Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Donald Hudson, MD Post-traumatic stress disorder is increasingly seen outside the military and in primary care providers' offices. Dr. Hudson discusses when treatment and/or referral are appropriate.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Donald Hudson, MD Post-traumatic stress disorder is increasingly recognized outside of the combat arena. Dr. Hudson discusses implications and spectra of the disorder in civilians.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Mark Plaster, MD Dr Shira Johnson speaks with Dr. Mark Plaster on the psychological and practical issues involved in dealing with deployment and maintaining your practice, your family, and your sanity.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Mark Plaster, MD Dr. Mark Plaster talks with Dr Shira Johnson about the realities of enlisting, training, and deployment for the physician civilian soldier in the military. Dr. Plaster has left both his busy practice and his work as editor and publisher of Emergency Physicians Montly to serve a tour of duty in Iraq and another tour in the Ukraine.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Feagin, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard Interviews Dr. John Feagin about the complexities of being the orthopedic surgeon to the U.S. Olympic Ski Team. All injuries are difficult to address with athletic patients, but in these elite athletes the emotional impact of losing a participating place in the Olympics can be devastating. In this environment physical therapy to...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Feagin, MD Dr. John Faegin explains to host Dr. Maurice Pickard the value of being a soldier before becoming a physician when practicing medicine in a war zone. One is made aware of how much medical care US military doctors provide to the civilians, whose lives have been so disrupted.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: John Feagin, MD How often do you treat a crush injury and multiple fractures inflicted by the powerful jaws of a leopard? And are post-op temperatures more likely to be due to malaria than wound infections? Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. John Feagin the problems and rewards of being an orthopedic surgeon in Tenwek, Kenya.

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Cindy Bascetta, MA, MPH We all agree that the 9/11 workers, physicians, and other emergency responders were heroic in their efforts to recover from the disaster and begin the slow process of rebuilding. And we're doing everything we can to help them, right? Wrong. The Government Accountability Office has found that the program has been subject to repeated bureaucratic mix...

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: John Hick, MD As first responder to the scene at the Minneapolis bridge collapse, Dr. Hick shares his first-hand experiences.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: John Hick, MD Dr. Hick discusses the importance of incident management, even during the worst of times.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: John Hick, MD Dr. Hick is discussing the important role of the hospital and hospitals play in the delivery of care during a disaster. The hospital’s individual organization, communication with other medical centers and community, and their ability to respond quickly directly affect the number of victim deaths and wounded.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Curtis Ellison, MD Dr. Ellison reviews the data supporting the benefits of moderate alcohol consumption on diabetes, cancer, cognition and total mortality.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Curtis Ellison, MD In this segment, Dr. Lee Freedman reviews with guest Dr. Curtis Ellison the data supporting health effects of moderate alcohol consumption on non-ischemic cardiovascular diseases.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Curtis Ellison, MD Dr. Ellison discusses some of the data behind the beneficial effects of alcohol emphasizing the pattern of drinking and effects on ischemic heart disease.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Beverly Johnson Join Beverly H. Johnson, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Family-Centered Care and co-author of the book, Privileged Presence: Personal Stories of Connections in Healthcare , to discuss an innovative approach to the planning, delivery and evaluation of healthcare.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Beverly Johnson Family Advisory Councils help train medical residents, review safety measures, evaluate hospital equipment and help design clinical trials. Join Beverly H. Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Family-Centered Care and co-author of the book, Privileged Presence: Personal Stories of Connections in Healthcare , discuss th...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Newt Gingrich, MA, PhD Who can name a politician truly interested in improving the care and treatment for patients with Alzheimer’s Disease? At a loss? Unusual as it seems, former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, has spent a great deal of time and effort on arguing for improved care and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Newt Gingrich, MA, PhD Perhaps best known for his Contract with America and the subsequent Republican control of the House of Representatives for 12 years, many physicians do not know how strong a healthcare advocate former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrinch has become, or the tranformations in health policy he began pioneering after retiring from Congress. Indeed, h...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Newt Gingrich, MA, PhD Newt Gingrich joins Dr. Larry Kaskel to outline his 21st Century Intelligent Health System. Who better than Former Speaker Gingrich to gather and collaborate with transformational leaders? The result is a brain trust dedicated to the creation of an intelligent health system in which knowledge saves lives and saves money for all Americans.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Newt Gingrich, MA, PhD Newt Gingrich joins Dr. Larry Kaskel for a lively discussion about transforming health and healthcare with information technology. During his congressional career, Speaker Gingrich worked extensively on healthcare issues. He'll discuss his recent book, Paper Kills, which addresses the most pressing issues in the drive to modernize and improve he...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Kathryn Hyer, PhD Join Dr. Kathryn Hyer from the University of South Florida in Tampa, discussing findings from the 2006 and 2007 Hurricane Summits.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Kathryn Hyer, PhD Florida coped with 8 major hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 yet of the nearly 13,000 residents evacuated, no deaths were reported. Join Dr. Kathryn Hyer from the University of South Florida in Tampa, to discuss what Florida is doing right.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: David Dosa, MD, MPH Join Dr. David Dosa, author of the New England Journal of Medicine essay about Oscar the Cat, as he discusses Oscar's uncanny knack for predicting death.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: William Dolan, MD The Veteran's Administration went from one of the worst health networks in the nation to one of the best in just 10 years--what happened? Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he discusses the transformation of the VA.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: William Dolan, MD There was a universal consensus in the 1990s that if there was a single organization that couldn't be changed it was the Veteran's Administration. Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman, Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he explains how the VA transformed.