Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Mary Roach "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex" was written by Mary Roach and follows the winding history of science and its exploration of human sexuality, going back as far as Aristotle and finally ending with recent discoveries about the origination and anatomy of the female orgasm. In this discussion with host Dr. Leslie Lundt, Roach focuses on femal...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Mary Roach Remember the first time you walked into anatomy lab? For many of us, it was a defining moment in our medical careers. Have you ever thought about those cadavers? Has medical training become more sensitive to these brave souls that dedicated their bodies to science? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Mary Roach, the acclaimed author of Stiff - The Curious Liv...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH When treating the depressed post-partum woman who is nursing, we have two patients - the depressed woman and her infant. How can we choose the safest medication for both? Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Co-Director of the Perinatal...

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Guest: Ian Williams, PhD Salmonella infections transmitted by food have doubled in the past two decades. What is causing this increase? What foods are primarily to blame? How can physicians identify and treat the condition? Host Dr. Jennifer Shu speaks with Dr. Ian Williams, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's OutbreakNet, a network of epidemiolog...

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Guest: Ian Williams, PhD The latest Salmonella concerns mark the United States' worst foodborne outbreak in over a decade. Exactly how are outbreaks of foodborne illness identified? How are specific food products linked to specific illnesses? How can we stop the spread of these outbreaks? Host Dr. Jennifer Shu examines these questions and more with Dr. Ian Williams, ch...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Angela Morrow, RN Over 750 topics are listed on About.com. During this segment, hear how Angela Morrow, a certified hospice and palliative care nurse, serves as a Guide for the palliative care site on About.com.

Host: Jennifer Shu, MD, FAAP Guest: Phyllis Kozarsky, MD An estimated 600,000 foreign visitors and athletes are expected to join up to two and a half million domestic volunteers and visitors at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Patients will be seeking your advice on how to prepare for a safe and healthy visit to China. Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky, an expert consultant in the division of global migration and qu...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Sam Nussbaum, MD What is the value of a subjective patient ranking system? WellPoint's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Samuel Nussbaum joins us to better explain the goals of the physician ranking system that is being developed by Zagat and Wellpoint, Inc. Dr. Nussbaum says we should carefully distinguish between the technical quality of care and the office experience. The...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Seth Baum, MD What does it take to develop a new product? How about an evidence based vitamin line? Today's guest, Cardiologist Dr. Seth Baum, was frustrated with the bags of supplements his patients would bring to him. They were taking too many supplements and not getting the right vitamins and nutrients. In this segment hear about Dr. Baum's experience developing a...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Andrea Higham What is the #1 most trusted profession? For that matter, which professions rank #2 through #5? Tune in as host Susan Dolan interviews Andrea Higham, Director of the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, on this interesting subject.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Andrea Higham The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future is a multi-year, 50-million dollar national initiative with an ambitious slate of goals: enhance the image of the nursing profession, recruit new nurses and nursing faculty, and help retain practicing nurses. Campaign Director Andrea Higham provides details and describes the impact of this multi-...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Andrea Kronman, MD, MSc Dr. Andrea Kronman is an attending physician at Boston University Medical Center and the lead author of the Journal of General Internal Medicine article titled, "Can Primary Care Visits Reduce Hospital Utilization Among Medicare Beneficiaries at the End of Life?" Hear Dr. Kronman as she discusses her research involving the effect of primary...

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Brian Lawenda, MD For our patients undergoing cancer treatment, what role do antioxidant substances play? Further, should we encourage or actively discourage these patients from taking them? Dr. Brian Lawenda, assistant professor of radiation oncology at the Indiana University School of Medicine, discusses the rationale for and against the use of antioxidants in patie...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jane Newburger, MD MPH It's the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. But pediatricians often face an arduous challenge when trying to confirm a diagnosis of Kawasaki disease. Dr. Jane Newburger, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School and a nationally recognized expert in Kawasaki disease, discusses current clinical criteria for the disease...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Suzanne Steinbaum, DO Dr. Suzanne Steinbaum is an attending cardiologist and the Heart and Vascular Institute's director of Women and Heart Disease at Lenox Hospital in New York. Listen in as Dr. Steinbaum discusses a recent study regarding coffee and heart disease. Susan Dolan hosts.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: James Underberg How do the findings from the Veterans Affairs Diabetes Trail help resolve concerns raised by the ACCORD and ADVANCE studies? Hear Dr. James A. Underberg of New York University School of Medicine as he discusses findings from all three research studies.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eric Prystowsky, MD How do we decide which patients to convert atrial fibrillation to normal sinus rhythm and which antiarrhythmic medications should we use? Dr. Eric Prystowsky, director of electrophysiology at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, talks with host, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino about a treatment approach to patients with atrial...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Eric Prystowsky, MD Can we reduce cardiovascular deaths by preventing a recurrence of atrial fibrillation? Dr. Eric Prystowsky, Director of Electrophysiology at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, will discuss the results of the ATHENA trial; a study using dronedarone, an amiodarone-like medication, that was shown to significantly reduc...

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Gwen Huitt, MD Dr. Huitt discusses the range of atypical mycobacterial infections encountered in practice. She emphasizes the settings in which these infections present, how a diagnosis can be made and how they should be treated and followed.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Gwen Huitt, MD First and foremost, what is hot tub lung? Not surprisingly, it typically affects patients who spend time in and around pools, hot tubs and other aquatic environments. But several additional issues of this condition require answers, including diagnosis and treatment patterns. Further, how do we gauge the prognosis for patients who suffer hot tub lung? Dr...

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: James Cawley, MPH, PA-C With the increase use of physician assistants, understanding the certification requirements is becoming of greater importance to physicians and practitioners alike. Host Lisa D'Andrea talks with Jim Cawley about the potential changes and certification requirements for physician assistants. Mr. Cawley explains the greater nee...

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: James Cawley, MPH, PA-C Lisa D'Andrea talks with Jim Cawley about the physician assistant doctorate degree.

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: James Cawley, MPH, PA-C Host Lisa D'Andrea speaks with James Cawley, professor of health care science and director of the PA/MPH Program at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, about the steady movement of physician assistants away from primary care medicine. How will this trend, similar to what we're seeing amon...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joe Goveas, MD Mild cognitive impairment occurs in up to 29 percent of our geriatric patients. What should we be doing after the diagnosis is made? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Joseph Goveas, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee to discuss interventions for mild cognitive impair...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joe Goveas, MD Memory complaints in those of us aged 50 and up are not unusual. How can you determine whether subtle changes are due to normal aging, early dementia or some other medical problem? Dr. Joseph Goveas, assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss m...