Podcast
The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory Podcast provides a platform for discussions about interesting and timely issues in the field of pragmatic clinical trials. Featured guests include Grand Rounds speakers, representatives from NIH Collaboratory Trials, and thought leaders within the NIH Collaboratory and broader research community.
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Recent Episodes
- Podcast April 30, 2026: Ambient AI to Improve Health Practitioner Well-Being (Majid Afshar, MD, MS; Mary Ryan Baumann, PhD)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Majid Afshar and Mary Ryan Baumann discuss the conduct and results of their pragmatic trial. NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory · Podcast 62: ...
- Podcast March 24, 2026: Evaluating Analytic Models for IRGT Trials (Jonathan Moyer, PhD; David Murray, PhD)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Jonathan Moyer and David Murray discuss their recent publication: “Evaluating Analytic Models for Individually Randomized Group Treatment Trials With Complex Clustering ...
- Podcast February 18, 2026: Virtual Vigilance in Decentralized Clinical Trials (Christopher Lindsell, PhD)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Christopher Lindsell and Adrian Hernandez discuss their recent publication, “Ensuring Virtual Vigilance in Decentralized Clinical Trials,” as well as the new ...
- Podcast January 16, 2026: Gaps and Opportunities in America’s Healthcare Landscape (David Zaas, MD, MBA)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Dr. David Zaas discusses key takeaways from his recent keynote presentation: “Landscape of Healthcare in America: Gaps and Opportunities (That Researchers Need ...
- Podcast December 18, 2025: INSPIRE (Shruti Gohil, MD, MPH; Jeffrey Guy, MD, MSc, MMHC)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Shruti Gohil and Jeffrey Guy discuss key takeaways from “INtelligent Stewardship Prompts to Improve Real-time Empiric Antibiotic Selection for Patients,” also known ...
- Podcast November 26, 2025: Integrating the BeatPain Study With PRaCTICe, a New Network Research Hub (Julie M. Fritz, PhD, PT, FAPTA; Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory Podcast, Drs. Julie Fritz and Sebastian Tong expand on key takeaways from their recent Grand Rounds presentation, “Integrating the BeatPain Study With PRaCTICe, ...
- Podcast October 15, 2025: “Avoiding the Fumble” in Pragmatic Clinical Trials (Emily O’Brien, PhD, FAHA)In this episode of the NIH Collaboratory podcast, Dr. Emily O’Brien expands on key takeaways from her recent Grand Rounds presentation, “Avoiding the Fumble: Building on a Decade of Lessons ...
Recent Grand Rounds
- Grand Rounds May 1, 2026: Adapting and Implementing a Nurse Care Management Model to Care for Rural Patients With Chronic Pain: Results and Lessons Learned From the Feasibility Phase (Sebastian Tong, MD, MPH; Kushang Patel, PhD, MPH)
- Grand Rounds April 24, 2026: Key Insights from the UG3: Personalized Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Pain Self-Management in Rural Populations Trial, and Path Forward for the UH3 (Jennifer Kawi, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAAN; Hulin Wu, PhD, MS; Jane Bolin, PhD, JD, RN)
- Grand Rounds April 17, 2026: Keeping a Human in the Loop: Scientific Publishing and AI (Roy Perlis, MD, MSc)
- Grand Rounds April 10, 2026: Impact of Behavioral Science-Based Electronic Health Record Tools on Deprescribing for Older Adults (Julie Lauffenburger, PharmD, PhD)
- Grand Rounds April 3, 2026: AI for Diabetes Prevention (Nestoras Mathioudakis, MD, MHS)
- Grand Rounds March 27, 2026: Text Messaging and Video Stories to Support Hypertension Self-Management in Black Veterans: A Randomized Clinical Trial (Sarah L. Cutrona, MD, MPH)
- Grand Rounds March 20, 2026: FLUID: A Cross-Over Trial of Hospital Wide Ringer’s Lactate vs Normal Saline (Lauralyn McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, MSc; Monica Taljaard, PhD)