Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, as he discusses whether the success rate for CPR on shows like ER, Rescue 911 and Chicago Hope mirror reality.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, as he offers physicians a simple way to determine when a patient with nonmalignant disease is eligible for hospice care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he explains the benefits of Open Access Hospice.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS What do Islamic Fascists, Vladimir Putin, and the dog-days of summer have in common? Tularemia. Both occurring in nature and bio-weapons laboratories, facts about this disease are a most-know for physicians across the country. Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services discusses this potential bio-weapon...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS What disease was imported from Uganda and Egypt into the United States in 1999? Of course, we would have rather imported agricultural products, but the answer is, naturally enough, West Nile Virus. Today we will separate the facts from the media hype with Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS How can you get Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever if you don’t live in the Rocky Mountains? Why should physicians in the South know or care about this disease? Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS Erlichioses is on the march in Missouri. Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant How can you help your patients achieve real change in their health and in their life? Dr. Taylor Grant says by helping patients frame goals to a reasonable size and by implementing a realistic plan, clinicians can increase the rate of achieving real change. In this segment, find out how to instigate change for your patients.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant Patients often omit information when talking to their doctors. Find out in this segment how you can create an environment that encourages open communication with your patient without drastically increasing office visit time.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant People's ability to understand health information is often related to the clarity of the presentation. In this segment, Dr. Taylor Grant suggests ways in which health professionals better communicate to patients to insure patients' understanding, care and outcomes.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant 9 out of 10 adults may lack the skills needed to manage their health and prevent disease. This is not a literacy issue. Learn from Dr. Taylor Grant how healthcare professionals can have a big impact on improving the healthcare of the population.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael McWilliams, MD Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is the lead author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining what happens when uninsured Amercians reach age 65 and gain access to Medicare. Join Dr. McWilliams as he discusses the public policy implications of the study.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael McWilliams, MD Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is the lead author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine discussing what happens when previoiusly uninsured adults turn 65. Join Dr. McWilliams as he reveals results that are timely as lawmakers and presidential candidates are debating how to cover the estimated 45 million Americans without he...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of Healing Words: The power of apology in medicine, discuss what happens when doctors say "I'm sorry."

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of The DEPO Principle: Applying personal leadership principles to healthcare, discuss the characteristics that weave through the best physician leaders.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD More than 28 million Americans are foreign-born. What caregivers don't know about a patient's culture can hurt people...and organizations too. Join Dr. Michael S. Woods as he discusses cultural sensitivity and the book, Cultural Sensitivity: A guidebook for physicians & healthcare professionals.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Richard Lanman, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Rick Lanman, the Chief Medical Officer of biotech company Diadexus Inc. They will discuss the viability, accuracy, uniqueness and benefits of the PLAC Test.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Patients from other countries are coming to the U.S. for fertility assistance seeking In-Vitro Fertilization. In this segment Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Debora Spar, author of The Baby Business, on IVF and its economic impact on adoption services. Despite adoption being the more affordable option, with no medical risks to the prospective parents...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Debora Spar on aspects of the "Baby Business" phenomenon in the U.S., where procreation has developed into a business with economic rules of commerce. Unlike other businesses, the partners are not always informed, there is no competition, and there is no transparency in the face of a desperate customer/patient. The s...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Joel Kaplan, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Dr. Joel Kaplan about some of the discrimination issues people with visual impairments face today, and the advocacy platforms founded through the Americans with Disability Act. Approximately 70% of blind Americans are unemployed, and for African Americans, that percentage is as high as 90%. Dr. Kaplan speaks to the incr...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Joel Kaplan, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Joel Kaplan about the Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired, including the institution itself and the various programs it provides. Its members work closely with the visually impaired at all age levels and provide numerous supportive resources for medical and social enrichment.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Ronald Goodspeed, MD What if you your are lost in the mountains and out of water? What if you need to take care of a snakebite victim on a mountain trail? Dr. Goodspeed gives all the answers as he continues the discussion of his recently published book, "What If? A Survival Guide For Physicians."

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Ronald Goodspeed, MD What if a patient makes a sexual advance toward you? What if you think a patient is faking? Dr. Goodspeed gives some practical advice as he discusses his recent book, "What If? A Survival Guide For Physicians."

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Ronald Goodspeed, MD What if you need to help someone who is a lawyer? What if your patient in the emergency department has a gun? Doctor Ronald Goodspeed, President and CEO of the Southcoast Hospitals Group in Massuchusetts discusses the answers in his recent book, "What If? A Survival Guide for Physicians."

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Ronald Goodspeed, MD What if your patient is violent? What if you are faced with a tyrannical colleague? Learn the answers as Dr. Ronald Goodspeed discusses his recent book, "What if? A Survival Guide for Physicians."