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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.