Let's Talk ID

Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)

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.

  • 23 minutes 29 seconds
    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 diseases.

    Click here to learn more about submitting to the Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases series.

    Click here to read the first Clinical Dilemmas in Infectious Diseases papers. 

    1 February 2025, 5:00 am
  • 27 minutes 22 seconds
    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.

    21 January 2025, 6:00 pm
  • 18 minutes 17 seconds
    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 Respiratory Diseases.

    28 December 2024, 6:00 pm
  • 24 minutes 24 seconds
    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.

    7 December 2024, 5:00 am
  • 30 minutes 41 seconds
    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 recount their experiences building the project from the ground up and discuss lessons learned for the future.

    16 November 2024, 5:00 am
  • 31 minutes 55 seconds
    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.

    5 November 2024, 7:00 pm
  • 28 minutes 48 seconds
    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 the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion at the CDC, and Angela Hewlett, MD, MS, FIDSA, Professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Nebraska and the George W. Orr MD and Linda Orr Chair in Health Security, about their experiences on the frontline.

    30 September 2024, 4:00 am
  • 30 minutes 20 seconds
    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.

    28 September 2024, 4:00 am
  • 23 minutes 3 seconds
    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 in the Division of STD prevention at the CDC, about attributing factors and what providers can do to address this rising epidemic.

    7 September 2024, 4:00 am
  • 27 minutes 16 seconds
    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 Law School’s Whole Person Care initiative and Michelle Collins-Ogle, MD, Director Montefiore Adolescent & Youth Sexual-health Clinic and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

    See the companion Reimagining Medicaid, How Medicaid Can Help Address Social Determinants of Health Fact Sheet.

    27 August 2024, 1:00 pm
  • 23 minutes 59 seconds
    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 Affiliated Plans and, Doug Wirth, President and CEO of Amida Care.

    Engaging Medicaid Managed Care Plans on HIV Access Helping Medicaid Patients Access Their HIV Medications Fact Sheet

    20 August 2024, 4:00 am
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