In this final KERCast of the 2020-2021 season, join Dr. Victor Montori in conversation with Dr. Carl May, renowned sociologist and Professor of Medical Sociology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Dr. May’s research focuses on developing a richer theoretical understanding of the normalization of innovations in healthcare and of the notion of burden of treatment and patients as unpaid workers of the healthcare system. Don’t miss this fascinating discussion as Drs. Montori and May deliberate the role of serendipity in shaping one’s career trajectory, the importance of putting in the work to maintain and sustain collaborative relationships and friendships, of behaving well towards yourself, your colleagues, and your data, and the impact of collective action to effect positive change in health care theory, research, and practice.

Join Dr. Victor Montori in conversation with Dr. Steven Smith, ground-breaking endocrinologist and emeritus professor at Mayo Clinic. His professional interests include the psychology of diabetes, measurements of satisfaction and health status, systems of care delivery for people with diabetes to include the relationship between specialists and generalists, and information management and the development and use of the Diabetes Electronic Management System.  In this KER Cast, Dr. Smith shares his philosophy of patient care for chronic disease management as analogous to riding a bicycle, the two-way street of mentor-mentee relationships, and why he regards patients and their families as his most important collaborators in clinical and research endeavors.

Join Dr. Victor Montori in conversation with Dr. Doreen Rabi, Professor in Medicine and the head of Endocrinology and Metabolism at the University of Calgary. Dr. Rabi is also actively involved in the development of clinical practice guidelines in Canada, where she advocates for the inclusion of patient-centered approaches and shared decision making. In today’s KERCast, Drs. Montori and Rabi discuss her own formative experiences as a patient, her work in evidence synthesis and guideline development, and the need to interrogate systems of power that obstruct the practice of inclusive care and health equity.

In today’s KERCast, Dr. Victor Montori interviews Dr. Peter Noseworthy, Professor of Medicine and cardiac electrophysiologist at Mayo Clinic. Dr. Noseworthy maintains a federally funded research program centered on improving the care of patients with cardiac arrhythmias and works extensively with the Optum Labs Data Warehouse dataset to examine outcomes in patients with various heart rhythm disorders, particularly the prevention of stroke related to atrial fibrillation. In this KERCast episode, Dr. Noseworthy breaks down the hot topic of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical research, including how big data can inform patient-centered care, the role of clinicians in translating these findings into actionable recommendations for individual patients, and the importance of collaborative relationships to interrogate, strengthen, and responsibly apply this developing methodology.

In today’s KERCast, listen as Dr. Victor Montori speaks with Erin Gilmer, a health policy attorney and patient advocate whose work is focused on empowering and educating all health care stakeholders toward the achievement of a more humane, loving system. Erin walks us through the meaning of health as a human right, the importance of trauma informed care at both a structural and interpersonal level, and the role of “gentle curiosity” in acknowledging how past violence and victimization inform patients’ present needs.

In this KER Cast installment, Dr. Victor Montori is joined by Dr. Isabelle Boutron, professor of epidemiology at the Université de Paris and head of the INSERM-METHODS team within the Centre of Research in Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS). Dr. Boutron discusses her clinical and research background, including her experience as a post-doctoral scholar at Oxford; her interest in reducing waste in research design, conduct, and reporting; and the absolute necessity of clinical research that interrogates the world from the perspective of the patient.

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Russell Glasgow, a world expert on implementation science and the developer of RE-AIM. Interviewed by Dr. Victor Montori, Professor Glasgow describes the trajectory of his career from aerospace engineering, to clinical psychology, to the pragmatic and transparent study of context when considering the effectiveness of interventions. 

Join Dr. Victor Montori as he speaks with Dr. Arlene Bierman, director of the Center for Evidence and Practice Improvement at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). In this lively discussion, Dr. Bierman shares insights from the many hats she has worn during her distinguished career, which include primary care physician, health services researcher in both government and academic settings, and advocate for equitable access to high-quality health care in the United States and Canada.  

“Regenerative medicine” often brings to mind the high-tech world of stem cells and tissue engineering. In this KER Cast, Dr. Ian Hargraves, a designer and shared decision making researcher at Mayo Clinic,  joins Dr. Victor Montori to outline a novel conceptualization of “regenerative” care: one that shifts the focus from restoration of the body itself to the regeneration of patients’ lives, capacities, environments, and relationships. Join Drs. Montori and Hargraves in this sweeping discussion of human-centered design, pipe organ building, and the underlying philosophy of “people matter” that drives Dr. Hargraves’ in his work. 

In this edition of KERCasts, Victor Montori interviews Dr. Eelco de Koning, a professor of diabetology at the Leiden University Medical Center and head of the Leiden Diabetes Center. Dr. de Koning walks Dr. Montori through his formative experiences as a budding clinician and researcher, how locals’ advice to “go slow” when climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro can inform how we support patients, and the value of blazing one’s own trail in life and in work.