# Wendy Levinson

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A Conversation with Literary Agent: Wendy Levinson of the Harvey Klinger Agency

This week, Collaborcast co-host Jason Buchholz sits down with his agent, Wendy Levinson, to talk about the role of a literary agent. Wendy discusses how and where she finds new work, what a day in the life of a literary agent is like, projects she's particularly proud of, and provides practical adv…

Low-value healthcare in Canada — Dr. Wendy Levinson and Dr. Janet Reynolds

Overuse of medical procedures and tests is a serious concern that costs Canada’s health care systems a lot of time and money and can even be harmful to patients. Host Avis Favaro is joined by Dr. Janet Reynolds and Dr. Wendy Levinson of Choosing Wisely Canada to discuss the roots of this issue, the…

A Sociologist and a Philosopher Talk Medical Education

In this episode, Dr. Bryan Pilkington speaks to Dr. Frederic W. Hafferty, professor of medical education at the Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota. He is the author of “Into the Valley: Death and the Socialization of Medical Students” (Yale University Press); “The Changing Medical Profession: An …

Medical Practice and Climate Change

Medical practice accounts for 8% of carbon emissions in the US. Author Wendy Levinson, MD, discusses simple changes that clinicians can make to reduce adverse effects of health care on the climate and the environment with JAMA Deputy Editor Mary McGrae McDermott, MD. Related Content: Medical Pra…

Ethics Talk: Choosing Wisely - Initiating Conversation and Culture Change around Overuse of Medical Tests and Treatments - November 2015

This month, AMA Journal of Ethics editor-in-chief Audiey Kao, MD, PhD, interviewed Wendy Levinson, MD, about the efforts of the Choosing Wisely initiative to foster cultural change in medicine cross-nationally by stimulating dialogue about overuse of tests and treatments. Dr. Levinson is professor …

What the No.1 Brain Surgeon Taught Us About Delivering Hard Truths

Some conversations change lives. Others change the way we think about how we have them. In this episode, I share the lesson I took from Dr. Rahul Jandial, world-renowned brain surgeon, neuroscientist, and author, about the quiet power of the pause. Rahul has delivered some of the hardest news anyon…

The Cure

Wendy Levinson, JB Rose, and I do a deep dive on the Cure, focusing on what their best twenty-two songs are. Which sounds like a lot, but there were a lot to choose from. Listen to find out which song fans voted #1! Cure Playlist Mixed Takes Facebook Page

S5E33 - Compelling Conversations

Highlighting the fact that humans spend 30% of their waking hours in conversation, McKay Christensen explores the often overlooked reality that talking is a skill rather than a mere natural instinct. He argues that like running or computer coding, conversation can be practiced, improved, and master…