Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH Where do we draw the line when it comes to usage of medical care services? The Joint Commission's President, Dr. Mark Chassin, examines how health care providers need to look at their services from three critical angles: overuse, underuse, and misuse. Bruce Japsen hosts.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Amir Lerman, MD They say a man is as old as his arteries. We can now tell our patients just how old they are with the FDA-approved Endopat2000, a noninvasive device that safely and quickly measures endothelial function and can help monitor response to treatment or interventions. Join host Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with Dr. Amir Lerman to learn more about measuring endo...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Amir Lerman, MD What is the endothelium and how does it regulate itself in wellness and in illness? What are the consequences of endothelial dysfunction and how we can measure it? Join Host, Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with our guest Dr. Amir Lerman to answer these questions and more.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Morteza Naghavi, MD Guest: Prediman Shah, MD The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication, SHAPE is focused on several primary interventions to eliminate heart attacks. Join Dr. Larry Kaskel interviewing Dr. Morteza Naghavi and Dr. P.K. Shah to learn about several of SHAPES' top priorities including the polypill and the vaccination for atherosclerosis. What...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Morteza Naghavi, MD Guest: Prediman Shah, MD In this segment, our guests Dr. Morteza Naghavi and Dr. P.K. Shah provide an Introduction to the SHAPE Initiative including SHAPE's medical education goals and campaign. In addition, they discuss screening for vulnerable plaque and reconciling FRS Scoring with established and emerging technologies for increased effectivenes...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Judith Paice, PhD, RN Dr. Judith A. Paice is the Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Northwestern Feinburg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Hear Dr. Paice as she discusses how to identify and treat refractory suffering.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Judith Paice, PhD, RN Dr. Judith A. Paice is the Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Hear Dr. Paice as she discusses how to identify and treat the three types of pain.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Barbara Bollier, MD Dr. Barbara Bollier works with the Pediatric Palliative Care Initiative at the Center for Practical Bioethics in Kansas City, MO. Hear Dr. Bollier as she discusses the advance care planning document, Caring Conversations for Young Adults.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Andrew Flood, PhD The risk association between diabetes and colorectal cancer: what is the mechanism driving the correlation? What methods are used to study the relationship? Dr. Andrew Flood, assistant professor of epidemiology, University of Minnesota, and adjunct investigator at the National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics discusses the...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Aaron Carroll, MD Turkey gets a bad rap for its tryptophan levels. Ditto cell phones for disrupting sensitive life support instruments. And what about this notion that we only use 10% of our brains? Dr. Aaron Carroll, assistant professor of pediatrics at Indiana University School of Medicine, and author of the article ‘Medical Myths,’ published in the British Medical Jou...

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Jane Fowler There exists a lingering perception that only certain groups are vulnerable to contracting HIV. Jane Fowler dismisses this notion, and with good reason. Despite eschewing the major risk factors, she contracted HIV in the early 1990s. Now the founder and director of HIV Wisdom for Older Women, Ms. Fowler shares her perspective with host Dr. Gary Kohn. How are...

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Cynthia Bulik, PhD Join Dr. Cynthia Bulik from UNC at Chapel Hill as she is interviewed by Dr. Shira Johnson regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa. Dr Bulik is the Vice President of the Eating Disorders Coalition. She has been treating patients with this disorder for over 24 years and she has conducted extensive research in this area.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Cynthia Bulik, PhD Dr. Cynthia Bulik from UNC is a noted researcher in the field of Eating Disorders and Obesity. Join Dr. Shira Johnson as she interviews Dr. Bulik and discusses prevalence, the emerging roles of families, and the important functions of the Primary Care Provider.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Michael Oxman, MD Guest: William Schaffner, MD A vaccine for adult shingles was approved by the FDA in 2006 and is in use today. Perversely, recent data shows that delivery of the adult Shingles vaccine has been a challenge. This includes delivery to older populations, on whom the Shingles virus typically realizes its greatest impact. With Baby Boomers nearing the...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Michael Oxman, MD Guest: William Schaffner, MD A vaccine for adult Shingles was approved in 2006 by the FDA and is in use today. Yet delivery of this vaccination has not been as widespread as it could and should be. With this in mind, many hospitals and clinics are working to improve on their current approach to its distribution; at some health centers, this includ...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Michael Oxman, MD Guest: William Schaffner, MD A vaccine for adult Shingles was officially licensed for use in 2006, but recent data shows that delivery of this vaccination has been a challenge. What are some of the issues which are limiting the distribution of the Shingles vaccine? How can we best address these difficulties? For expert insight on these questions a...

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Michael Oxman, MD Guest: William Schaffner, MD Decades of research have gone into the isolation and refinement of a vaccine for adult shingles, approved in 2006 by the FDA and in use today. Do we now fully understand the mechanism which activates the latent varicella-zoster virus, leading to adult shingles? How did initial isolation, going back more than 30 years,...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Anthony Fiore, MD Why has this year's flu season seemed more severe than those in the past? Are the vaccines working? Are influenza strains more difficult to predict? In addressing this year's peculiar flu season, host Dr. Bruce Bloom speaks with Dr. Tony Fiore, a vaccination and immunization expert from the CDC's National Center for Infectious and Respiratory Dis...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Anthony Fiore, MD With this year's flu season comes the recommendation from the CDC to extend the age of childhood vaccination past the previous age of 59 months, to 18 years. Why the change, and what are the recommendations based upon? Joining Dr. Bruce Bloom to discuss this year's recommendation is Dr. Anthony Fiore, a vaccination and immunization expert, and me...

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Michael Franzblau, MD Dr Michael Franzblau is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss medical ethics and the role of the physician in war and in peace. Tune in to this stimulating discussion with a noted ethicist to hear his views on the role of the physician in euthanasia, lethal injection and in pre-war Germany and Japan.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Michael Franzblau, MD Dr Michael Franzblau is interviewed by Dr Shira Johnson to discuss the ethical compromises and conflicted roles of the physician at Tiergarten 4 in Hilter's Germany.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Lardon, MD Our guest today specializes in helping elite athletes enhance their performance. What can we learn from these Olympic and PGA athletes and from the psychiatrist who helps them train? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Michael Lardon to discuss his work in performance enhancement.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Lardon, MD Why do some athletes consistently seem to perform under pressure? Think Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Lance Armstrong. Is there science to support their seemingly superhuman ability to get in the zone? Sports medicine expert Michael Lardon, MD joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his research into “the zone”.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA You are probably aware of the utility of using meditation techniques for a variety of symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety. But using it for couples therapy? The director of The Research Group for Mind-Body Dynamics at the Institute for Non-linear Science at UCSD, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, joins host Dr. leslie Lundt to discuss his book...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA OCD is considered one of the more treatment refractory psychiatric disorders. Might patients benefit from alternative therapy techniques? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes David Shannahoff-Khalsa to discuss his research using Kundalini Yoga Meditation to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.