Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Robert S. Rosenson, MD Will novel HDL cholesterol therapies reduce cardiovascular risk? Dr. Robert Rosenson will discuss the hope for CETP inhibitors and HDL mimetics to modify HDL cholesterol and coronary heart disease risk.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Robert S. Rosenson, MD Dr. Robert Rosenson, Director of Lipoprotein Disorders at the University of Michigan, will review the importance of HDL cholesterol and how we can try to raise the HDL levels for cardiac protection.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gandis Mazeika, MD Many OSA patients do not comply with the CPAP treatment. In this segment, Dr. Mazeika addresses the risks of non-compliance and explores other possible treatment options for sleep apnea.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: William Pawluk, MD In this segment, Dr. William Pawluk defines some of the primary principals regarding the use of magnetic fields for health and healing. He addresses many of the health benefits that can come from the use of electromagnetic stimulation and explains some of the ways pulse magnetic fields are applied to a patient.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: William Pawluk, MD Learn about basic concepts of magnetic fields and how they affect all living things. In this segment, Dr. William Pawluk explores general and technical information about the science of magnetic fields and their effect on biology. He also begins to talk about applications of magnetic therapy.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Francois deBrantes Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Francois deBrantes, national coordinator for Bridges To Excellence®, a not-for-profit organization. They'll discuss the intricacies of this organization that designs and creates programs encouraging physicians and physician practices to deliver safer, more effective and efficient care by giving them financial and other...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Francois deBrantes Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Francois deBrantes, the national coordinator for Prometheus Payment Inc., a non-profit corporation working to develop and implement the Prometheus Payment model. Tune in to hear about this alternative plan.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jerome D. Cohen, MD Dr. Jerome Cohen, director of preventive cardiology at St. Louis University, joins Dr. Larry Kaskel to discuss statins and how they are sold, from the 'behind-the-counter' perspective in the UK, to the potential of OTC here in the US.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Lantos, MD In this segment, Dr. Lantos examines some of the ethical issues arising within the modern NICU, particularly in relation to Extremely Low Birth Weight (ELBW) babies. The interview looks at the difficulties in predicting survival outcomes and appropriate interventional strategies for these very premature infants on a day-to-day basis. Dr. Lantos then...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Lantos, MD In this segment, Dr. Lantos explores the explosive public and advocacy group responses to the Ashley Treatment, a controversial grouping of invasive medical procedures aimed at attenuating the growth of a child with severe developmental disabilities, first performed in 2004. The talk concludes with a unique comparison of the Ashley Treatment with in...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Lantos, MD In this segment, Dr. Lantos talks about the ethical issues of performing body-alterating medical procedures geared towards the attenuation of growth of severely developmentally disabled children. To illustrate these issues, he focuses in on the Ashley Treatment, a controversial and highly publicized grouping of invasive medical procedures including...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD In this segment Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics outlines the top AAP priorities in regards to healthcare financing.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD Flash Forward 10 years: How will the practice of pediatrics be different? In this segment, Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics talks about the changing landscape of primary pediatric care and how lifestyle, disease and payers are changing the pediatric practice of medicine.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD In this segment, Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics discusses the importance of a medical home for children. He talks about the new prevalence of the retail clinics and why they are compromising quality of care every child should receive.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD On top of vaccination costs, a physician’s office incurs costs to purchase, store and administer vaccinations, yet insurance companies often reimburse an amount less than the cost of the vaccination alone. Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, addresses the serious problem of trying to vaccinate all children yet keep t...

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: Audrey Ignatoff, MS In this segment medical sociologist Audrey Ignatoff talks about the difficult task of following a medication regimen for a senior on many concurrent medications.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Larry Dossey, MD Join Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Prayer is Good Medicine, Be Careful What You Pray For and the New York Times best seller on prayer, Healing Words, as he discusses the spiritual aspects of healing.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Larry Dossey, MD Join Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Prayer is Good Medicine, Be Careful What You Pray For, and the New York Times best seller book on prayer, Healing Words, as he discusses the relationship between prayer and health.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Karen Pollitz, PhD The idea sounds good: Give consumers a bigger role in designing how their health dollars are spent. But how does it work in practice? Is it better for consumers? Better for physicians? Better for insurers? Find out now.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Denise Pinney, Dean Join Denise Pinney, Assistant Dean of Health, Science and Technology at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ as she discusses health-law degrees for medical professionals.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Robert McGuffin, MD Dr. McGuffin talks about his experiences as a flight surgeon and the common types of emergent medical problems people face during airline transits.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Michael Millis, MD In this segment, Dr. Millis examines the ethical issues of several modern organ donation methods, including paired exchange. Referenced and discussed in this discussion is the Norwood Living Organ Donation Act passed recently, and the challenges and controversies this development has brought. The interview concludes with a critical analysis on ma...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Michael Millis, MD In this segment, Dr. Millis examines the use of "marginal" or "expanded" donors in the United States, and the various factors behind increasing utilization of these potential donors who would otherwise be ineligible from their own medical problems or comorbidities. The interview then transitions towards some of the ethical issues inherent in "pre...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Michael Millis, MD In this segment, Dr. Millis discusses his work in spurring changes within the Chinese transplant programs to institute more ethically sound transplant policies. Currently there are approximately 120 accredited transplant centers in China, a far-cry from the 500 loosely certified centers operating only a few years ago. The interview follows with a...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Thomas Quinn, MD In this segment, Dr. Quinn addresses the history of HIV/AIDS development in Africa over the past 25 years. The interview then follows with a more modern-day look at circumcision practices being used as methods for reducing STD transmission in Africa.