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Annals On Call Podcast

American College of Physicians·193 episodes

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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.

Episodes

19 min
Jun 1, 2026
Who Should Receive the RSV Vaccine?

Dr. Centor discusses the American College of Physicians' recommendations for respiratory syncytial virus vaccination with Dr. Rachael Lee.

22 min
May 18, 2026
Preventing Recurrent Nephrolithiasis

Dr. Centor discusses interventions to prevent kidney stones with Dr. Gary Asher.

18 min
May 4, 2026
Clinical Mastery in Primary Care

Dr. Centor discusses advancing clinical mastery as a strategy to revitalize primary care practice with Dr. Richard Kravitz.

19 min
Apr 20, 2026
Physicians Not Providers

Dr. Centor discusses why the American College of Physicians believes that physicians should not be called providers with Drs. Robert McLean and Jan Carney.

28 min
Apr 6, 2026
Managing Inpatient Hyponatremia Part 2

Dr. Centor discusses hyponatremia in the inpatient setting with Dr. Joel Topf.

19 min
Mar 16, 2026
Managing Outpatient Hyponatremia Part 1

Dr. Centor discusses hyponatremia in the outpatient setting with Dr. Joel Topf.

21 min
Mar 2, 2026
Alzheimer Disease: A Diagnostic Challenge

Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis of Alzheimer disease with Dr. Gayatri Devi.

21 min
Feb 16, 2026
Hyponatremia Correction: How Fast Is Too Fast?

Dr. Centor discusses hyponatremia correction rates with Dr. Dustin Mark.

20 min
Feb 2, 2026
The Role of Corticosteroids in Severe Pneumonia

Dr. Centor discusses the role of corticosteroids in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia with Dr. Michael Klompas.

21 min
Jan 19, 2026
Dulaglutide, Semaglutide, and Tirzepatide: How do Gastrointestinal Side Effects Compare?

Dr. Centor discusses the comparative risk for severe gastrointestinal adverse events associated with dulaglutide, semaglutide, and tirzepatide with Dr. Wajd Alkabbani.

23 min
Jan 5, 2026
Mediterranean Diet in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Dr. Centor discusses dietary interventions for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with Dr. Imran Aziz.

25 min
Dec 15, 2025
Complications Associated With Transvenous Cardiac Implantable Devices

Dr. Centor discusses complications of cardiac implantable electronic devices with Dr. Peter Zimetbaum.

25 min
Dec 1, 2025
Cost-Effectiveness of Weight Loss Drugs for Knee Osteoarthritis

Dr. Centor discusses the use of weight loss drugs to treat patients with knee osteoarthritis with Dr. David Felson.

19 min
Nov 17, 2025
Palliative Care: A Family Perspective

Dr. Centor discusses a family perspective on palliative care with Ms. Monica Wright, the author of an On Being a Patient essay.

15 min
Nov 3, 2025
What You May Have Missed in 2024: Part 3

Dr. Centor revisits information included in the Annals of Internal Medicine supplement "What You May Have Missed in 2024."

13 min
Oct 20, 2025
What You May Have Missed in 2024 - Part 2

Dr. Centor revisits information included in the Annals of Internal Medicine supplement "What You May Have Missed in 2024."

29 min
Oct 6, 2025
High-Concentration Cannabinoids: Are They Safe?

Dr. Centor discusses currently available evidence about high-concentration cannabis products and mental health outcomes with Drs. Paula Riggs and Jonathan Samet.

20 min
Sep 15, 2025
What You May Have Missed in 2024: Part 1

Dr. Centor revisits information included in the Annals of Internal Medicine supplement "What You May Have Missed in 2024."

22 min
Sep 1, 2025
Fibrillation - When Ablation is the Way to Go

Dr. Centor discusses the role of ablation in the management of patients with atrial fibrillation with Dr. Peter Zimetbaum.

29 min
Aug 18, 2025
Semaglutide Versus Dulaglutide or Empagliflozin: Death and Cardiovascular Outcomes for Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Centor discusses outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes when treated with semaglutide or dulaglutide versus empagliflozin with Drs. Kevin Kip and Anum Saeed.

21 min
Aug 4, 2025
Comparison of Dose Escalation Versus Switching to Tirzepatide When Diabetes Control is Inadequate on Dulaglutide

Dr. Centor discusses outcomes in patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes when the dulaglutide dose is escalated versus switching to tirzepatide.

23 min
Jul 14, 2025
Diagnosing Primary Aldosteronism

Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis of primary aldosteronism with Dr. Jordana Cohen.

19 min
Jun 30, 2025
Virtual Urgent Care: Artificial Intelligence Versus Physicians

Dr. Centor discusses artificial intelligence-assisted urgent care with Dr. Zehavi Kugler.

24 min
Jun 16, 2025
Pseudogout Syndrome

Dr. Centor discusses pseudogout with Dr. Robert McLean.

23 min
Jun 2, 2025
Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists for Weight Loss in the Absence of Diabetes

Dr. Centor discusses the effectiveness and safety of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for weight loss in the absence of diabetes with Ms. Areesha Moiz.

21 min
May 19, 2025
Advanced Practice Clinicians Cannot Replace Primary Care Physicians

Dr. Centor discusses concerns about proposals that nurse practitioners and physician assistants are interchangeable with primary care physicians with Dr. Christin Giordano McAuliffe.

22 min
May 5, 2025
Chronic Kidney Disease: What Generalists Need to Know

Dr. Centor discusses recent Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes clinical recommendations for the care of patients with chronic kidney disease.

21 min
Apr 14, 2025
Health Expenditures of Patients With Diabetes After Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Centor discusses health expenditures for patients with diabetes after bariatric surgery with Drs. Matthew Maciejewski and Caroline Sloan.

24 min
Mar 31, 2025
Is Adherence to (SEP-1) Linked to Mortality Reduction for Patients with Sepsis?

Dr. Centor discusses the evidence that implementation of the SEP-1 Bundle is associated with favorable outcomes for patients with sepsis with Drs. James Ford and Gabriel Wardi.

25 min
Mar 17, 2025
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Dr. Centor discusses metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease with Dr. Michelle Lai.

21 min
Mar 3, 2025
Lack of Control and Physician Burnout

Dr. Centor discusses factors associated with physician burnout with Dr. Christine Sinsky.

26 min
Feb 17, 2025
Teaching Diagnostic Reasoning

Dr. Centor discusses teaching diagnostic reasoning with Drs. Rabih Geha and Reza Manesh.

27 min
Feb 3, 2025
Evidence-Based Treatment of Low Back Pain

Dr. Centor discusses evidence-based treatment of low back pain with Dr. Roger Chou.

20 min
Jan 20, 2025
Diagnostic Reasoning Part 2

Dr. Centor discusses diagnostic reasoning with Dr. Jerome Kassirer.

22 min
Jan 6, 2025
Diagnostic Reasoning Part 1

Dr. Centor discusses diagnostic reasoning with Dr. Jerome Kassirer.

22 min
Dec 16, 2024
Transfusion Thresholds in Myocardial Infarction

Dr. Centor discusses transfusion thresholds in persons with myocardial infarction with Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Maria Brooks.

21 min
Dec 2, 2024
Lifestyle Recommendations: Can They Really Improve Public Health?

Dr. Centor discusses why guidelines recommending that clinicians advise patients on lifestyle changes may be a questionable approach to improving public health with Dr. Minna Johansson.

21 min
Nov 18, 2024
Renin Angiotensin System Blockade in Persons with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease

Dr. Centor discusses reninbngiotensin system blockade in persons with advanced chronic kidney disease with Drs. Elaine Ku and Mark Sarnak.

18 min
Nov 4, 2024
Kratom: A Substance Physicians Should Be Aware Of

Dr. Centor discusses kratom and what physicians should know about how patients may be using this substance with Drs. Eileen Barrett and Amanda Collar.

22 min
Oct 14, 2024
Reviving Humility in Physicians

Dr. Centor discusses the importance of physician humility with Dr. Caroline Matchett.

26 min
Sep 30, 2024
The Challenge of Diagnosing Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Dr. Centor discusses the diagnostic challenges presented by community-acquired pneumonia with Dr. Barbara Jones.

31 min
Sep 16, 2024
Diagnosing Giant Cell Arteritis

Dr. Centor discusses the diagnosis of giant cell arteritis with Dr. Sebastian Sattui.

19 min
Sep 2, 2024
Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care

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.

22 min
Aug 19, 2024
Everything We Label Sepsis is Not the Same

Dr. Centor discusses the heterogeneity of the clinical conditions labeled sepsis with Dr. Michael Klompas.

21 min
Aug 5, 2024
Time Restricted Eating: How Does it Work?

Dr. Centor discusses time-restricted eating as a weight loss strategy with Dr. Nisa Maruthur.

27 min
Jul 15, 2024
ACP Recommendation: Pharmacologic Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

Dr. Centor discusses the pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in light of newer drugs with Dr. Carolyn Crandall.

27 min
Jul 1, 2024
Uptake of Newer Antibiotics for Resistant Infections

Dr. Centor discusses the uptake of newer antibiotics for difficult-to-treat resistant infections with Dr. Sameer Kadri.

28 min
Jun 17, 2024
Gout Diagnosis and Management: What's New?

Dr. Centor discusses the management of gout with Dr. Angelo Gaffo.

21 min
Jun 3, 2024
Management of Inpatient Hypertension

Dr. Centor discusses the management of hypertension in the hospital with Ms. Linnea Wilson and Dr. Timothy Anderson.

22 min
May 20, 2024
The Value of Cystatin C Measurement

Dr. Centor discusses the use of use of cystatin C in estimating glomerular filtration rate with Dr. Joel Topf.

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