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Happening Now on NEJM Group Open Forum

29 May, 2015

Join the online discussion happening now at NEJM Group Open Forum on Medstro, where New England Journal of Medicine authors answer your questions and discuss their research.

Happening Now

@NEJM Ask the Author & Experts: ClinGen — The Clinical Genome Resource

Dr. Heidi Rehm, Clinical Director, Clinical Research Sequencing Platform at The Broad Institute

How do we determine variant pathogenicity? What does GenomeConnect empower patients to do or achieve? Eight authors of this NEJM Special Report plus fourteen experts in the field of clinical genomics are available now to answer these questions and more.

Have a question to ask? Or just interested in checking out the discussion? Head over to the NEJM Group Open Forum now!

Coming Soon

Starting Tuesday, June 2

NEJM CareerCenter Conversations: Giving Back, Working with Underserved Communities

Working with the underserved presents its unique set of challenges and rewards but may not be an ideal fit for every physician. This discussion will feature physicians who have pursued careers helping underserved communities through programs like the State Disability Office, the Peace Corps, Doctors Without Borders and Greater Boston Legal Services.

Starting Wednesday, June 3

@NEJM Ask the Author & Experts: Perspectives Piece

Join us for a discussion about this embargoed Perspectives piece regarding maternal-fetal medicine featuring the article’s authors and several prominent experts. The conversation begins simultaneously with publication of the article in the New England Journal of Medicine. Until then, our lips are sealed.

@NEJM Ask the Authors & Experts: Original Research

Also next Wednesday we have on tap for you another embargoed article, this one an Original Research piece on a cardiology study. Our discussion will feature the authors of the article in dialogue with several prominent cardiologists–and you! The conversation begins simultaneously with publication of the article in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Starting Monday, June 8

NEJM Knowledge+ Clinical Cases: Treating Hepatitis C

Just can’t get enough of morning report? In this discussion, we’ll tackle clinical cases that highlight the new diagnostic and treatment options for Hepatitis C. We’ll kick off the discussion with a case from NEJM Knowledge+ and then open up the floor for others to present their cases.

James Ryan

Jim Ryan has spent the past 20 years building global markets for US-based telecommunications and enterprise technology companies. Mr. Ryan exited five startups (2 IPOs, 2 acquisitions, 1 Chapter 11) and now uses his expertise as one of the three founding partners of Farpoint Ventures helping startups from the US quickly build global sales channels and bring in revenues from overseas markets. Mr. Ryan has closed over $1B in export business for startups.Mr. Ryan holds a Bachelor's degree from Harvard University and a Master's degree from Osaka University. He is a native speaker of Japanese, and is conversational in Mandarin Chinese and French.In between meetings, he has climbed Mt. Rainier three times, finished the Boston Marathon and Cape Cod Marathon, climbed Mt. Washington in all four seasons and hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon 10 times. He holds a Private Pilot license and enjoys flying his Cessna 172 around New England and beyond.