Hooked: America's Opioid Crisis

06/23/19 • 31 min

Thomas Kosten, M.D., is a professor of psychiatry, neuroscience, pharmacology, immunology and rheumatology and director of the Division of Alcohol and Addiction Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. His professional interests include developing medications and vaccines for addictions and pharmacology.

For more information on Baylor College of Medicine’s department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences: https://www.bcm.edu/departments/psychiatry-and-behavioral-sciences/programs-divisions/alcoholism-and-addictive-disorders

See below for some of the research studies mentioned in the episode:

See below for some of the research studies mentioned in the episode:

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Spit It Out (Part 2): Privacy and Prejudice

Amy McGuire, J.D., Ph.D., is a professor of biomedical ethics and director of the Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine. Her professional interests include ethical and policy issues raised by emerging technologies, research ethics, informed consent and confidentiality.

For more information on Baylor College of Medicine’s clinical genetic testing program: https://www.bcm.edu/healthcare/care-centers/genetics

See below for some of the research studies mentioned in the episode:

Genealogy databases and the future of criminal investigation

Myriad take two: Can genomic databases remain secret?

Identifiability of DNA data: the need for consistent federal policy

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Nothing but a Number: Our Aging Physicians

Todd Rosengart, M.D.is professor and chair of the department of surgery and a professor of molecular and cellular biology at Baylor College of Medicine. He is also a professor of heart and vascular disease at the Texas Heart Institute and current president of the national Society of Surgical Chairs.

For more information on the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine: https://www.bcm.edu/departments/surgery

See below for more of Dr. Rosengart’s research:

Transition Planning for the Senior Surgeon: Guidance and Recommendations From the Society of Surgical Chairs

Informed consent for cardiac procedures: deficiencies in patient comprehension with current methods

Completeness of coronary revascularization and survival: Impact of age and off-pump surgery