Let's Talk ID
238 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 40 ratingsLet'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.
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Episodes
It's Love, Actually: Sparking Passion for ID
April 27, 2024 04:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBCID 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 Heathrow Airport" and the parallel between rom coms and ID.
Podcasts Killed the Radio Star: Leveraging Digital Education Tools for Modern Learners
April 13, 2024 04:00 - 31 minutes - 22.2 MBIn 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.
Clade I Mpox Response
March 30, 2024 11:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBHost Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, director of health for the city of St. Louis, discusses the clade I mpox response with guests Jennifer McQuiston, DVM, and Agam Rao, MD, FIDSA of the CDC.
The Spy Who Loved ID? What James Bond can teach us about a career in ID
March 09, 2024 05:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBHost Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, sits down with filmmaker Michael Graziano to discuss his projects on antimicrobial resistance and the power of film in widening people's perspectives. Holobiome: https://www.small-r.com/holobiome
Black in ID
February 28, 2024 02:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBIn honor of Black History Month, Let’s Talk ID host and IDSA Board member Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, FIDSA, talks with HIVMA Chair Allison Agwu, MD, ScM, FIDSA, HIVMA Immediate Past Chair Michelle Cespedes, MD, MS, and HIVMA Board member Darrell McBride, DO, about their experiences as Black infectious diseases physicians.
Exploring Microbiome-Based Therapy
February 10, 2024 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.5 MBHost Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, is joined by Libby Hohmann, MD, FIDSA, an ID specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, director of the Fecal Microbiota Transplant Lab and associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, to discuss the innovative field of microbiome-based therapy, including the latest therapeutics, efficacy in treating COVID-19 and advice on treating patients with C. diff.
RSV immunizations: A crossover episode with the Curbsiders and the Cribsiders
January 31, 2024 18:00 - 53 minutes - 36.6 MBLet's Talk ID is joining forces with the Curbsiders and the Cribsiders to discuss RSV immunizations! In this crossover episode, host Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS shares the latest on RSV immunizations, including mechanisms of action, eligibility criteria, and challenges surrounding finding doses this season.
Four Consecutive Mothers' Days: A Conversation With Voices of ID Contributor, Gretchen Arnoczy, MD
December 23, 2023 05:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBGretchen Arnoczy, MD, speaks to host Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, about her contribution to CID’s Voices of ID series, Mothers Days, which recounts her COVID-19 professional experience through the lens of four consecutive Mothers’ Days.
President's Podcast: ID Match Results
December 12, 2023 17:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBIDSA President Steven Schmitt, MD, FIDSA, Vera Luther, MD, FIDSA and Emily Blumberg, MD, FIDSA analyze the results of the recent ID Match and discuss IDSA’s strategies for bolstering the ID workforce.
Dealing with a Pandemic When You're the Only ID Doctor in Town: A Conversation with Voices of ID contributor Dr. Abayomi Agbebi
November 18, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 15.3 MBPaul Sax, MD, FIDSA speaks with Abayomi Agbebi, MD, MPH, CWSP of SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital about his recently published piece in CID's "Voices of ID" series, "Dealing with a Pandemic When You're the Only ID Doctor in Town."
President's Podcast: Upcoming Match Results
November 04, 2023 04:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIDSA President Steven Schmitt, MD, FIDSA, Wendy Armstrong, MD, FIDSA, Erin Bonura, MD, FIDSA, discuss the upcoming ID Match, their projections, what it means for the field and how IDSA is addressing ID workforce needs.
President's Podcast: A conversation with Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH
October 10, 2023 21:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBIn his final President's Podcast, IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA speaks with Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, Acting Director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, about his career path as an infectious diseases physician, how the U.S. can end the HIV epidemic and what he plans to discuss during his Joseph E. Smadel lecture at IDWeek 2023.
...Ready for it? (IDWeek 2023's version)
September 23, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MBThree Let’s Talk ID hosts come together to discuss IDWeek, including tips and tricks to navigate the meeting, conference must-haves, embarrassing moments and the best swag they've ever received.
President’s Podcast: IDSA Volunteer Restructure
September 14, 2023 19:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MB“We want individuals that are practicing in the ID field to feel that IDSA is their home, that they have the support of IDSA in their endeavors.” In September 2023, IDSA introduced a new volunteer structure to better engage members and support its strategic initiatives. In this episode, IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA and Vice President Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA discuss the decision behind the restructure and explain the differences moving forward.
Pursuing an ID career in industry-sponsored research
September 09, 2023 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBFrom academia to industry: “It’s not a one-way valve.” In this episode with host Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, infectious diseases physician Steven LaRosa, MD shares his journey to industry-sponsored research and its value as an ID career path.
President’s Podcast: Preparing for the upcoming respiratory virus season
September 05, 2023 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA discusses what we can expect for the upcoming respiratory virus season with Meghan Pennini, PhD, the Chief Vaccines and Therapeutics Officer for H-CORE (the HHS Coordination Operations and Response Element) and the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at HHS.
We work hard for the money pt.2: how IDSA is addressing ID compensation
August 26, 2023 04:00 - 32 minutes - 22.7 MBOnly 50% of infectious diseases fellowship positions are filled each year, a growing issue that can be attributed to the financial impact of working in a non-procedural specialty. In episode two of a two-part series on addressing ID compensation, host Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS speaks with IDSA Immediate Past President Daniel McQuillen, MD, FIDSA to discuss what IDSA has been doing over the last three decades to address these fundamental issues.
We work hard for the money pt.1: thinking creatively about ID reimbursement
August 26, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 27 MBOnly 50% of infectious diseases fellowship positions are filled each year, a growing issue that can be attributed to the financial impact of working in a non-procedural specialty. In the first episode of a two-part series on addressing ID compensation, Let's Talk ID host Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS dives into the complex issue of health care finance. In episode one, Dr. Creech explores ways that infectious diseases physicians can showcase their value and increase their compensation with he...
President's Podcast: Fostering the next generation of Hispanic leaders
August 08, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBThe number of foreign medical graduates interested in infectious diseases is increasing. IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA speaks to fellow Hispanic board members Lilian Abbo, MD, FIDSA, Cesar Arias, MD, MS, PhD, FIDSA and Max Brito, MD, MPH, FIDSA about their journeys to ID as foreign medical graduates and how to foster the next generation of Hispanic ID leaders.
The intersection of infectious diseases and public health: strengthening career paths
July 29, 2023 04:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBForging a career in infectious diseases public health can be an isolating experience. In this episode, Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH, speaks with Virginia Caine, MD, Nahid Bhadelia, MD, MALD and Eric Chow, MD, MS, MPH, about their journeys in public health, including the importance of building accessible career paths for ID fellows.
President's Podcast: Communicating with the public during a pandemic with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD
July 18, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes - 20.1 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio MD, FIDSA sits down with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, MD to discuss lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic and how infectious diseases professionals can effectively communicate with decision makers and the public.
Is life better in locum? A locum tenens ID physician shares her story
July 01, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17 MB“Everything's negotiable in the locums world.” Locum tenens is a career path that is often discouraged for ID professionals. In this Let’s Talk ID episode with host Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, locum tenens ID physician Allison Nazinitsky, MD shares how life in locum tenens provides better pay, work-life balance and a sense of appreciation.
Is the grass greener? Life as an ID physician working in private practice
June 10, 2023 04:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MB“We need to start dispelling the myth that you're not able to make money doing [what you love].” After matching into physical medicine and rehabilitation and spending a gap year as a hospitalist, Alice Han, MD decided to pursue a career in infectious diseases. In this episode with Dr. Paul Sax, Dr. Han shares the reason she switched specialties, what it’s like working in ID private practice and the key to having professional satisfaction in ID.
It takes two to make a thing go right: maximizing the mentor/mentee relationship
May 27, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBTwenty years ago, Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS became a pediatric infectious diseases fellow under mega-mentor Kathryn Edwards, MD, FIDSA, FPIDS. In this episode, Dr. Creech is joined by his former mentor to discuss their story, the dynamics of a successful mentee and mentor relationship, and how to mentor trainees in the best way possible.
Advocacy, Equity and Beyond: The End of the COVID-19 Emergency Order
May 11, 2023 04:00 - 29 minutes - 20.7 MBThe lifting of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) at the federal level will have significant impact on clinical, public health and research in infectious diseases beyond. In this episode, director of health for the city of St. Louis Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH is joined by Allison Agwu, MD, ScM, FIDSA and Maximo Brito, MD, MPH, FIDSA to discuss the urgency for prioritizing health equity beyond the COVID-19 Emergency Order Conclusion.
President's Podcast: Lifting the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
May 02, 2023 04:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio MD, FIDSA, discusses the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) with White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Ashish Jha, MD, MPH.
Communicating science and addressing misinformation
April 22, 2023 04:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBBuddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, sits down with guests William Schaffner, MD, FIDSA, and NBC News medical correspondent Erika Edwards to discuss how ID practitioners can be better communicators.
A travel history to beat all travel histories
April 08, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 17.3 MBThe next time you take a careful travel history, think what it would be like to ask comedy writer Mike Reiss — he and his wife have been to more than a hundred countries, many of them far from the usual tourist routes. Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA, sits down with Reiss to discuss the good, the bad and the ugly.
Joining IDSA’s Board of Directors: Is it really only for senior career professionals?
March 28, 2023 04:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MB“If you have something to contribute, that contribution is going to be valued.” In 2019, Jasmine Marcelin, MD, FIDSA, became the youngest person to be elected to the IDSA Board of Directors. In this episode, Dr. Marcelin shares her journey, from experiencing “imposter syndrome,” balancing board work with a career and young children, and why age shouldn’t deter you from applying.
Three effective treatments for COVID-19 not (yet) in guidelines
March 25, 2023 04:00 - 25 minutes - 17.7 MBPaul Sax, MD, FIDSA and clinical trialist extraordinaire David Boulware, MD, MPH, FIDSA discuss promising studies of interferon lambda, metformin, and ensitrelvir for COVID-19 -- and why none of them is currently in treatment guidelines. *This episode was recorded before the Paxlovid EPIC-SR results were released in an FDA briefing.
Joining IDSA’s Board of Directors: A Clinician’s Perspective
March 21, 2023 04:00 - 18 minutes - 13.1 MBIDSA President-Elect Steven K. Schmitt, MD, FIDSA and IDSA Immediate Past President Daniel P. McQuillen, MD, FIDSA discuss their experience as clinicians serving on the IDSA Board of Directors.
President's Podcast: ID/EIS Joint Fellowship
March 11, 2023 05:00 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBThe ID/EIS joint fellowship streamlines a career path for applicants interested in both the ID fellowship and EIS program. In this episode, IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA speaks with Molly Paras, MD, Program Director of Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital Infectious Diseases Fellowship and Eric Pevzner, MD Chief of the Epidemiology and Laboratory Workforce Branch in the Division of Workforce Development at CDC about the new opportunity and the value it will ...
President’s Podcast: Bio-Preparedness Workforce Pilot Program
February 28, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBThe Bio-Preparedness Workforce Pilot Project was included in the BIO Preparedness Workforce Act that was passed by Congress at the end of 2022. In this episode, IDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA speaks with Paul Pottinger, MD, DTMH, FACP, FIDSA of the University of Washington and Emily Spivak, MD, MHS, FIDSA of the University of Utah about the program and how it will address ID workforce needs. Learn more about the Bio-Preparedness Workforce Pilot Project.
Top Associations in Clinical ID
February 25, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBMowing a lawn in Martha's Vineyard and getting tularemia. Swimming in Lake Malawi and getting schistosomiasis. In a game that mirrors a fantasy sports draft, Paul Sax, MD, FIDSA and Rebeca Plank, MD, MPH take turns picking favorite ID associations.
President's Podcast: Medical Education and Recruitment Challenges
January 14, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA, Wendy Armstrong, MD, FIDSA, FACP and Erin Bonura, MD, discuss medical education including the latest Match results, recruitment challenges and the work of IDSA’s Med Ed Community of Practice.
President's Podcast: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci: Strengthening the Future of ID
December 10, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA, is joined by Anthony Fauci, MD, FIDSA, who will step down as NIAID director this month after 38 years, to discuss Dr. Fauci’s role as director, pandemic preparedness and what ID professionals can do to help recruit more medical students into the field.
A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci: Strengthening the Future of ID
December 10, 2022 05:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA, is joined by Anthony Fauci, MD, FIDSA, who will step down as NIAID director this month after 38 years, to discuss Dr. Fauci’s role as director, pandemic preparedness and what ID professionals can do to help recruit more medical students into the field.
Let's Talk ID: IDWeek 2022 Recap
November 22, 2022 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA recaps IDWeek 2022 with IDWeek Program Committee Chair Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, FIDSA and Vice-Chair Heather Yun, MD.
President's Podcast: IDWeek 2022 Recap
November 22, 2022 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBIDSA President Carlos del Rio, MD, FIDSA recaps IDWeek 2022 with IDWeek Program Committee Chair Adarsh Bhimraj, MD, FIDSA and Vice-Chair Heather Yun, MD.
Honoring Native American Heritage Month
November 19, 2022 14:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBMati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH and Jessica Snowden, MD, FIDSA share actions that providers and health systems can take to ensure equitable care for Native American and Alaska Native communities.
An Update on Long COVID (Oct. 29, 2022)
October 29, 2022 15:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBIgho Ofotokun, MD, FIDSA, principal investigator of the RECOVER study funded by NIH, and Alba Azola, MD, co-director of the Johns Hopkins Post-Acute COVID-19 Team, discuss the latest research on long COVID.
Reaching Underserved Communities: Lessons from Grady in Atlanta
October 15, 2022 05:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBInfectious disease physicians Dr. Valeria Cantos and Dr. Paulina Rebolledo of Emory University School of Medicine discuss their work with the Latino Community Fund to bolster community awareness on COVID-19 boosters and antivirals.
COVID-19 Bivalent Vaccine Boosters (Sept. 24, 2022)
September 24, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.43 MBKathryn Edwards, MD, FIDSA and Keipp Talbot, MD, FIDSA of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine discuss COVID-19 bivalent vaccine boosters, including how bivalent vaccines are used, the differences between the Moderna and Pfizer boosters and if boosters will become an annual occurrence.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 17, 2022)
September 17, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes - 33.5 MBIn honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, IDSA Board member Maximo Brito, MD, FIDSA and panelists Vincent Guilamo-Ramos, Ph.D. and Carina Marquez, MD discuss the rich diversity within Latinx communities, cultural practices to facilitate health interventions, leveraging community partnerships and how to support pathways for Latinx students entering the medical field.
Vaccine Education Roundtable Series: Maternal Health Equity & COVID-19
August 27, 2022 05:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MBMati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH and Tina Tan, MD, FIDSA discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on maternal mortality, the downstream effects from unequal access to care and how providers can advocate for health equity.
COVID-19 and the School Year Ahead (Aug. 13. 2022)
August 13, 2022 05:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBPediatric ID physicians Buddy Creech, MD, MPH, FPIDS, PIDS president, and Andi Shane, MD, MPH, discuss COVID-19's impact on the school year ahead. *This episode was recorded on August 9, 2022.
COVID-19 & Pediatrics: The Path Ahead for Equity
July 30, 2022 05:00 - 47 minutes - 33 MBIn this rebroadcast of the COVID-19 Vaccination Education Roundtable Series, Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, MD, MPH and panelists discuss how to ensure COVID-19 vaccination equity for pediatric populations and ways to leverage the lessons learned to reduce the impact of future pandemics, particularly on marginalized and minoritized communities.
HIV and COVID-19 – What We’ve Learned
July 16, 2022 05:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBHow has our knowledge of COVID-19 and how it affects people with HIV evolved? IDSA board member Max Brito, MD, FIDSA of the University of Illinois at Chicago and HIVMA board member Rachel Bender Ignacio, MD, FIDSA of the University of Washington discuss the latest COVID-19 clinical considerations for people with HIV and the broader impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV community and efforts to end the HIV epidemic.
COVID-19 Vaccination for Children (July 2, 2022)
July 02, 2022 05:00 - 13 minutes - 9.17 MBPediatric infectious disease physicians Jason Newland, MD of Washington University of St. Louis and Buddy Creech, MD of Vanderbilt University Medical Center discuss the latest information on COVID-19 pediatric vaccination, including the recent approval of vaccines for children ages 0-5.
COVID-19 Outpatient Therapeutics (June 18, 2022)
June 18, 2022 11:34 - 20 minutes - 13.9 MBCOVID-19 Real-Time Learning Network medical editors Varun Phadke, MD and Ethel Weld, MD discuss case studies on COVID-19 outpatient therapeutics.