Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Elizabeth Ward, PhD Join Dr. Elizabeth Ward, the Director of Surveillance Research for the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the 2007 Annual Report to the Nation on Cancer.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods discuss his new book, In A Blink: Awareness, Assessment, and Adapting to Patient Communication Needs.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Arthur Holden, MBA A better understanding of why some people are predisposed to dangerous drug interactions and serious illness is the charge of the newly formed group, International Serious Adverse Event Consortium (SAE). The Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen interviews SAE chairman and chief executive officer, Arthur Holden about this important subject.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Gokhan Mutlu, MD Guest: Scott Budinger, MD Can sitting in your car in traffic cause cardiovascular disease? Is it the stress or the pollution? Join Dr. Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger in discussing the impact of air pollution on cardiovascular health.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Gokhan Mutlu, MD Guest: Scott Budinger, MD Does the air we breath cause cardiovascular disease? Join Dr. Larry Kaskel discuss the results of a study by Dr Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger about pollution particles triggering blood clots.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Matthew Sorrentino, MD Did mitral valve prolapse kill the marathon runner in Chicago? In this segment Dr. Larry Kaskel talks to Dr. Matthew Sorrentino about Mitral Valve Prolapse. Is it life threatening on its own? What about when mixed with dehydration? What should physicians inform their patients about living with mitral valve prolapse?

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Linda Emanuel some economic resilience options within the context of suffering severe illness. This model builds on easily obtainable training, social capital, low technology requirements and self-sustenence. A country that spends $6,280.00 per capita and has 1.7 trillion dollars invested in the medical...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Linda Emanuel about the devastating economic impact of terminal illness, a local and global issue that drives bereaved families into poverty and can cause downward, multigenerational spirals.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Karen Koning Abuzayd Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Commission General Karen Koning Abuzayd from Gaza City about the complex issues in trying to support a refugee population of 4.4 million while simultaneously creating a dynamic process that will prepare them for eventual statehood. The UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Karen Koning Abuzayd Host Dr. Maurice Pickard welcomes Commission-General Ms. Karen Koning Abuzayd for a discussion about the humanitarian needs (including medical, educational and social goals) of four generations of people who are living in Gaza, the West Bank, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan. The changing political climate continues to create daunting challenges for t...

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD Guest: Pierce Scranton, MD Join host Dr. Sherwin Ho for this interesting conversation with Dr. Pierce Scranton, past president of the National Football League (NFL) Physicians Society, formerly the team physician for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks for nearly two decades, and author of Playing Hurt: Treating and Evaluating the Warriors of the NFL . From the excitement of being part...

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD Guest: Pierce Scranton, MD The Team Physician. It’s a term we hear every day, but perhaps one that may not mean the same thing to all of our listeners. Join host Dr. Sherwin Ho as he speaks to Dr. Pierce Scranton, past-president of the NFL Physicians Society, team physician for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL for 17 years, and author of “Playing Hurt; Treating and Evaluating t...

Host: Sherwin Ho, MD Guest: Pierce Scranton, MD The Team Physician. It’s a term we hear every day, but perhaps one that may not mean the same thing to all of our listeners. Join host Dr. Sherwin Ho as he speaks to Dr. Pierce Scranton, past-president of the NFL Physicians Society, team physician for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL for 17 years, and author of “Playing Hurt; Treating and Evaluating t...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Thomas Moore, MD Is there a role for oral hypoglycemic agents in the treatment of gestational diabetes? Do women with normal glucose tolerance on insulin have an increased risk of neonatal morbidity over that of non-diabetic women? Our guest is Dr. Thomas Moore, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California School of Med...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Thomas Moore, MD The list of maternal and neonatal morbidity from gestational diabetes is oppressive. Yet there is good evidence that aggressive glucose control can result in healthy outcomes that rival those of non-diabetic pregnancies. Our guest today is Doctor Thomas Moore. He is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of Cal...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Thomas Moore, MD A storm is coming, but few have heard the forecast. The obesity epidemic in the United States in all age groups will lead to a huge increase in diabetes during pregnancy. Our guest today is Doctor Thomas Moore. He is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Reproductive Medicine, University of California School of Medicine at San Diego. Dr. Moore...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Donald Stein, PhD Is all brain injury created equally? Does the insult from a stroke result in the same damage as traumatic brain injury? Should treatment differ? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Donald Stein to discuss past, present and future interventions.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Donald Stein, PhD Every 15 seconds someone in the US suffers a traumatic brain injury. Yet, we have no clinically effective acute stage treatment available. Enter the ProTECT trial. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Donald Stein to review the latest data using progesterone in the treatment of acute brain injury.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Donald Stein, PhD More than 5 million people in the US are disabled because of brain injury. Dr. Gregory O’Shanick, the national medical director of the Brain Injury Association of America, calls the work of our guest today, “The most promising breakthrough in improving outcomes for TBI”. What is this astonishing breakthrough? Dr. Donald Stein discusses with host D...

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Donald Stein, PhD After fighting skeptics for over 40 years, researchers are finally getting respect using progesterone to treat brain injuries. Progesterone? Dr. Donald Stein of Emory University joins host Leslie Lundt to discuss how progesterone became a possible treatment for acute brain injury.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Brenda Fann, MD Dr. Brenda Fann share with us her volunteer efforts to provide chronic outpatient care to diabetics in a free clinic environment. We discuss the status of volunteerism in the medical community and what the future may hold.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Nigel Unwin, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Nigel Unwin the need for governments to create an environment that allows individuals to make lifestyle changes. The adoption of western culture's poor dietary habits and reduced exercise lifestyles, as well as expanding urban environments fostering these shifts, must be adressed as part of seeking the cure for...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Nigel Unwin, MD Host Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Nigel Unwin, coordinator of the recently-published third edition of the Diabetes Atlas . They will talk about the United Nations resolution to recognize this disease, which causes four million deaths per year and effects 246 million people worldwide, as having the potential to bankrupt national economies. Dr....

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Larry Dossey, MD Dr. Dossey shares some research efforts and personal case studies which shed light on the role spirituality may play in healing.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Larry Dossey, MD Dr. Dossey shares a number of research studies and case histories which illuminate the role of optimism, or it's absence, in healing.