Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: Monique Ernst, MD, PhD Selecting peers over parents and taking risks without comparable rewards are typical teenage behaviors. In this segment Dr. Monique Ernst, explains how brain changes during adolescence are responsible for many of the typical teenage behaviors.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: Monique Ernst, MD, PhD In this segment, Dr. Monique Ernst explains the structural changes that occur in the brain between the ages of 10-20 and how they impact the emotions, decisions and reasoning of an adolescent.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Shirley Mueller, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Shirley Mueller founder of MyMoneyMD.com. Dr. Mueller talks about the benefits of emotional investing specifically for physicians and how to avoid the common pitfalls.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Shirley Mueller, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Shirley Mueller, founder of MyMoneyMD.com. Dr. Mueller will enlighten us as to the physiological cues to look for within yourself to help you make smart investment decisions.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Shirley Mueller, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Shirley Mueller founder of MyMoneyMD.com. They will discuss how emotional investing and how doctors can tap into it.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Lucash, MBA, MPH Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Peter Lucash. Mr. Lucash has over 30 years of experience in healthcare and is an author and blogger on the topic of practice management. He'll tell us why 2010 is a key year and what your practice needs to get done in preparation for it.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Lucash, MBA, MPH Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Peter Lucash, author of Medical Practice Business Plan Workbook. Peter will talk about what a business plan should accomplish such as, "where do you want to be and what are you going to do to get there?"

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD Norepinephrine is a chemical neurotransmitter. Noradrenergic drugs have been proven effective for depression and ADHD, and new disease indications are being identified. However, the current political and economic climate may limit the use of these medications.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD Is a journal called Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities in Medicine pornographic? A discussion of content censorship in internet based education materials such as journals.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD In this segment, Dr. Michael Schwartz discusses current topics in Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine including mental health treatment legislation and evolutionary biology. Also, Dr. Schwartz talks about how an on-line journal can facilitate discussion on timely and controversial issues in the United States as seen through the eyes...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Schwartz, MD Dr. Michael Schwartz introduces us to a new, on-line, open access medical journal which discusses the Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Howard Eisenson, MD Guest: Martin Binks, PhD Much of what we have learned about eating and over eating has been discovered in the last ten years. Dr. Eisenson discusses the state of the science of obesity.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Howard Eisenson, MD Guest: Martin Binks, PhD Billions of dollars are spent on dieting in this country alone. How do you know what to recommend to your patients? Dr Eisenson and Dr. Binks discuss the pros and cons of popular diet programs.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Howard Eisenson, MD Guest: Martin Binks, PhD The Duke Diet involves three steps: nutrition, fitness and behavioral health. Dr. Eisenson and Dr. Binks discuss how the plan works.

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD Guest: Connie Mariano, MD You're a healthcare professional and you've just answered the call to help a sick airline passenger while cruising at 30,000 feet. No resources; no support staff; no emergency landing for another 1/2 hour. No problem! You know what to do because you listen to boonDOCS Medicine... More specifically, tune in to hear how Physician-to-the-President...

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD Guest: Katherine Andrus, JD You're a healthcare professional and you've just answered the call to help a sick airline passenger while cruising at 30,000 feet. No resources; no support staff; no emergency landing for another 1/2 hour. No problem! Tune to hear how you're covered under "federal" Good Samaritan Laws for medical interventions you make on an airline, as well a...

Host: Andrew Krakowski, MD Guest: Connie Mariano, MD You're a healthcare professional and you've just answered the call to help a sick airline passenger while cruising at 30,000 feet. No resources; no support staff; no emergency landing for another 1/2 hour. No problem! You know what to do because you listen to boonDOCS Medicine... More specifically, tune in to hear how Physician-to-the-President...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Donna Socol, JD In a Medical Malpractice case, when should you settle and when do you want to go to trial?

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Donna Socol, JD As physicians, we need to understand when it's best to settle a suit and when it is better to go to trial. We look into the pros and cons of going to trial.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Donna Socol, JD Anatomy of a physician’s medical malpractice journey

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Donna Socol, JD Malpractice is a scary word for physicians, but a great defense lawyer can provide the support to help reduce the anxiety.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Doug Laub, JD 20 years ago we thought we were training too many physicians. One generation later it looks like there is a looming shortage. What has changed, and what changes need to be made for future medical schools and the training of physicians?

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Doug Laub, JD 20 years ago we thought we were training too many physicians. One generation later it looks like there is a looming shortage. What’s going on?

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Robert Silver, MD Stillbirth. One of the worst things you can say to a woman who has just lost a pregnancy is “It was meant to be.” From a scientific view, this may not even be true. Learn the answers with Dr. Robert Silver, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Medical Center and Chief, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Robert Silver, MD Stillbirth. Although relatively uncommon, unfortunately, most of us know someone who has a late pregnancy loss. What do we know about causes and prevention of this tragedy? Learn the answers with Dr. Robert Silver, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Utah Medical Center and Chief, Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.