Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Paul Raeburn Guest: Trudy Lieberman The bill that created the Medicare drug plan had another clause that few people noticed. It sets up a demonstration to test privatizing all of Medicare. Is this the first step toward privatizing all of Medicare?

Physicians know all too well how the United States struggles control the costs and increase access of our Health Care System. Individual states are taking matters into their own hands and changing their health care systems. What are they doing, and how will it impact physicians and their patients? Gov. Lamm discusses the different health care systems in two states, and its impact on the physicians...

How will changes in US Healthcare Public Policy affect the clinical practice of medicine? Big changes are on the horizon-will physicians have a part in the dialogue?

Physicians ask, “What do I need to do right now for this specific patient today to maintain health.” Public Policy advocates ask, “What do we need to do in the future to ensure the health of our society.” How do we reconcile these different viewpoints to become a healthier nation?

In his book, The Brave New World of Health Care, former Colorado Gov. Richard D. Lamm discusses the good the bad and the future of the current US Health Care System: the brilliance of our doctors, the quality of our delivery systems and the promise of our technological advancements versus the disparity in treatment between the rich and poor, the lack of cost containment and other control mechanism...

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jeff Feldman, MBA Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Jeff Feldman, founder and chairman of XShares Group, LLC, a financial services company based in New York. He discusses his firm's HealthShares series of exchange traded funds.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, as he discusses whether the success rate for CPR on shows like ER, Rescue 911 and Chicago Hope mirror reality.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, as he offers physicians a simple way to determine when a patient with nonmalignant disease is eligible for hospice care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he explains the benefits of Open Access Hospice.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS What do Islamic Fascists, Vladimir Putin, and the dog-days of summer have in common? Tularemia. Both occurring in nature and bio-weapons laboratories, facts about this disease are a most-know for physicians across the country. Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services discusses this potential bio-weapon...

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS What disease was imported from Uganda and Egypt into the United States in 1999? Of course, we would have rather imported agricultural products, but the answer is, naturally enough, West Nile Virus. Today we will separate the facts from the media hype with Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS How can you get Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever if you don’t live in the Rocky Mountains? Why should physicians in the South know or care about this disease? Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS Erlichioses is on the march in Missouri. Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant How can you help your patients achieve real change in their health and in their life? Dr. Taylor Grant says by helping patients frame goals to a reasonable size and by implementing a realistic plan, clinicians can increase the rate of achieving real change. In this segment, find out how to instigate change for your patients.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant Patients often omit information when talking to their doctors. Find out in this segment how you can create an environment that encourages open communication with your patient without drastically increasing office visit time.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant People's ability to understand health information is often related to the clarity of the presentation. In this segment, Dr. Taylor Grant suggests ways in which health professionals better communicate to patients to insure patients' understanding, care and outcomes.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant 9 out of 10 adults may lack the skills needed to manage their health and prevent disease. This is not a literacy issue. Learn from Dr. Taylor Grant how healthcare professionals can have a big impact on improving the healthcare of the population.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael McWilliams, MD Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is the lead author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining what happens when uninsured Amercians reach age 65 and gain access to Medicare. Join Dr. McWilliams as he discusses the public policy implications of the study.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael McWilliams, MD Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is the lead author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine discussing what happens when previoiusly uninsured adults turn 65. Join Dr. McWilliams as he reveals results that are timely as lawmakers and presidential candidates are debating how to cover the estimated 45 million Americans without he...

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of Healing Words: The power of apology in medicine, discuss what happens when doctors say "I'm sorry."

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of The DEPO Principle: Applying personal leadership principles to healthcare, discuss the characteristics that weave through the best physician leaders.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD More than 28 million Americans are foreign-born. What caregivers don't know about a patient's culture can hurt people...and organizations too. Join Dr. Michael S. Woods as he discusses cultural sensitivity and the book, Cultural Sensitivity: A guidebook for physicians & healthcare professionals.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Richard Lanman, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Rick Lanman, the Chief Medical Officer of biotech company Diadexus Inc. They will discuss the viability, accuracy, uniqueness and benefits of the PLAC Test.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Patients from other countries are coming to the U.S. for fertility assistance seeking In-Vitro Fertilization. In this segment Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Debora Spar, author of The Baby Business, on IVF and its economic impact on adoption services. Despite adoption being the more affordable option, with no medical risks to the prospective parents...

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Debora Spar on aspects of the "Baby Business" phenomenon in the U.S., where procreation has developed into a business with economic rules of commerce. Unlike other businesses, the partners are not always informed, there is no competition, and there is no transparency in the face of a desperate customer/patient. The s...