Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: Denise Dowd, MD, MPH Dr. Denise Dowd discusses intimate partner violence (IPV).

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gordon Robinson, MD Dr. Robinson focuses on ADHD and the pitfalls of prescribing anti-depressants when other treatments may be more appropriate.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gordon Robinson, MD Dr. Robinson discusses the indications for initiating anti-depressant therapy and the importance of monitoring patients and their symptoms.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Clair Callan, MD Dr. Callan decribes the effects hurricane Katrina had on the ability to deliver medical care in stricken areas, and the importance of electronic medical records to prepare for future crises.

Host: Steven Marquardt, MD Guest: Sandra Scheinbaum, PhD Dr. Scheinbaum discusses the relationship of the mind to physical illnesses and how certain techniques can relieve physical issues.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Edward Goldman, MD Dr. Goldman discusses the current crisis facing primary care physicians in the US.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD Dr. Robbins discusses the use of opioids in pain management and the added responsibility of using this medication puts on the clinician.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD Dr. Robbins describes the wide range and severity of personality disorders that cause a significant impact on patient treatment, physician office staff and the physician's practice.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Michael Zamore, JD Michael Zamore, a policy advisor for Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island explains how the heathcare system impacts the economy of the U.S.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Robert F. Kushner, MD Dr. Kushner discusses how to combine weight loss medications with lifestyle changes to promote healthy, sustainable weight loss.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Robert F. Kushner, MD Dr. Kushner discusses the treatment options that align with the different eating patterns identified. He explains how to recommend appropriate diet and exercise plans.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Robert F. Kushner, MD Dr. Kushner explains that physicians should not neglect the subject of weight and address the factors associated with obesity.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. Bloom explains the two years to the cure initiative that this organization has begun which focuses on new research to develop new indications for existing drugs.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. Bloom discusses the challenges of getting cures to the patients who need them and the way in which his organization helps patients get what they need.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. Bloom explains why his organization was created to test drugs that are already on the market for additional uses.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Moskowitz, MD Dr. Moskowitz identifies the clinical signs and symptoms that should trigger a refferal to a pain specialist and review ths various treatment methods that may be used for specific cases.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: Laura Jane Hyde Laura Jane Hyde discusses Gilda's Club, explaining the services it provides to the community and what physicians should know when referring a patient.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Steven DeAngeles, MD Dr. DeAngeles describes his medical treatment model that he has developed to treat patients who are unisured but do not qualify for government programs.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Allen Anderson, MD Dr. Anderson reviews the patient types presenting to the emergency room with signs of heart failure, and how to determine who should be admitted for treatment.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Allen Anderson, MD Dr. Anderson reviews the UNLOAD Trial and its findings.

Dr. Williams discusses the significant number of soldiers returning from active duty with traumatic brain injury and what needs to be done to treat this injury.

Dr. Williams discusses the guidelines physicians utilize to determine if an athlete should return to play after sustaining a concussion during a game.

Dr. Williams differentiates between retrograde amnesia and anterograde amnesia vs. memory difficulties.

Dr. Williams explains the significance of concussions related to sports injury.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: David Fishman, MD Dr. Fishman discusses the presenting symptoms of ovarian cancer.