Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Patricia Seifert, RN, MSN Join Registered Nurse, Patricia C. Seifert, the Education Coordinator for the Cardiovascular Operating Room at Inova Heart and Vascular Institute in Falls Church, Virginia, discuss the Looking Down from the Dome Program for high school students.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bill Manahan, MD Join Dr. Bill Manahan as he describes his wife's unique journey through cancer and beyond.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Bill Manahan, MD Dr. Bill Manahan discusses the book, "Living Consciously, Dying Gracefully," written about his wife's journey with cancer.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Maris In this segment, host Larry Kaskel interviews financial consulatant, Peter Maris on the basics of buying and selling bonds.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Peter Maris In this segment, join host Larry Kaskel in interviewing financial consultant Peter Maris on the basics of buying and selling stocks.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Benjamin Schaefer, MD Guest: Robert Restuccia, MPA Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Benjamin Schaefer of the National Physician's Alliance and Robert Restuccia, Executive Director of The Prescription Project about how the AMA sells data about physicians to pharmaceutical companies. They discuss ethics and pharmaceutical marketing.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Benjamin Schaefer, MD Guest: Robert Restuccia, MPA Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Benjamin Schaefer of the National Physician's Alliance and Robert Restuccia, Executive Director of The Prescription Project about how the AMA sells data about physicians to pharmaceutical companies.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Barbara Gabriel, MA Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Barbara Gabriel, Associate Editor of Physicians Practice Journal about how to ensure physicians you hire for your practice will stay with you.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Neil Sadick, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Neil Sadick about his involvement with the Women's Dermatologic Society and how the organization is working to support both men and women in the specialty.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Mary Lupo, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Mary Lupo about her involvement with the Women's Dermatologic Society and how the organization is working to support both men and women in the specialty.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Amy Derick, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Amy Derick about her involvement with the Women's Dermatologic Society and how the organization is working to support both men and women in the specialty.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Wendy Roberts, MD Dr. Michael Greenberg speaks with Dr. Wendy Roberts about her involvement with the Women's Dermatologic Society and how the organization is working to support both men and women in the specialty.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Michael Brannigan, PhD Host Dr. Pickard is joined by Michael Brannigan of the Center for Practical Bioethics to talk about ethical issues that arise in coordinating medical responses to national disasters.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Dewey, PhD What should every practicing physician know about neuroanatomy? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt asks Senior scientist at BHL, Dr. Stephen Dewey to review what we have learned about neuroscience since finishing medical school.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Dewey, PhD GVG, known as vigabatrin in the 70 countries where it is used for treating epilepsy, has a unique mechanism of action. Dr. Stephen Dewey of BHL explains to host Dr. Leslie Lundt his research into this compound and how it potentially could change the course of addictive disorders.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Dewey, PhD Senior scientist at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Dr. Stephen Dewey, tells host Dr. Leslie Lundt about his work educating 125,000 children and teens every year about how drugs of abuse affect the brain. Dr. Dewey also shares what he has learned from the students and how it has changed his research.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Dewey, PhD Do drug abusers' brains look different because of drug use, or do they use drugs because their brains are different to begin with? Recent advances in brain imaging have revolutionized our understanding of addictive disorders. Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt and Stephen Dewey, PhD as they discuss what we now know about neurochemical and receptor change...

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Daniel Mazanec, MD Dr. Mazanec, associate director of the Center for Spine Health at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses the rational and evidenced based approach to treating lumbar radiculopathy. What treatments are of merit and which should be avoided?

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Daniel Mazanec, MD Dr. Mazanec, associate director of the Center for Spine Health at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses older and new data that address, in an evidenced-based manner, the approach to the treatment of lumbar radiculopathy. Is an aggressive, surgical based approach better than a conservative medical approach?

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Dennis O'Leary, MD He runs an organization designed to stop medical errors at U.S. hospitals in a climate where everyone from consumer groups, patients and members of Congress are complaining about patient safety. Dr. Dennis O'Leary tells Bruce Japsen what doctors, hospitals and other medical professionals need to do improve patient safety.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Linda Kruus, PhD All hospitals now have disaster plans. But who is going to show up to work? Join Dr. Shira Johnson as she speaks with Dr. Linda Kruus from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Temple University to discuss her study's results on key personnel factors impacting disaster management plans.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Heilbronner, PhD What are the signs that can help a physician differentiate a patient with dementia, alzheimers or normal brain atrophy? What can a neuropsychologist do to help? Join Dr. Robert Heilbronner in a discussion about the neuropsychologists evaluation of dementia.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Heilbronner, PhD What is a neuropsychologists role in the evaluation of the plaintiff in a civil case or the accused in a crimial case? Join Dr. Bill Rutenberg as he engages neuropsychologist Robert Heilbronner Ph. D. in conversation about forensic neuropsychology.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Heilbronner, PhD As the team neuropsychologist for the Chicago Blackhawks, Dr. Heilbronner is often called upon to evaluate minimal traumatic brain injury. In this segment Dr. Rutenberg asks him about the testing process and the evaulation of mild TBI. How do you determine if the athlete should be allowed back in the game?

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Heilbronner, PhD As a neuropsychologist, Dr. Heilbronner is often asked upon to evaulate malingering. Does a patient have a valid reason to be avoiding work after an injury? Are they exagerating their symptoms? How can a neuropsychologist help evaluate whether or not someone is malingering?