Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Ari Tuckman, PsyD Join Dr. Ari Tuckman, author of Integrative Treatment for Adult ADHD: A Practical, Easy-to-Use Guide for Clinicians , as he dispels myths about Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Richard Olds, MD Join Dr. G. Richard Olds, Chairman of Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as he discusses the Andrew Speaker XDR TB case.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sally Kydd, PsyD Dr. Kydd discusses why medical professionals are uncomfortable discussing sexuality with their patients who are facing a fatal illness and why it is important not to avoid this topic.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sally Kydd, PsyD Join Dr. Kydd as she discusses intimacy and sexuality after surviving cancer.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Allan Hobson, MD In this segment we learn from Dr. Allan Hobson, emminent Harvard neuroscientist and author of 13 Dreams Freud Never Had: The New Mind Science . Dr. Hobson talks about psychoanalysis, dreaming, and the latest in associated neuroscience research.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Allan Hobson, MD In this segment Dr. Allan Hobson, professor, psychiatrist and author, discusses sleep disorders, dreams, hypnogogic hallucinations, out of body experiences and the varying stages between being asleep and awake.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Nancy Foldvary, DO Dr. Foldvary discusses the various pros and cons of the pharmacologic options for the treatment of insomnia.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Nancy Foldvary, DO Dr. Foldvary discusses the importance of the non-pharmacologic techniques to address insomnia. She goes into detail regarding sleep hygiene and various components of cognitive behavioral therapy.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Nancy Foldvary, DO Dr. Foldvary gives an overview of the definition, prevalence, classification and approach to insomnia.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Allan Hobson, MD Professor, psychiatrist and author, Dr. Allan Hobson tells us why he believes the field of Psychiatry is in crisis and why it needs reform.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Allan Hobson, MD Professor, psychiatrist and author, Dr. Allan Hobson talks about dreams, their origin, their purpose and how recreational drugs change dreams.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD Dr. Morgillo Freeman addresses parity in mental health.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD Does it make sense to treat addictive disorders with medication? Find out from Dr. Sharon Morgillo Freeman in this segment.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD In this segment Dr. Morgillo Freeman explains how doctors can incorporate Cognitive Behavior Therapy into their practice.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD Is internet addiction comparable to alcohol or gambling addictions? Is it treatable? This segment addresses how to diagnose and treat internet addiction.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Myron Genel, MD In this segment Dr. Genel explores the identification of gender and sexual disorders including hermaphrodism, androgen insensitivity disorder and sexual disphoria disorder.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Myron Genel, MD In this segment Dr. Genel, who served as an ad-hoc member of the US Olympic Medical Committee, narrates a historical perspective of gender verification for Olympic Athletes. Dr. Genel explores the gender testing process and its flaws, and explains some of the genetic disorders that may have caused certain athletes to fail the gender tests.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Myron Genel, MD Is treating short children with growth hormone medicine or endocrine cosmetology? Who should be treated for low growth and for how long? In this segment Dr. Genel explores growth hormone, specifically when, how and why it should be used.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Myron Genel, MD Why are some people short? Dr. Genel discusses the colloquial 'short stature.' He explains how growth is measured and monitored in children, addresses disorders that may cause low growth and explores growth hormone as a treatment for low growth.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Steven Feldman, MD, PhD In this segment, Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Steven Feldman of Winston-Salem, N.C., about his studies on patient compliance and how physicians can help patients to more closely follow orders and take their medications more regularly.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Steven Feldman, MD, PhD Dr. Steven Feldman of Winston-Salem, N.C. joins Dr. Michael Greenberg to discuss patient compliance and why our patients aren't always truthful about how they take their medicines.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Steven Feldman, MD, PhD Dr. Steven Feldman of Winston-Salem, N.C. discusses his web-based patient satisfaction survey program, Drscore.com, and how physicians can use the data to create happier practices and better patient outcomes.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Steven Feldman, MD, PhD In this segment, Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Dr. Steven Feldman of Winston-Salem, N.C. and discusses Dr. Feldman's unique web-based service, DrScore.com, that provides physicians with useful data from patients about our practices.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: John Harper, PhD Hernias, breast reconstruction, and abdominal wall repair: Surgeons are using bioprosthetics for many different surgical applications. Find out in this segment how bioprosthetics can be used in the operating room now and what the hope is for the future of bioprosthetics.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: John Harper, PhD Dr. Harper explores the behavior and integration of bioprosthetics in comparison to the natural regenerative process. In addition he explains the difference in integrating bioprosthetics vs. plastic prosthetics.