Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Nathaniel Soper, MD Innovations in minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy platforms are contributing to a promising procedural field called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Dr. Nathaniel Soper, professor and chair of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and one of the first surgeons in the United States to perfor...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Nathaniel Soper, MD Innovations in minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy platforms are contributing to a promising procedural field called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Which patients are the most likely candidates for NOTES procedures? Dr. Nathaniel Soper, professor and chair of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Me...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Nathaniel Soper, MD Innovations in minimally invasive surgery and endoscopy platforms are contributing to a promising procedural field called Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES). Dr. Nathaniel Soper, professor and chair of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and one of the first surgeons in the United States to perfor...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Andrew Vickers, PhD How does the scientific researcher open his data yet still protect himself and advance his career? Dr. Andrew Vickers talks about data access, data sharing and the lack of a code of conduct for physicians releasing data. He reminds us that many scientific advances would not have occurred if not for shared data. Join host Dr. Maurie Pickard for a...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Andrew Vickers, PhD Dr. Andrew Vickers discusses the continuing trend of medical reseachers refusing to release raw data after publication. What impact does this make on delaying the advancement of science? Are doctors viewing these results as their personal property? Is there a danger that the public's perception will be that clinical trials are for the benefit of...

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Prof. John Kastelein, Chief Scientific Officer, NewAmsterdam Pharma This special report from the 2008 American College of Cardiology conference features highlights of several leading research studies unveiled at the meeting, including the first release of scientific details of the ENHANCE trial. Several leading cardiologists, including ENHANCE trial principal investigator...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: David Feldman, PhD Guest: Andrew Lasher, MD During this segment, Dr. David Feldman and Dr. Andrew Lasher offer expert advice about end-of-life care from their book, The End-of-Life Handbook. Susan Dolan hosts.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: David Feldman, PhD Guest: Andrew Lasher, MD During this segment hear the coauthors of The End-of-Life Handbook , Dr. David Feldman and Dr. Andrew Lasher, offer their best advice for handling challenging issues surrounding the end of life.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: David Feldman, PhD Guest: Andrew Lasher, MD During this segment coauthors Dr. David Feldman and Dr. Andrew Lasher, explain how their book, The End-of-Life Handbook, helps patients and families facing life threatening illnesses.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Bill Crounse, MD Imagine monitoring your chronically ill patients while they're at home and you're away from the office. Advances in telemedicine are making this scenario a part of the everyday practice of medicine. Host Dr. Larry Kaskel talks with Microsoft's Senior Director of Worldwide Health, Dr. Bill Crounse, about the latest applications of telemedicine. Dr. Cro...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Robert Lowes Senior Editor for Medical Economics Magazine, Robert Lowes talks about the large number of HER systems on the market. Should you consider a web-based system or an in-house system? Are there efficient and more cost effective ways to implement an EHR system? Which systems can talk to the local hospital, and should you adopt one that does? Join host Dr. Larr...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Robert Lowes Senior Editor for Medical Economics Magazine, Robert Lowes, explains the basics of Electronic health records systems to host Dr. Larry Kaskel. Is it time for your office to jump in? What is the costs? What are the benefits? What is the impact of putting off the inevitable?

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Francois deBrantes The Medical Home has been around for 40 years, “Why are we discussing it again now?” Francois DeBrantes, CEO of Bridges to Excellence, a national not-for-profit designing programs to recognize physician for quality care, addresses this question and many others during his conversation with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg. What is the ‘ideal’ medical home a...

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Francois deBrantes Bridges to Excellence (BTE) is a national not-for-profit organization that designs and implements programs to recognize and reward physicians that deliver high quality care. In talking with BTE’s CEO, Francios de Brantes, host Dr. Bill Rutenberg learns about BTE’s methodology for measuring quality, how physicians can get involved in BTE’s program,...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Elie Akl, MD, PhD International medical graduates are a valuable resource to American medicine. What percentage of American physicians was trained elsewhere? Why do they leave their home countries? Internist and epidemiologist Dr. Elie Akl explores the migration of physicians with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Elie Akl, MD, PhD What are the effects of educational games on the knowledge, skills, attitude and satisfaction of health care professionals? Internist Dr. Elie Akl recently published a Cochrane Review on Educational Games for Health Professionals. He discusses his work with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: George Bifano, DO How do you envision yourself at age 65? Retired? Playing golf? Working full time? Bicycling across the country in less than a week? Psychiatrist Dr. George Bifano broke the record in the Race Across America. He chats with host Dr. Leslie Lundt about his experiences, which have motivated many to increase their own extracurriculars.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gayle Greene, PhD What is it like to be a patient with insomnia? To be told it’s your fault, to just rela, or to take any one or combination of a myriad of medications? Dr. Gayle Greene weaves together her personal experience with insomnia and the latest sleep science from her book Insomniac with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Richard Ransohoff, MD Cortical demyelination now appears to be an important pathologic substrate for functional deficits in MS and PML yet the pathology differs from that in the white matter. What is our current understanding? Dr. Richard Ransohoff, the Director of the Neuroinflammation Research Center at the Lerner Research Institue of the Cleveland Clinic joins h...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gary Small, MD Dr Gary Small is Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences and the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He is a leading expert on memory and aging, joining host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his latest book, The Longevity Bible .

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gary Small, MD What are the greatest challenges as we age? Will healthcare and lifestyle improve concurrently? In one of the first conferences of its kind, the UCLA Center on Aging presented a one-day symposium featuring a discussion among national academic and industry leaders about the interface between new technology and aging. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt examines thi...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Robert Pearl, MD Study after study shows physicians’ prescribing trends are influenced by the drug industry, from sales reps dropping off brochures to sponsoring a catered lunch. How can physicians manage the heavy influence of the drug industry? Dr. Robert Pearl, executive director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen how the...

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Robert Pearl, MD When it comes to an integrated health care system, Kaiser Permanente has been at the forefront. Dr. Robert Pearl, executive director and CEO of the Permanente Medical Group, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen how integration among doctors and health care facilities——coordinating care at all levels——can improve the quality of medical care.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Robert Pearl, MD The implementation of the electronic medical record is something many doctors are still thinking about as something on their to-do lists. But there are some medical groups like The Permanente Medical Group of Kaiser Permanente that have been ahead of the curve for years, if not decades. Dr. Robert Pearl, The Permanente Medical Group's executive director a...

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Charles van der Horst, MD Join host Dr. Shira Johnson as she interviews HIV researcher at the University of North Carolina, Dr. Charles van der Horst, about his passion for running. This physician-runner brings the spirit of intense competition from his work in obtaining AIDS funding to qualifying for the Boston Marathon.