab that analyzes law, policy, and technological innovations designed to facilitate health systems strengthening and transformation through multisector collaboration and integration. She has constructed legal databases to map noncommunicable disease prevention policy and food policy at the global and national level and currently explores statutory and regulatory mechanisms to integrate the delivery of health and social services to address inequality and the social determinants of health. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scientificsense/support

Doesn't the decision to delay surgery depend upon the type of cancer? Can you measure complications as an outcome? What's the cause of non cardiac complications that are related to lack of exercise? Can we change the mindset of prehabilitation by explaining that prehabilitation is the start of treatment? How do we convince patients and decision makers that delaying surgery is a good idea? How involved are oncologists in perioperative decisions? Presented by Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital and Gerrit Slooter, MD, PhD, Surgical Oncologist, Maxima Medical Centre, The Netherlands.

Preoperative risk stratification; what is are the risks and controversies behind preoperative exercise testing and the six minute walk test? This piece looks at the evidence behind both and some practical guidance for informing clinical care. Does the six minute walk test predict complications? What is the true value for cardiopulminary exercise testing (CPET)? For more on the METS study go here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/the-measurement-of-exercise-tolerance-before-surgery-mets-trial/ Presented by Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital.

While humans have struggled for millennia with the spread of contagious diseases, rapid global movement of people and food now magnifies the risks of outbreaks, requiring better monitoring and faster response than ever before. Completely by coincidence, during the making of this episode, the 2019 novel coronavirus spread from Wuhan to the rest of Asia, Europe, and North America. The World Health Organization has officially upgraded this outbreak to the status of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While many infectious disease specialists were busy dealing with this outbreak, we were fortunate to speak with several key experts about outbreak science, monitoring, response, and prediction. First, we spoke with Dr. Kamran Khan, a physician, academic, and scientist at St. Micheal’s Hospital and University of Toronto. Dr. Khan is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation. He also founded BlueDot, a company specializing in machine learning models to predict the timing and trajectory of infectious disease outbreaks. We also spoke with Dr. Ross Upshur, a professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Upshur is a specialist in public health medicine, and Head of the Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Join us as we discuss the pressing issues of outbreaks, and track one in real time, on this week’s episode of Raw Talk. JHU COVID-19 Dashboard BlueDot Naming New Viruses: Something Catchy? History of Outbreaks in Canada Public Health Agency of CanadaCDC Outbreak Monitoring WHO Disease Outbreaks Monitoring WHO Handbook on Epidemics Dr Margaret Chan speaks at the 70th World Health Assembly

While humans have struggled for millennia with the spread of contagious diseases, rapid global movement of people and food now magnifies the risks of outbreaks, requiring better monitoring and faster response than ever before. Completely by coincidence, during the making of this episode, the 2019 novel coronavirus spread from Wuhan to the rest of Asia, Europe, and North America. The World Health Organization has officially upgraded this outbreak to the status of Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). While many infectious disease specialists were busy dealing with this outbreak, we were fortunate to speak with several key experts about outbreak science, monitoring, response, and prediction. First, we spoke with Dr. Kamran Khan, a physician, academic, and scientist at St. Micheal’s Hospital and University of Toronto. Dr. Khan is an Associate Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation. He also founded BlueDot, a company specializing in machine learning models to predict the timing and trajectory of infectious disease outbreaks. We also spoke with Dr. Ross Upshur, a professor at the University of Toronto in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. Dr. Upshur is a specialist in public health medicine, and Head of the Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Join us as we discuss the pressing issues of outbreaks, and track one in real time, on this week’s episode of Raw Talk. JHU COVID-19 Dashboard BlueDot Naming New Viruses: Something Catchy? History of Outbreaks in Canada Public Health Agency of CanadaCDC Outbreak Monitoring WHO Disease Outbreaks Monitoring WHO Handbook on Epidemics Dr Margaret Chan speaks at the 70th World Health Assembly

This panel discussion and extended question and answer session focuses upon troponin screening. Where is the latest evidence as regards this debate? Is MINS ( Myocardial injury after noncardiac surgery) the most common postoperative complication associated with death and if so why is there a transatlantic divide as regards the evidence? Is there a place for troponin screening preoperatively for risk stratification? What should one do with an asymptomatic post operative patient with raised troponin? Does MINS cause hypotension? This is part 3 of 3 from The EBPOM 2019 TopMedTalk session which debated the issue. Chaired by Monty Mythen, TopMedTalk's Editor in Chief, with, Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton and frequent TopMedTalk contributor, Denny Levett, Professor in Perioperative Medicine and Critical Care, Consultant in Perioperative Medicine, Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation trust (UHS), President of the Perioperative Exercise Testing and Training Society (POETTS) and Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital.

Doesn't the decision to delay surgery depend upon the type of cancer? Can you measure complications as an outcome? What's the cause of non cardiac complications that are related to lack of exercise? Can we change the mindset of prehabilitation by explaining that prehabilitation is the start of treatment? How do we convince patients and decision makers that delaying surgery is a good idea? How involved are oncologists in perioperative decisions? Presented by Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital and Gerrit Slooter, MD, PhD, Surgical Oncologist, Maxima Medical Centre, The Netherlands.

This piece argues that troponin screening is useful, if used appropriately. Is it the case that this test has been 'over sold' and as a result has provoked unhelpful pushback from practitioners? It's part 1 of 3 from The EBPOM 2019 TopMedTalk session which debated the issue. Presented by Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital.

Preoperative risk stratification; what is are the risks and controversies behind preoperative exercise testing and the six minute walk test? This piece looks at the evidence behind both and some practical guidance for informing clinical care. Does the six minute walk test predict complications? What is the true value for cardiopulminary exercise testing (CPET)? For more on the METS study go here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/the-measurement-of-exercise-tolerance-before-surgery-mets-trial/ Presented by Duminda Wijeysundera, Professor in the Department of Anaesthesia and the Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto, and a Staff Anesthesiologist at St Michael’s Hospital.

What’s good everyone, Much like auto body shops, did you know that hospitals present different prices to individuals compared to insurance companies? You may think, “Yeah of course, hospitals present a more inflated bill to insurance companies!” Well, there’s evidence to show this is not the case. Price gouging and lack of transparency has been a major problem in the healthcare industry for decades. Dr. Marty Makary, author of his new book The Price We Pay, drops in to talk about this and the research he is currently doing to combat this issue. Dr. Makary is a surgeon, New York Times best-selling author, and health care expert. He is also a professor of Health Policy & Management at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. His areas of interest include the health care costs, overtreatment, the opioid epidemic, patient safety and the movement to make healthcare more transparent.   Resources Mentioned: Restoring Medicine Giving birth costs a lot. Hospitals won't tell you how much

UNH Law's Health Law and Policy Programs, The Concord Coalition, and The Warren Rudman Center for Justice, Leadership and Public Service held discussion of the nation's health care system, including federal, state and community responses and strategies to address cost growth. https://law.unh.edu  Keynote presentation by US Senator Maggie Hassan Presentation of topics by Concord Coalition Director Robert Bixby Panelists: Joseph Antos, Wilson H. Taylor Resident Scholar in Health Care and Retirement Policy at the American Enterprise Institute Trish Riley, Executive Director of the National Academy for State HealthPolicy and President of it's corporate board John McDonough, Professor of Public Health Practice, Dept. of Health Policy & Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Director of the Center for Executive and Continuing Professional Education Moderated by Lucy Hodder, Professor of Law, Director of Health Law and Policy, UNH School of Law

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Dr. Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander and M.J. Laugesen. Leap of Faith - Medicare’s New Physician Payment System. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1185-7. M.B. Rosenthal. Physician Payment after the SGR - The New Meritocracy. N Engl J Med 2015;373:1187-9.

Jonathan Oberlander is a professor of Social Medicine and Health Policy & Management at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. J. Oberlander. Unraveling Obamacare - Can Congress and the Supreme Court Undo Health Care Reform? N Engl J Med 2014;371:2445-7.

Dr. Allan Detsky is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the Institute for Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Stephen Morrissey, the interviewer, is the Managing Editor of the Journal. S.D. Halpern and A.S. Detsky. Becoming a Physician: Graded Autonomy in Medical Education - Managing Things That Go Bump in the Night. N Engl J Med 2014;370:1086-9.