Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Wesley Ely, MD, MPH Join Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and founder of the Vanderbilt ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study Group discuss the latest ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment research findings.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Wesley Ely, MD, MPH Join Dr. Wes Ely, Professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee, and the founder of the Vanderbilt ICU Delirium and Cognitive Impairment Study Group as he discusses ICU delirium and cognitive impairment.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Glen Tullman Google has made searching for information on the Internet so simple the world has become a less complex and much closer place. Could a Google-like solution be in store for the health care industry? Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc. chairman and chief executive officer Glen Tullman tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the movemement in health-care...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sue Isawa Insulin pumps have helped to revolutionize diabetes management. What do you and your patients need to know about these pumps? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes certified diabetes educator Sue Isawa to discuss the ins and outs of insulin pumps.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jeannee Diaz, RD As the epidemic of obesity continues to grow, we can expect that the prevalence of diabetes will rise accordingly. The age distribution of type 2 diabetes is moving younger and younger. What can we do to stop these alarming trends? certified diabetes educator Jeannee Diaz discusses diabetes nutrition with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jeannee Diaz, RD 7% of the US population has diabetes. And the numbers seem to grow daily. How can we talk to patients about stopping this epidemic? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes certified diabetes educator Jeannee Diaz to discuss diabetes prevention

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD Is there a relationship between cardiovascular disease and depression? Can depression influence the treatment of other conditions such as diabetes, stroke and cancer? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Jill Warnock to discuss the interplay between medical illness and depression.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD Major depressive illness is nearly twice as common in women as in men. Are different treatment strategies necessary for women? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Jill Warnock for a discussion on mood disorders in women.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD Is it normal for female patients to “not be in the mood”? How common is libido disturbance in women? Dr. Jill Warnock, an expert in hypoactive sexual desire disorder, discusses with Dr. Leslie Lundt how to evaluate and treat these women.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Jill Warnock, MD, PhD 1 in 10 American couples will have difficulty conceiving. How does the experience of infertility affect the mental state of the couple? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Jill Warnock, MD PhD to discuss psychiatric issues in infertility.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD Is the risk of the glitazones worth the benefit? What if you could predict which patients were susceptible? Dr. Ruaño discusses with host Dr. Leslie Lundt how diabetes patients may benefit from the rapidly growing field of physiogenomics.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD One-third of patients suffering from schizophrenia develop diabetes as a direct result of treatment. In the future, we may be able to use pharmacogenomics to determine which antipsychotic would be the safest for any given patient. Is the future here? Dr Ruaño joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his recent work in this area.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gualberto Ruano, MD, PhD The prospect of truly personalizing medicine with the knowledge gained from the Human Genome Project is intoxicating. But is it practical? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Gualberto Ruaño to discuss how genetic testing may help predict medication side effect vulnerability.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Kristen Knutson, PhD Is your weight dependent on how much you sleep? Could our 24/7 society be contributing to the obesity epidemic? Sleep and metabolic expert Dr. Kristen Knutson joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss her work linking sleep and obesity.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Kristen Knutson, PhD Over the past 40 years, American’s self reported sleep duration has decreased by a remarkable two hours per night. What impact does this have on our health and welfare? Join Dr. Kristen Knutson and host Dr. Leslie Lundt as they discuss the change in Americans’ sleep habits.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Chris Bojrab, MD We all know how to treat sleepiness with caffeine – it is the most commonly used psychoactive substance in the world. But do you know the mechanism of action of caffeine? What other choices are there? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Chris Bojrab as he explains the medication choices available to treat excessive sleepiness.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Chris Bojrab, MD More than one third of adults say that sleepiness interferes with their functioning at some time in any given month. Despite this, excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, is underrecognized and undertreated. Yet the consequences can even be fatal. Psychiatrist Dr. Chris Bojrab, president of the Indiana Health Group, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to rev...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Chris Bojrab, MD Simply not getting enough nighttime sleep is a common cause of excessive daytime sleepiness. But the list of causes is much longer than sleep deprivation. Dr. Chris Bojrab reviews the causes of excessive daytime sleepiness with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Chris Bojrab, MD The fact that excessive daytime sleepiness negatively affects functioning should be no surprise to anyone who has ever had to stay up all night on call. We may not have had personal experience with changes in glucose tolerance and immunologic and cardiovascular function, but current research informs us of the risk. Despite all of this, some physici...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM Is narcolepsy something that we really need to think about if we do not practice sleep medicine? The answer may surprise you. Narcolepsy expert Dr. Richard Bogan discusses the latest research with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM Insomnia and excessive sleepiness are commonly encountered clinical problems. Yet most patients with insomnia are not excessively sleepy. How can you quickly evaluate these problems? Sleep expert Dr. Richard Bogan discusses clinical management of sleep symptoms with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Richard K. Bogan, MD, FCCP, FAASM Insomnia is the leading sleep disorder yet diagnosis is often problematic. Enter a valuable clinical tool called the SleepMed Insomnia Index. The developer of this instrument, Dr. Richard Bogan joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the development and use of the SMI.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Nassim Assefi, MD What is the effect of war on public health? Dr. Nassim Assefi, an internist with a focus on women's health, was practicing at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle and teaching at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2003, when she was invited by the American Medical Women's Association to visit Afghanistan. Dr. Assefi subsequently sp...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Nassim Assefi, MD Have you ever thought about volunteering overseas? How do you get started? What are the risks and benefits? Dr. Nassim Assefi, a board-certified internist specializing in women’s health and global medicine, discusses her experiences working in Iran and Cuba with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Nassim Assefi, MD Do you feel overwhelmed and tired going to work and fulfilling your social and personal obligations? Today’s guest might inspire you. Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Dr. Nassim Assefi to discuss her first novel, Aria.