Drug Shortages Episodes
417
Oct. 16, 2025
1012: Public Health’s 40 Under 40, Litigation Round-up
Amelia Poulin, assistant director of emerging infectious disease at ASTHO, discusses how she was recently recognized as an honoree of de Beaumont Foundation’s 40 under 40 in Public Health awards; Christina Severin, director of public health law at ASTHO, breaks down her recent Health Policy Update,...
368
Aug. 4, 2025
961: Bicillin Shortage, ASTHO OD2A Support
Dr. Susan Kansagra, ASTHO chief medical officer, outlines the recent recall of Bicillin; Marie Stratton, Overdose Data to Action program manager at the Maryland Department of Health, explains...
Guests: Susan Kansagra, MD, MBA , Marie Stratton
481
March 28, 2025
873: Enhance Business Partnerships, Tech Updates w/ PHIG
Emma Dewhurst, senior program and research associate at the de Beaumont Foundation, tells us why public health and business partnerships are still rare; Edlen Anzures, acting ceputy secretary for the Ministry of Health and Human Services in the...
Guests: Emma Dewhurst MPP , Edlen Anzures
477
March 24, 2025
869: ASTHO Awarded on World TB Day, Island Priorities
Amelia Poulin, assistant director of emerging infectious disease at ASTHO, gives an update on public health’s battle against tuberculosis on World TB Day; Moses Pretrick, assistant secretary for health for the Federated States of Micronesia, tells...
Guests: Amelia Poulin, MPH, PMP, CPH , Moses Pretrick
305
June 28, 2024
695: LGBTQ+ Inclusivity, Appropriation Season in Full Swing
Dr. Jorge Petit, founder and CEO of Quality Healthcare Solutions, discusses his article in Forbes where he advocates for LGBTQ+ inclusivity; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO senior director for Government Affairs, helps us navigate appropriation season in D.C.;...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Jorge Petit MD
234
March 18, 2024
623: Readiness Report Ranks States and DC, Hill Day Gets High Marks
Dr. J. Nadine Gracia, president and CEO of Trust for America's Health, discusses the 21st edition of the Ready or Not Report; Catherine Jones, ASTHO Government Affairs senior analyst, tells us ASTHO’s Hill Day program in late February continues to...
Guests: J. Nadine Gracia MD MSCE , Catherine Jones, MPH
101
Aug. 25, 2023
490: Immunization Policy Statement, Fiscal Year Predictions
Kris Ehresmann, former Director of Infectious Disease at the Minnesota Department of Health, describes ASTHO’s revised policy statement; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, discusses predictions for Congressional action...
92
Aug. 14, 2023
481: Syphilis Drug Shortage, Maternal and Child Health Priorities
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, Professor of Clinical Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine at USC, describes how drug shortages are making it tough to treat syphilis; Jazmyn Covington, ASTHO Director of Maternal and Infant...
Guests: Jeffrey Klausner MD MPH , Jazmyn Covington MPH
71
July 14, 2023
460: Big City Gun Violence Data, Drug Shortage Letter to Congress
Chrissie Juliano, the Executive Director of the Big Cities Health Coalition, says that policy changes are needed to address rising rates of gun violence; Jeffrey Ekoma, ASTHO’s Senior Director of Government Affairs, explains recommendations from...
Guests: Jeffrey Ekoma, MBA, MS , Chrissie Juliano MPP
39
May 25, 2023
428: FDA Meets on Drug Shortages
Dr. Marcus Plescia, ASTHO Chief Medical Officer, says drug shortages are on the docket for the FDA meeting in Chicago; and today is the last day to register to attend ASTHO’s TechXpo and Futures Forum online.
Guest: Marcus Plescia, MD, MPH