Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Michael Parmacek, MD Dr. Parmacek discusses the Human Genome project and how the identification of genes can assist with understanding the risk of heart disease.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Allan Pack, MD, PhD Dr. Pack discusses aspects of the science of sleep.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Carmen Guerra, MD Dr. Guerra discusses racial and cultural diversity in medical school recruitment and ways in which medical schools are increasing their focus on this topic.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: Lori Laffel, MD, MPH Dr. Lori Laffel will discuss the increase in prevelence of Type 1 diabetes. She will also talk about the importance of glycemic control.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Jim Bream, an attorney with the offices of Querrey & Harrow discusses the STARK Regulations and their accompanying violations. We will explore what happens to the unwitting practitioner who runs afoul of the Stark Regulations.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Dannion Brinkley Dannion Brinkley discusses the near death experience and focuses on the role of the medical professional.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Dannion Brinkley Dannion Brinkley, author of the international best seller, Saved by the Light, discusses his three near death experiences.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Jim Bream, an attorney with the offices of Querrey & Harrow discusses the STARK Regulations and how they relate to positions such as medical directors. Be in the know, not on the outs with STARK.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD From group practices to solo practitioners, one commonality exists, you need office space to practice. Our guest Jim Bream, attorney at the offices of Querrey & Harrow will be discussing the rental of office space, and how leases are regulated under the current Stark Laws.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: James Bream, JD Jim Bream attorney with the offices of Querrey & Harrow gives an overview of STARK II Regulations. Find out once and for all what they mean for you.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Stephen Connor, PhD Join Dr. Stephen R. Connor as he offers a Hospice 101 including the latest statistics on hospice usage, how physicians are paid when their patients are receiving hospice care and how to break bad news.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Stephen Connor, PhD Join Dr. Stephen R. Connor, the lead researcher for a study published in the March 2007 issue of the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, as he discusses how hospice care can prolong the lives of some terminally ill patients.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Joseph Monahan, JD Join Attorney Joseph T. Monahan as he explains why health care professionals continue to slip on the banana peel of failing to properly obtain informed consent.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Joseph Monahan, JD Join Attorney Joseph T. Monahan as he explains what he means by "Just Say No!" when it comes to confidentiality and risk management.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bill Colby, JD Join Attorney Bill Colby as he discusses the cases of Karen Ann Quinlan, Nancy Cruzan and Terri Schiavo.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bill Colby, JD Hear Bill Colby, the lawyer who represented the family of Nancy Cruzan in the first right-to-die case heard by the United States Supreme Court, as he discusses his latest book: Unplugged.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bill Colby, JD Hear attorney Bill Colby as he discusses his latest Op Ed piece about a health care problem that we can fix.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: Sasha Chanoff, MA Mr. Chanoff discusses how Mapendo International built a much needed hospital in Nairobi.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: Sasha Chanoff, MA Mr. Chanoff, Executive Director of Mapendo, describes the need for medical care in Africa and how his organization went about building a hospital in Nairobi.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: John Hansen-Flaschen, MD Dr. Hansen-Flaschen discusses chronic infections of the lungs and treatment options.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Paulo Raggi, MD Dr. Raggi discusses tests that identify a patient's calcium score and the utility of using it when diagnosing a patient.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bowen White, MD Dr. White continues his discussion on the importance of humor in health care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bowen White, MD Dr. White discusses the importance of humor in health care.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: Denise Dowd, MD, MPH Dr. Denise Dowd discusses the current state of pediatric emergency care in the U.S. and the Institute of Medicine's (IOM) goals for the future.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Guest: Denise Dowd, MD, MPH Dr. Denise Dowd discusses All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)-related injuries and the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics regarding ATV use by children.