Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Randal Mills, PhD 2008 was a watershed year for stem cell-based treatment, with the first product of this kind going before an FDA review for approval. Learn more from Randal Mills, PhD, chief executive officer of Osiris Therapeutics, as he unveils details of his company’s stem cell-based medicine with host Bruce Japsen. How might the submission of this medicine for FDA a...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Randal Mills, PhD While politicians debate whether there should be federal funding of embryonic stem cells, they might be over-looking a key point: the fact that all of the momentum in stem cell research is not in cells derived from human embryos at all. Randal Mills, the chief executive officer of Osiris Therapeutics tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about how all...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Randal Mills, PhD The promise of stem cell research, once deemed a scientists' dream, has turned the corner into real marketed products and looks to soon be a multi-billion-dollar industry. Randal Mills, the chief executive officer of Osiris Therapeutics tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about stem cell products already on the market and how more are soon coming to...

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Aaron Baggish, MD How close are we to tailoring exercise programs to patients based on their level of cardiac health? One study, conducted by Dr. Aaron Baggish, a cardiology fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and the lead author of research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, reveals the specific cardiac structure and function changes in a group of u...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jonathon Moreno, PhD Host Dr. Larry Kaskel talks with medical ethicist and author Dr. Jonathon Moreno about uses of newer brain research in supporting our military. They discuss the impact of sleep deprivation, performance enhancing drugs and hallucinogens. They also consider the use of beta blockers to prevent or reduce the severity of PTSD.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Wagner, MD To date hospital reimbursement has not directly impacted staff physicians. According to Dr. Robert Wagner, CMO of Accretive Health, doctors may see changes in the near future that will impact their pay. In this segment, host Bill Rutenberg, MD learns what doctors can do to minimize this outcome.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Wagner, MD Could further educating physicians on the revenue cycle of the hospital increase cash flow? Dr. Robert Wagner, chief medical officer of Accretive Health, suggests that applying six sigma principals to the financial aspects of medicine can greatly improve the bottom line. Physicians should have a vested interest in the reimbursement of the hospital....

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Vivian Faden, PhD What effects does underage drinking have on the brain of an adolescent and are these changes reversible? In this segment join Dr. Vivian Faden, Leader of the NIH NIAAA Underage Drinking Initiative talk about both external and internal consequences of underage drinking. Dr. Faden also presents her the NIAAA Five Point Plan to change underage drinkin...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Vivian Faden, PhD Using alcohol, the apparent drug of choice for adolescents in our society, is often considered a normative right of passage. In this segment, Dr. Vivian Faden, leader of the NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Underage Drinking Initiative, talks with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about the perceptions of alcohol for children in diffe...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Jo Quetsch, RN A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How does the protocol change for a procedure using bar-coded sponges? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Jo Quetsch, RN, clinical d...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Jo Quetsch, RN A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How can these digitized sponges improve outcomes in the operating room? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill talks with Jo Quetsch, RN, clinic...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD What are the intended or unintended consequences of a person without pathology taking medication that enhances mental performance? Could the practice of cosmetic neurology become a standard one day encouraging researchers, physicians or other workers to enhance attention to get the job done? Could the use of mental enhancing medications diminish...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discusses the off label use of drugs that could lead to issues of safety, coercion and distributive justice. Will physicians will be faced with pressure to manipulate patients' emotional lives, eroding the character of medicine both indivi...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Wayne Gordon, PhD The inability to function as expected in certain situations may be the result of an undiagnosed brain injury or head trauma. Discussing treatment for patients dealing with the social ills associated with a traumatic brain injury - and the process of unearthing a diagnosis - with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of R...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Wayne Gordon, PhD Substance abuse, homelessness, criminal behavior. Highlighting the surprising link between head injuries and these social ills with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine- and the process of une...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Melanie Calvert, PhD Quality of life as related to patient care; how do you measure it, teach it, and use it? Join host Dr. Gary Kohn as he explores the topic with Dr. Melanie Calvert, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham and PhD biochemist who's worked with clinicians, industry, and academics researching the role quality of life plays in assessing patient o...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Melanie Calvert, PhD Dr. Melanie Calvert, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, PhD biochemist, and quality of life researcher speaks with host, Dr. Gary Kohn on quality of life measurement; how it's currently conducted and implemented in the medical field, and its future potential.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Paul Iaizzo, PhD How do opioids, fish oils and hibernating bears relate to the study of heart disease? It’s a fascinating correlation, currently under the meticulous study of Paul Iaizzo, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, physiology, and surgery, and the principal investigator in the Visible Heart Laboratory at the Medical School at the University...

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Paul Iaizzo, PhD Dr. Paul Iaizzo is the Principal Investigator of the Visible Heart Laboratory at the University of Minnesota. His laboratory has perfected use of large mammalian isolated heart models and conducts translational research from the cellular to the organ and whole body investigations. Dr. Iaizzo will discuss both the research and educ...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Russell Bromley Near 60 billion dollars is spent on medical research in the United States each year. What portion of it actually benefits patients? Discussing the long, and hurdled process of medical research to providing actual treatment to patients is Russell Bromley, Chief Operating Officer of the Myelin Repair Foundation, speaking with host Dr. Bruce Bloom.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Russell Bromley Dr. Bruce Bloom joins Dr. Russell Bromley to discuss updates in multiple sclerosis research and emerging treatments.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Scott Johnson, MBA “One of the things we’re all about is speed,” states Scott Johnson, president and founder of the Myelin Repair Foundation. Join your host, Dr. Bruce Bloom, as he speaks with Mr. Johnson – an MS patient himself – on MRF’s mission of accelerating the discovery of myelin repair treatments through its Accelerated Research Collaboration™ (ARC™) model...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Scott Johnson, MBA Is the cure for multiple sclerosis out of reach? What's being done now for patients of this devastating disease. Scott Johnson, President and CEO of the Myelin Repair Foundation, and himself diagnosed with MS at age 20, discusses the motivation behind this unique non-profit, and its aggressive goal of getting a product to patients.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Darrell Kirch, MD Will there be a doctor in the house when we need one? A shortage of U.S. physicians is putting academic medicine to the test when it comes to this question. Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the support needed for teaching hospitals and medical schools how t...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Darrell Kirch, MD The need for a sustained investment in medical research is critical to patient care. But annual budget cuts to the National Insitutes of Health have continued for years now. Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about funding needs for perhaps the most critical of gov...