Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD At least 45 million Americans are uninsured and many more are underinsured. Why does the wealthiest nation on earth tolerate this? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Steven Schroeder to discuss this provocative issue.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD In the last 50 years the rates of cigarette smoking among American adults have fallen dramatically. Despite this success, as many as 1 in 5 continue to smoke. What can we do? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Steven Schroeder, the head of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, to discuss health policy issues as they relate to smoking.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD If we examine the number of deaths in this country attributable to behavioral causes, the #1 problem is tobacco smoking – killing over 400,000 people alone. Can you guess what is #2? Join the head of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, Dr. Steven Schroeder as he discusses with host Dr. Leslie Lundt our greatest public health challenges.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD We spend more money on health care than any other nation yet we are behind in virtually every measure of health. How can this be? Dr. Steven Schroeder joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss health care spending and quality.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA Is revamping our health insurance enough to change our current situation? What else needs to be done? The Dean of the School of Public Health at University of California – Berkeley, Dr. Steven Shortell joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what can be done.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA Albert Einstein said. “No problem can be solved within the same consciousness which created it”. Significant change will be required if we are to improve our health care system. Is this realistic? Expert Dr. Stephen Shortell explains how to create meaningful change as he joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA Evidence-based medicine – is improving quality a key element of successful health care reform? Dr. Stephen Shortell discusses the formation of a national center for EBM with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA How might medical practice change to avoid the current state of fragmented care? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Dr. Stephen Shortell to discuss accountable care systems.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Stacy Orloff, EdD Dr. Stacy Orloff is Vice President of Palliative Care and Community Programs for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Clearwater, Florida. During this segment, hear Dr. Orloff as she discusses the perinatal support services that are available when an unborn child has been diagnosed with a terminal condition.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: James Saxton, JD Attorney James W. Saxton, of Steven & Lee law firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has over 25 years defending healthcare professionals. In this segment hear Mr. Saxton give his best advice for preventing medical malpractice claims.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: James Saxton, JD In this segment hear attorney James W. Saxton, from Stevens & Lee law firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, discuss his new book, The Satisfied Patient: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Shannon Brownlee Are cutting healthcare costs and improving quality of healthcare incompatible goals? Shannon Brownlee author of “Overtreated: why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer” is welcomed by host Dr. Leslie Lundt to share what she has learned about health care reform.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Shannon Brownlee Given the easy access to technology such as the internet and cable television, Does it really matter in what part of the country you practice? Author of “Overtreated: why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer”, Shannon Brownlee explains to host Dr. Leslie Lundt the wide variation in health care patterns across the US.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Shannon Brownlee Shannon Brownlee asserts in her new book, “Overtreated” that one of the biggest problems in health care today is that there is too much health care. As much as 30% of our annual spending on health care is a result of over use. Does more health care mean better health? Shannon joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt in a discussion about this provocative claim.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gary Kennedy, MD Current treatments for dementia are palliative at best. What hope do we have for disease modifying agents in the future? Learn about dementia treatment today and tomorrow as host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Gary Kennedy to clinicians roundtable.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gary Kennedy, MD Depression is currently one of the leading causes of disability-adjusted life years lost. The numbers look even worse for the next generation. What can we do to reverse this trend? Psychiatry professor Dr. Gary Kennedy joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what can be done to prevent depression.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA Like everything in life, you can hear horror stories about writing and publishing a book. What are the most common pitfalls, really? Publisher Joyce Griffith joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to guide us through the maze of publishing.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA Have you thought about writing a book but have heard nightmare stories about finding and dealing with publishers? What is the reality of self publishing? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes publisher Joyce Griffith to discuss the business of self publishing.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA Do you have a book in you? How do you get it out and in print? Publisher Joyce Griffith joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss how physicians can become authors

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Ateev Mehrotra, MD Two thirds of patients and physicians believe it is important to have a preventive health exam every year. What does this cost? Is it necessary? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes RAND policy analyst Ateev Mehrotra, MD to discuss his latest research into the value of preventive services.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Drew Rosielle, MD Pallimed is a hospice and palliative medicine blog. During this segment, hear Dr. Drew Rosielle, a palliative care specialist, discuss the blog he founded.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Howe, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. John Howe, president and CEO of Project HOPE, about Project HOPE's work with the U.S. Navy, from the tsunami devastation in Indonesian to the crisis in New Orleans.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Howe, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. John P. Howe how Project HOPE has formed partnerships around the world that have brought health care to the disadvantaged, especially women and children. This began in 1958 when President Dwight Eisenhower donated a U.S. Navy ship to be converted to the first non-military hospital ship in American history.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: David Chin, MD, MBA Dr. David Chin, Managing Partner for PWC's Global Healthcare Research Institute talks to host Dr. Larry Kaskel about the projected healthcare worker shortage in the years to come. What do we need to do to prevent this crisis. Join us to find out.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: David Chin, MD, MBA Host Dr. Larry Kaskel interviews Industry Analyst and Managing Partner of Price Waterhouse Coppers Global Healthcare Research Institute, Dr. David Chin about the projected healthcare costs for 2008 and what they mean to the healthcare providers, insurers, and participants in the business of healthcare.