Clinician's Roundtable

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.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: John Jernigan, MD MRSA has been around for decades. Did we realize the size of the potential threat 40 years ago? Could we have done more in years past to prevent the transmissions that occur today? Dr. Bill Rutenberg discusses these questions and more with our guest, Dr. John Jernigan.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: John Jernigan, MD Our guest, Dr. John Jernigan discusses the CDC's response to MRSA with host, Dr. Bill Rutenberg. Topics included: resources available, education & training, measuring impact and measuring adhearance.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: John Jernigan, MD In an interview with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg, Dr. John Jernigan of the CDC says that MRSA is really a problem of transmission. In this segment, he discusses the 5 C's of transmission, risks and the differences between community-acquired MRSA versus hospital-acquired MRSA.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Charles Orth, Chief Fire Battalion Chief Charles Orth of Wilmette, Illinois Fire Department, as 28 year veteran of the force. Chief Orth is also the medical officer for the department, has been a paramedic for the last 26 years, and is an Illinois State Fire investigator discusses health care stories from his 28 years in the fire service.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Charles Orth, Chief Fire Battalion Chief Charles Orth of Wilmette, Illinois Fire Department, as 28 year veteran of the force. Chief Orth is also the medical officer for the department, has been a paramedic for the last 26 years, and is an Illinois State Fire investigator is discussing the EMS system,EMT's and Paramedics in the healthcare system.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Charles Orth, Chief Fire Battalion Chief Charles Orth of Wilmette, Illinois Fire Department, as 28 year veteran of the force. Chief Orth is also the medical officer for the department, has been a paramedic for the last 26 years, and is an Illinois State Fire investigator is discussing the EMS system, when did it begin and where is it going?

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: John Driscoll John Driscoll, President of the Chicago based company Alter+care, a company that plans, develops, finances and manages Wellness Centers and other healthcare facilities, discusses physician/hospital relationships.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: John Driscoll John Driscoll, President of the Chicago based company Alter+care, a company that plans, develops, finances and manages Wellness Centers and other healthcare facilities, discusses healthcare financing and alternative opportunities.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Fran Griffin, MPA Ms. Griffin, a Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses strategies to reduce perioperative complications. She covers not only the theoretical basis for these interventions but also their implementation in the hospital setting.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Fran Griffin, MPA Ms. Griffin, a Director at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discusses specific interventions that can be taken to prevent the spread of methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus infections. She also outlines practical implementation of these strategies.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Helen Caldicott, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Helen Caldicott, Founder and President of the Nuclear Policy Research Institute (NPRI), about novel solutions for addressing our global energy needs with an emphasis on our cultural preservation. Dr. Caldicott brings attention to the need for resolution, rather than just capability, from our policy makers to a...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Helen Caldicott, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard talks with Dr. Helen Caldicott about the growing medical hazards of the modern nuclear age. Citizens don't have the luxury of time to remain ignorant, as even the very air we breath is being endangered.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Arjun Srinivasan, MD Dr. Shira Johnson interviews Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, who is a Medical Epidemiologist from the CDC in Atlanta. His work is to diagnose and to prevent outbreaks of infections in the hospital and in the community. Learn about a resistant infection caused by Acinetobacter which is prolonging ICU stays across the country. Acinetobacter species has becom...

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Arjun Srinivasan, MD Join Dr Shira Johnson as she interviews Dr. Arjun Srinivasan, a Medical Epidemiologist from the CDC in Atlanta. His job is to investigate outbreaks of infections in hospitals and communities across the country and importantly, to prevent them from occurring again. Why is resistance spreading from the community to the hospital, and are we respondi...

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Arjun Srinivasan, MD Dr. Arjun Srinivasan is a Medical Epidemiologist at the CDC in Atlanta, and his work involves diagnosing and and stopping outbreaks of infectious diseases. Join Dr. Shira Johnson as she interviews him to learn why a virulent strain of the well known MRSA microcrobe is on the rise in the community at this time. Are we effective in our approach to...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Donna Jarmusz, MA Donna Jarmusz,Vice President for Development and Strategic Initiatives of the Chicago based company Alter+care, an integrated, comprehensive consulting services company that plans, develops, finances and manages healthcare real estate assets, discusses how physicians can improve the success of their practices through Comprehensive Facility Planni...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Donna Jarmusz, MA Donna Jarmusz, vice president for development and strategic initiatives for the Chicago-based company Alter+care, an integrated comprehensive consulting services company that plans, develops, finances and manages healthcare real estate assets, discusses the concept of Wellness Centers. How are physicians helped in managing the business of wellnes...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Linda Given Welch, CNM Linda Given Welch, a certified nurse-midwife currently in clinical practice in Illinois with delivery privileges at Evanston Northwestern Hospital. Linda has a masters degree in Nursing from Rush University (Chicago) and a certificate in nurse-midwifery from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an Instructor in Clinical Obstetrics a...