Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Barry Baines, MD Ethical Wills are gaining popularity as a way to leave loved ones with values instead of just valuables. Join Dr. Barry K. Baines as he discusses how Ethical Wills help patients.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Barry Baines, MD Pulse, respiration, blood pressure and temperature are the 4 traditional vital signs. Pain is now the 5th. Join Dr. Barry K. Baines to learn about the 6th vital sign.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Carnie Wilson In this interview, Carnie Wilson talks about Lite and Hope, the medical resource site matching patients with board-certified bariatric surgeons nationwide. She also discusses the patient communications network, with a focus on one of the most prominent concerns shared among postoperative patients, Dumping Syndrome.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Steven Gordon, MD Dr. Gordon distinguishes between the different strains of the influenza virus discussing the H5N1.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Carnie Wilson In this interview, Carnie Wilson discloses aspects of her personal struggles with food cravings during the recovery period from gastric bypass surgery. She ties these cravings to an eventual brief shift in addictive behaviors towards alcoholism, and closes the interview with constructive ways in which patients can respond to such negative behavior modifi...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Howard C. Herrmann, MD Dr. Herrmann discusses the use of interventions in structural heart disease.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Carnie Wilson In this interview, Carnie Wilson talks about her upbringings, including her lifelong struggles with obesity, the comorbid conditions she began to experience, and the personal vs public events compelling her to undergo gastric bypass surgery.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Stanton Glantz, MD Dr. Glantz discusses the impact on the movie industry from implemented rules governing smoking in movies.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Hoangmai H. Pham, MD Dr. Pham discusses the issues and policies surrounding what can be done to reform the Medicare system.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Hoangmai H. Pham, MD Dr. Pham discusses the findings of a recently published study in NEJM to determine if P4P can really work.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Diljeet Singh, MD Dr. Singh discusses ovarian cancer and updates in treatment options.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Diljeet Singh, MD Dr. Singh discusses the latest treatment updates in cervical cancer.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Diljeet Singh, MD Dr. Diljeet Singh discusses updates to treating endometrial cancer.

Host: Joel Heller, MD Guest: Diljeet Singh, MD Dr. Singh discusses the recent activities related to the AIDS epidemic in Rawanda.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Kenneth Alexander, MD Dr. Kenneth Alexander, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Section of Pediatric Diseases at the University of Chicago discusses the controversy surrounding the HPV vaccine.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Kenneth Alexander, MD Dr. Kenneth Alexander, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Section of Pediatric Diseases at the University of Chicago discusses concerns about patient resistance to antibiotics.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Bradley Knight, MD Dr. Bradley Knight will discuss approaches to controlling the heart rate and preventing thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Elizabeth Holper, MD, MPH Dr. Elizabeth Holper will discuss the indications for using drug eluting stents during angioplasty for coronary artery disease. She will review the current concerns for early and late thrombotic complications.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Elizabeth Holper, MD, MPH Dr. Elizabeth Holper, an interventional cardiologist from UT Southwestern, discusses the indications for percutaneous interventions for coronary artery disease and the long term outcomes.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School talks about truths and fallacies about HIV/AIDS.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School discusses the changes in patterns and trends in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School joins us to discuss the complications involved in HIV/AIDS treatment and pearls for the Primary Care Provider.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, , Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School joins us to talk about treatment and caring for patients infected with HIV.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School discusses the major changes in recommendation by the CDC regarding HIV testing.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: Dave Zook, JD Dave Zook, Public Policy Advisor for the Arthritis Foundation, discusses current legislation for the prevention and treatment of Arthritis.