Let's Talk ID
Let's Talk ID is a podcast by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, featuring discussions with experts on a range of topics related to infectious diseases including antimicrobial resistance, ID diagnostics and outbreaks such as COVID-19, Ebola and measles. Episodes on IDSA’s guidelines are also available.*The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Episodes
225 episodes
Federal ACA Threats and How They Could Impact Access to HIV Care and Treatment
John Fangman, MD, discusses threats to the Affordable Care Act and how they could impact people with HIV with JoAnn Volk, MA, research professor, founder, and co-director of the Center on Health Insurance Reforms at Georgetown University’s McCo...
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21:54
Navigating a Career in Infectious Diseases: A Guide for International Medical Graduates
Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, is joined by infectious diseases physicians and international medical graduates, Vidya Sundareshan, MD, and Alfredo Mena Lora, MD, FIDSA, to discuss how international medical graduates (IMGs) can pursue a career in infectio...
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21:49
Measles and the Rise of Vaccine Preventable Diseases
Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, speaks with Adam Ratner, MD, MPH, Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and Director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital and Bellevue Hosp...
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27:02
Why Medicaid Matters: Why Protecting Medicaid Matters for People with HIV
Anna Person, MD discusses threats to the Medicaid program and how they could impact people with HIV with Kate McManus, MD, MSc, FIDSA, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia in the Division of Infectious Diseases and Inte...
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27:00
Leveraging Analytics and Disease Forecasting in Public Health
IDSA Board Member Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discusses public health forecasting and response efforts with Lior Rennert, PhD, director of the Center for Public Health Modeling and Response at Clemson University, and Dylan George, Ph...
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25:40
A Pioneer for Public Health: Celebrating the Legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter
IDSA Board Member Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, Former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, FIDSA, and VP of Health Programs at the Carter Center, Kashef Ijaz, MD, MPH, discuss the legacy of Former President Jimmy Carter, his work ...
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28:36
Exploring Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases
Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, is joined by Varun Phadke, MD, and Daniel Minter, MD, co-creators of CID's new series, "Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases," which guides readers through challenging clinical management decisions in infectious disease...
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23:29
Man in the Mirror: How ID Can Lead Sustainability Efforts in Health Care
Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, is joined by Sustainabil-ID co-founders, Preeti Jaggi, MD, and Shreya Doshi, MD, to discuss how ID can address issues of sustainability.
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27:22
President's Podcast: An update on respiratory illness season
IDSA President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS, FAAP, discusses the 2024-2025 respiratory illness season with Brendan Jackson, MD, MPH, Director of the Office of Readiness, Response and Operations at the CDC National Center for Immunization and Resp...
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18:17
From treatment of strep pharyngitis to clinical trials – ID hot takes for winter
From treatment of strep pharyngitis to clinical trials, ID physicians and long-time friends Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, Jason Newland, MD, MEd, FPIDS and Jeffrey Gerber, MD, PhD, give their hot takes.
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24:24
Building the Real-Time Learning Network: Creating a leading medical resource for the COVID-19 pandemic
In 2020, with funding from CDC, IDSA launched the Real-Time Learning Network, a website that provided timely information about COVID-19 pandemic to clinicians and the public. In this episode, medical editors of the Real-Time Learning Network re...
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Let's Talk ID x Febrile at IDWeek 2024
Recorded onsite at IDWeek 2024 in Los Angeles, the hosts of Let's Talk ID and Febrile discuss what they value most about the conference, including the opportunities to support ID workforce development.
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31:55
The Ebola Response: 10 Years Later
2024 marks the 10th anniversary of the West African Ebola epidemic that took the lives of 11,000 people. In this episode, IDSA President Steven K. Schmitt, MD, FIDSA speaks with Arjun Srinivasan, MD, Deputy Director for Program Improvement in t...
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28:48
Punk Practice: Bringing a DIY Approach to the Penicillin Pricing Problem
HIV specialist and former punk rock musician, Eamonn Vitt, MD, joins Paul Sax MD, FIDSA, to discuss running a small private practice in NYC and his efforts to seek lower drug costs for his patients.
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30:20
Addressing the Rise of Syphilis in the U.S.
More than 200,000 cases of syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2022, the highest number of cases since the 1950s. In this episode, pediatric ID physician Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, speaks to Laura Bachmann, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer i...
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23:03
Reimagining Medicaid, How Medicaid Can Help Address Social Determinants of Health (Let's Talk HIV ep. 4)
John Fangman, MD discusses opportunities for Medicaid program to cover health-related social needs, such as housing, nutrition and transportation with Katie Garfield, JD, Director of the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard La...
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27:16
Engaging Medicaid Managed Care Plans on HIV (Let's Talk HIV ep. 3)
Anna Person, MD, FIDSA discusses opportunities to work with Medicaid managed care plans to optimize HIV care with Jenny Babcock, Senior Vice President for Medicaid Policy and Director of Strategic Operations at Association for Community Affilia...
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23:59
Helping Medicaid Patients Access Their HIV Medications (Let's Talk HIV ep. 2)
John Fangman, MD discusses how providers can engage with their state Medicaid programs to reduce barriers to HIV medications with Kate McManus, MD, MSc, FIDSA, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Virginia in the Division of Inf...
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20:33
Understanding Why Medicaid Matters for People with HIV (Let's Talk HIV ep. 1)
Anna Person, MD, FIDSA discusses Medicaid basics and how the program helps people with HIV with Lindsey Dawson, MPP, Associate Director of HIV Policy and Director of LGBTQT Health at KFF, and Wendy Armstrong, MD FIDSA, Professor of Medicine in ...
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22:34
Together we advocate, together we win
IDSA Board member Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, discusses the importance of advocacy, including how IDSA and HIVMA members can get involved, with chair and vice chair of IDSA’s advocacy captain subcommittee, Rachel Bender Ignacio, MD, ...
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24:22
President's Podcast: State and Regional ID Societies
As IDSA increases its involvement with state and regional ID societies, IDSA President Steven Schmitt, MD, FIDSA, discusses their value with Immediate Past President Daniel P. McQuillen, MD, FIDSA, President of the Michigan Infectious Diseases ...
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36:07
Avian Flu Update
Mati Hlatshwayo Davis discusses the latest information on avian influenza with Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, director of CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Andrew Bowman, DVM, PhD, a veterinarian, epidemiologist and...
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29:39
How to land your dream job in infectious diseases
ID physician Courtney Harris, MD, FACP, speaks to Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, about her experience job hunting as an ID fellow and provides tips on how to find your dream job in infectious diseases.
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32:19
It's Love, Actually: Sparking Passion for ID
CID editor-in-chief Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, speaks with ID physician Darcy Wooten, MD, FIDSA, about her piece in CID's Voices of ID series, "The Arrivals Gate at...
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Podcasts Killed the Radio Star: Leveraging Digital Education Tools for Modern Learners
In a new crossover episode with the Febrile podcast, host Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, and Febrile creator and infectious diseases physician, Sara Dong, MD, discuss the power of digital education tools on infectious diseases training.
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