Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Judith Paice, PhD, RN Join Judith A. Paice PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology and a Research Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University Feinburg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, as she discusses her research regarding incorporating palliative and hospice care in the medical and nursing curricula.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Mark Brandenburg, MD Though long synonymous with American rodeos, cowboy hats will never be mistaken as safety gear for bull riders. There is, however, encouraging ongoing work toward furnishing these cowboys with bona fide safety options. Dr. Mark Brandenburg, program director and vice chair of emergency medicine at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine...

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Charles Atkins, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Charles Atkins about his work and the difference between the art of writing and the business of publishing.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Charles Atkins, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks to Dr. Charles Atkins about the art of writing and the business of becoming published.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Hugh Rienhoff, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Hugh Rienhoff about www.mydaughtersdna.org, a website he created to help children with rare or difficult-to-diagnose genetic diseases find proper diagnoses and help.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Mani Bhaumik, PhD Dr. Mani Bhaumik, inventor of the excimer laser, the key component to Lasik surgery, and author of the best seller, Code Name God, is now focusing his energy towards educating children in science. For 10 years he has been working on the story for a new animated series about physics. Join host, Dr. Larry Kaskel in an interview with Dr. Mani Bhaumik.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Mani Bhaumik, PhD Does wealth equate to happiness? Today’s guest, scientist and co-inventor of the technology that made Lasik surgery possible, found that wealth did not equal happiness for him. What can we as physicians learn from Dr. Bhaumik’s story and his search for life's meaning?

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Mani Bhaumik, PhD The excimer laser was the key component to the invention of lasik surgery, responsible to returning nearly perfect vision to millions of people. How was the excimer laser developed and how did it turn into a miracle capable of correcting vision? Join Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with the co-inventor of the excimer laser, Dr. Mani Bhaumik.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Rabbi Irwin Kula, MA Rabbi Irwin Kula shares both personal and professional stories about the truly enriching nature of having difficult end of life conversations with loved ones. What role does a physician play in instigating these discussions between patients and loved ones? What questions should a phyiscian be asking a patient who is dying? Join host Dr. Bill Rut...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Rabbi Irwin Kula, MA The nature of the Doctor/Patient Relationship often makes requesting and granting forgiveness a challenge for both doctor and patient. In this segment Rabbi Irwin Kula talks with Dr. Bill Rutenberg about the dynamics of the doctor/patient relationship and how a doctor may help bridge the gap when the patient has been harmed.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Rabbi Irwin Kula, MA We live in a litigious society where doctors are held to the highest standards of perfection, and many believe that with every mistake someone must lose. Within this framework, it is no wonder why asking for forgiveness, when an error occurs, is extremely difficult, especially for a healthcare professional. In this segment, Rabbi Irwin Kula talk...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Rabbi Irwin Kula, MA When a medical error occurs, is sorry enough or do we need to ask for forgiveness? Rabbi Irwin Kula engages host Dr. Bill Rutenberg in a enlightening discussion about the challenges of asking for forgivness especially in the medical profession. Traditional physician training teaches us not to be vulnerable yet the challenge of asking forgiveness...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Stephen Ubl Medical device makers are developing some of the latest life-saving technologies, but government health care reform proposals differ on how devices will be paid for and how innovation will work in the future. Stephen Ubl, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Advanced Medical Technology Association tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen how health car...

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Glenn Flores, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Glenn Flores about how the movie images of physicians have changed with time.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Glenn Flores, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Glenn Flores about how the images of physicians have evolved through the history of film. During his fellowship as a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at Yale, Dr. Flores conducted a study of physicians portrayed in film, analyzing 131 films with physicians as main characters spanning eight decades and ori...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Thomas Russell, MD What are the priorities of the American College of Surgeons in 2008? What are the challenges faced by the surgical specialty and how can they be overcome? In this segment Dr. Thomas Russell, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons talks with host, Dr. Mark Nolan Hill about the ACS agenda which includes fostering collaboration, buil...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Thomas Russell, MD Dr. Thomas Russell, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons, recently traveled to Brazil and Argentina to participate in a lecture series about hospital safety and hospital accreditation. In this segment he shares with host, Dr. Mark Nolan Hill a description of the current healthcare challenges and healthcare opportunities facing S...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Thomas Russell, MD In this segment, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Thomas Russell joins host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill for an insightful discussion about how the practice of surgery will change in the years to come. They discuss the increase in less invasive procedures, changing technology, increased attention to quality and the changing work...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Thomas Russell, MD What is the State of the Surgical Workforce? Traditionally we have been concerned about the number of general physicians meeting healthcare demands today and in the future. In years to come a surgeon shortage is also being predicted. In this segment, Executive Director of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Thomas Russell talks with host Dr. Ma...

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Stephen Cornell Guest: Robert Hollingsworth, PA There are many states that allow physician assistants to own a medical practice. Some of these practices employ many physicians. Does it matter who signs the paycheck?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Holly Atkinson, MD With our special skills, ethical obligations and credible voices, health professionals are in a unique position to be human rights advocates. What is being done and how can you get involved? Past president of the board of directors of Physicians for Human Rights, Dr. Holly Atkinson tells host Dr. Leslie Lundt about her experiences.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Holly Atkinson, MD The biggest challenge in consumer health education is not helping patients understand what they’re supposed to do. It’s helping them learn how to do it. That’s according to Dr. Holly Atkinson, award-winning medical editor in chief of EverydayHealth.com. She joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to examine the arduous task of tailoring support to the unique...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jonah Lehrer Why do we dip sushi into soy sauce? Why do some things just taste better? In 1903, the original French chef, Auguste Escoffier taught us about the science of taste in the classic cookbook, “Guide Culinaire”. Jonah Lehrer, author of “Proust Was a Neuroscientist” joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what this chef knew about l-glutamate, long before it...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jonah Lehrer “Proust Was a Neuroscientist” is about artists who anticipated the discoveries of neuroscience. Such unlikely bedfellows as Walt Whitman, Marcel Proust, and George Eliot are discussed as host Dr. Leslie Lundt interviews the author, Jonah Lehrer.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jim Hirsch For our young patients with diabetes, there is a lollipop lurking around every corner. Many of us never give a second thought to the pervasiveness of sweets and snacks in our culture. Until a child is diagnosed, of course. James Hirsch, author of “Cheating Destiny," joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to review advice you can give to parents raising a child with...