Annals On Call Podcast: Recent Episodes
American College of Physicians
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.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnostic challenges presented by community-acquired pneumonia with Dr. Barbara Jones.
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.
Dr. Centor discusses the heterogeneity of the clinical conditions labeled sepsis with Dr. Michael Klompas.
Dr. Centor discusses time-restricted eating as a weight loss strategy with Dr. Nisa Maruthur.
Dr. Centor discusses the pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in light of newer drugs with Dr. Carolyn Crandall.
Dr. Centor discusses the uptake of newer antibiotics for difficult-to-treat resistant infections with Dr. Sameer Kadri.
Dr. Centor discusses the management of hypertension in the hospital with Ms. Linnea Wilson and Dr. Timothy Anderson.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of use of cystatin C in estimating glomerular filtration rate with Dr. Joel Topf.
Dr. Centor discusses the current increase in cases of dengue with Drs. Davidson Hamer and Ralph Huits.
Dr. Centor discusses the adverse events associated with checkpoint inhibitors with Drs. Reaford Blackburn Jr. and Brian C. Westbrook.
Dr. Centor discusses how to go beyond statistical significance testing when interpreting study findings with Dr. David Savitz.
Dr. Centor discusses the real-world complications of lung cancer screening with Drs. Katharine A. Rendle and Anil Vachani.
Dr. Centor discusses the association between gabapentinoids and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with Mr. Rahman and Dr. Renoux.
Dr. Centor discusses encouraging patients to receive influenza vaccination with Drs. Mark Tenforde and Fatimah Dawood.
Dr. Centor discusses balancing clinical demands with the educational mission in academic hospital medicine programs with Drs. Marisha Burden and Vishruti Patel.
Dr. Centor discusses rebound of COVID-19 after treatment with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir with Dr. Myron Cohen.
Dr. Centor discusses the availability of recommended cardiovascular drugs in low-cost generic drug programs with Dr. Cynthia Jackevicius.
Dr. Centor discusses suspected bronchiectasis and mortality in people who smoke with and without normal lung function with Dr. Alejandro Diaz.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus in adults with Dr. Michael Fang.
Dr. Centor discusses respiratory syncytial virus infection in adults and recently approved respiratory syncytial virus vaccines with Dr. Camille Kotton.
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.
Dr. Centor discusses the incidence of knee and hip replacements in patients receiving low-dose colchicine with Dr. Tuhina Neogi.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for anemia in older patients receiving aspirin for primary prevention with Dr. Zoe McQuilten.
Dr. Centor discusses issues of physician turnover and the need to keep physicians in the workforce with Dr. Eileen Barrett.
Dr. Centor discusses the cost-effectiveness of genomic screening with Drs. Gregory Guzauskas and Josh Peterson.
Dr. Centor discusses strategies that physicians can implement for preventing firearm injury in their patients with Dr. Sue Bornstein.
Dr. Centor discusses strategies for improving diagnostic skills with Dr. Gurpreet Dhaliwal.
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.
Dr. Centor discusses subclinical atherosclerosis and the risk for myocardial infarction with Dr. Klaus Fuglsang Kofoed.
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.
Dr. Centor discusses current recommendations regarding the use of opioids for the treatment of chronic pain with Dr. Leah Leisch.
Dr. Centor discusses the effect of the environment on human health with Drs. Mathew and Senay.
Dr. Centor discusses the complete blood count and how it could be improved with Drs. W. Richard Burack and Marshall A. Lichtman.
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the role of exercise in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis with Dr. Patty Perez.
Dr. Centor discusses why the discharge description "against medical advice" should not be used with Dr. Robert Kleinman.
Dr. Centor discusses the cost-effectiveness of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes with Drs. Neda Laiteerapong and Aaron Winn.
Dr. Centor discusses the American College of Physicians' clinical recommendations for the outpatient treatment of COVID-19 with Dr. Rebecca Andrews.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with atrial fibrillation, including the controversy over rate versus rhythm control, with Dr. Harish Doppalapudi.
Dr. Centor discusses the role of sigmoidoscopy in screening for colorectal cancer screening with Dr. Colin West.
Dr. Centor discusses the underuse of thiamine in critically ill patients with alcohol use disorder with Dr. Michael Donnino.
Dr. Centor discusses the quantification of inaccuracy in estimation of glomerular filtration rate with Dr. Tariq Shafi.
Dr. Centor discusses the definition of professionalism in medicine with medical students Rachel Mintz and Leah Pierson.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis and treatment of monkeypox proctitis with Drs. Jose Lucar and Tara Palmore.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of cannabis products to treat chronic pain with Dr. Devan Kansagara.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism with Dr. Herbert Chen.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with opioid use disorder with Dr. Jessica Taylor.
Dr. Centor discusses the podcast's 100th episode with Drs. Sanjiv Bajaj, Darilyn Moyer, Scott Rosenberg, and Candace Sprott.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for fractures during bisphosphonate drug holidays with Dr. Kaleen Hayes.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for anaphylaxis with intravenous iron with Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Soko Setoguchi.
Dr. Centor discusses current thinking about the appropriate treatment of patients with substance use disorder with Dr. Stefan Kertesz.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus with Dr. Fatima Syed.
Dr. Centor discusses the effect of changes in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' requirements for evaluation and management coding with Drs. Nate Apathy and Ryan Mire.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis and management of diverticulitis with Dr. Lisa Strate.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for cardiometabolic disease in persons with various types of adrenal incidentalomas with Drs. Irina Bancos and Alessandro Prete.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of procalcitonin in the diagnosis of pneumonia with Dr. David Gilbert.
Dr. Centor discusses the effect of bariatric surgery on fatty liver disease with Dr. Meagan Gray.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients after subsegmental pulmonary embolism.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for major bleeding during extended anticoagulation for first unprovoked venous thromboembolism with Dr. Jori May.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors versus glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and the risk for cardiovascular outcomes in routine care patients with diabetes with Dr. Elisabetta Patorno.
Dr. Centor discusses concerns about clinical guideline recommendations in the absence of high-quality evidence with Drs. Brad Spellberg and Terry Shaneyfelt.
Dr. Centor discusses the association between alcohol consumption and atrial fibrillation with Dr. Gregory Marcus.
Dr. Centor discusses the important role of international medical graduates in the United States with Drs. George Abraham and Anupam Jena.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with vascular occlusive crisis secondary to sickle cell disease with Dr. Julie Kanter.
Dr. Centor discusses the clinical outcomes of anticoagulation with direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in frail, older adults with Dr. Dae Hyun Kim.
Dr. Centor discusses whether hospital-based teaching rounds are best conducted at or away from patientsdes with Dr. Lisa Willet.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of POCUS to evaluate patients with acute dyspnea with Dr. David Tierney.
Dr. Centor discusses the rationale of mandating COVID-19 vaccines for health care workers with Drs. Klompas, Pearson, and Morris.
Dr. Centor continues his discussion about the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with Dr. Anand S. Iyer.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with Dr. Anand S. Iyer.
Dr. Centor discusses the important but often underappreciated role of clinician-educators in academic medicine with Dr. Kimberly Manning.
Dr. Centor discusses the severe sepsis and septic shock early management bundle with Drs. Klompas and Rhee.
Dr. Centor discusses the management of patients with diabetes and kidney disease with Drs. Katherine Tuttle and Jonathan Himmelfarb.
Dr. Centor discusses prescribing the right antibiotic for the right condition for the right duration with Drs. Rachael Lee and Brad Spellberg. For more information, see www.bradspellberg.com/shorter-is-better.
Dr. Centor discusses the problem of conflicting guidelines on the same clinical condition with Dr. Terrence M. Shaneyfelt from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Centor discusses the management of patients who present after a possible syncopal event with Dr. Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy.
Dr. Centor discusses whether flat; flexible; or strong, supportive shoes worn by a person with knee osteoarthritis can alleviate symptoms with Dr. David Felson from Boston University.
Dr. Centor discusses the importance of considering primary aldosteronism in patients with resistant hypertension with Dr. Jordana Cohen from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Centor discusses the current recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination in women who are pregnant or considering pregnancy with Dr. Laura E. Riley from Weill Cornell School of Medicine.
Dr. Centor discusses changes in the epidemiology of infective endocarditis over the past decade with Drs. Ellen Eaton and Rachael Lee of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Centor discusses COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy with Dr. Kimberly Manning from Emory University.
Dr. Centor discusses the risk for infection in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving stable disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs who are also receiving long-term glucocorticoid therapy with Dr. Michael George from the University of Pennsylvania.
Dr. Centor discusses polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis with Dr. Sebastian E. Sattui Cortes.
Dr. Centor discusses the long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery with Dr. Christina Wee.
Dr. Centor discusses the American College of Physicians' recommendations for the use of remdesivir in the treatment of COVID-19 with Dr. Rebecca Andrews.
Dr. Centor discusses the rationale for and against incorporating race into equations used to estimate glomerular filtration rate with Dr. Ashwini R. Sehgal.
Dr. Centor discusses the history and function of clinical notes in electronic health records and ways to improve them with Dr. Heather E. Gantzer.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of urinary albumin or protein to screen for and stage chronic kidney disease with Dr. Joseph A. Vassalotti.
Dr. Centor discusses the potential use of regulatory T cells to treat patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with COVID-19 with Dr. Franco R. D.Alessio.
Dr. Centor discusses the management of hypertension in hospitalized patients with Drs. Timothy S. Anderson and Charlie M. Wray.
Dr. Centor discusses inflammation-associated anemia and its response to interluekin-1ß inhibition with canakinumab in CANTOS (Canakinumab Anti-inflammatory Thrombosis Outcomes Study) with trial investigator Dr. Mounica Vallurupalli.
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses diagnosis of COVID-19 with Drs. Ann Marie Kumfer and Sharmin Shekarchian.
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses health disparities and COVID-19 with Dr. Utibe Essien, the Director of the Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion at University of Pittsburgh.
Dr. Centor discusses the prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients with Dr. Jennifer Meddings from the University of Michigan.
Dr. Centor discusses COVID-19 pandemic surge models with Dr. John Wong from Tufts University.
Dr. Centor discusses use of estrogen therapy in women who have had hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy with Dr. JoAnn E. Manson.
Dr. Centor discusses the evidence that generated interest in the potential role of hydroxychloroquine in the treatment of COVID-19.
Dr. Centor discusses the appropriate use and cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination with Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer.
Dr. Centor discusses strategies to protect health care workers from COVID-19 with Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo.
Dr. Centor discusses ketoacidosis associated with SGLT2 inhibitors with Dr. Bruce Leslie. They discuss the history of the progenitor of SGLT2 inhibitors and how recognition of this history could have provided earlier alerts to this adverse effect of SGLT2 inhibitors.
Dr. Centor discusses the epidemiology of the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 with Dr. David Fisman of the University of Toronto.
Dr. Centor discusses the concept of patients with cancer as fighters with Dr. Kate Lally. The learner will gain knowledge to fill knowledge gaps related to the care of and communication with patients who are facing cancer diagnoses.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients who are military veterans with Dr. Edward P. Manning, a physician who served in the Marines and now cares for patients in both VA and non-VA settings.
Dr. Centor discusses the role of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes with Dr. Tuttle of Providence Health Care and University of Washington School of Medicine.
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the treatment of recurrent C difficile infection with Dr. Dimitri Drekonja.
Dr. Centor discusses the approach to patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding with Dr. Chad Burski.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of supplemental oxygen in hospitalized patients with Dr. Lisa Kim.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of technology to improve diabetes management with Dr. Fernando Ovalle of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Centor discusses the appropriate use of focused bedside cardiac ultrasonography with Dr. Renee Dversdal of Oregon Health and Science University.
Dr. Centor discusses the duration of antibiotic therapy for patients with pneumonia with Dr. Brad Spellberg of the University of Southern California Medical Center.
Dr. Centor discusses screening for breast cancer with Dr. Reem A. Mustafa of the University of Kansas.
Dr. Centor discusses catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation with Dr. Vivek Reddy of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia with Dr. Cyrus A. Askin.
Dr. Centor discusses T2Bacteria Panels with Dr. Todd McCarty of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis and treatment of pharyngitis in adolescents and young adults with Dr. Jeffrey Linder of Northwestern University.
Dr. Centor discusses the public health crisis that firearm-related injury and death have become in the United States with Dr. Robert McLean, the 2019-2020 President of the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Centor discusses the risks and benefits of using SGLT2 inhibitors to treat patients with type 2 diabetes with Dr. Katherine Tuttle, an endocrinologist and nephrologist at Washington State University.
Dr. Centor discusses the contributors to diagnostic error and strategies for reducing error with Dr. Hardeep Singh of the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Centor discusses the use of coronary artery calcium testing in decision making about cardiovascular prevention with Dr. Michael Blaha.
Dr. Centor discusses the care of patients with acute kidney injury with Dr. Ashita Tolwani of University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Centor discusses the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of infection with C difficile with Drs. Allison Guh and Preeta Kutty, both of whom work at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Centor discusses the benefits and harms of statins for primary prevention with Dr. Jeremy Sussman of University of Michigan.
Dr. Centor discusses patient outcomes following changes in recommendations about the management of anemia in hospitalized patients with Dr. Jeff Carson.
Dr. Centor discusses nonalcoholic fatty Liver disease with Dr. Meagan Gray, Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Alabama.
Dr. Centor discusses the estimation of stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation with Dr. Gustavo Heudebert, a professor of medicine at the University of Alabama.
Dr. Centor discusses electronic cigarette use with Dr. Nancy Rigotti of Massachusetts General Hospital.
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the pathophysiology of gout and the prevention and treatment of gout attacks with Dr. Angelo Gaffo, Rheumatology Section Chief at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis and management of diverticulitis with Dr. Lisa Strate, the author of a recent Annals In the Clinic review.
Dr. Centor discusses the unintended consequences of the U.S. health care delivery and payment system on quality of care, physician wellness, patient satisfaction, and health care costs with Dr. Maria Maldonado. Dr. Maldonado is the author of a recent Annals "On Being a Doctor" essay that poignantly illustrates these issues.
Dr. Centor and his guest, Dr. Jack Ende, discuss how informal aspects of the teaching environment can be just as influential as the formal curriculum.
Dr. Centor discusses primary aldosteronism and hypertension with Dr. David Calhoun. Recent evidence suggest we may be missing the diagnosis more often than we think.
Dr. Centor discusses an update of the pooled cohort equations used to estimate atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk with Dr. Rodney Hayward. Dr. Hayward was a co-investigator on a recent study that updated the equations to improve prediction in sex and race subgroups.
Dr. Centor discusses diuretic resistance in patients with heart failure with Dr. Joel Topf. Listeners will gain knowledge to help make better-informed choices when prescribing diuretics to patients with heart failure.
Dr. Centor interviews Dr. Rachael A. Lee to try to help listeners untangle the confusion around qSOFA and SIRS, 2 tools to help clinicians decide if a patient has sepsis.
In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor interviews Dr. Michael J. Barry about the evidence for choosing oral drug therapy for patients with type 2 diabetes from among the expanding list of options.
Dr. Centor discusses guidelines regarding targets for glycemic control targets for patients with type 2 diabetes and the controversy around these recommendations.
Dr. Centor discusses ACP/AAFP and ACC/AHA recommendations for the care of patients with hypertension with Dr. Devan Kansagara, a co-author of the American College of Physicians clinical guidelines on the management of hypertension in older adults.
Dr. Centor discusses targeting treatment for gout with Dr. Robert McLean, a rheumatologist and a co-author of the American College of Physicians clinical guidelines on the management of gout.