Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Vivian Faden, PhD Using alcohol, the apparent drug of choice for adolescents in our society, is often considered a normative right of passage. In this segment, Dr. Vivian Faden, leader of the NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Underage Drinking Initiative, talks with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about the perceptions of alcohol for children in different age groups, and the predictability of future alcohol behavior. How can physicians effectively screen their patients for risks and warnings of possible abuse.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Jo Quetsch, RN A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How does the protocol change for a procedure using bar-coded sponges? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Jo Quetsch, RN, clinical director of surgical services at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., one of the first institutions in the United States to put these sponges into practice in their operating rooms. Ms. Quetsch shares Loyola’s experience in utilizing these sponges.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Jo Quetsch, RN A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How can these digitized sponges improve outcomes in the operating room? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill talks with Jo Quetsch, RN, clinical director of surgical services at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., one of the first institutions in the United States to put these sponges into practice in their operating rooms.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD What are the intended or unintended consequences of a person without pathology taking medication that enhances mental performance? Could the practice of cosmetic neurology become a standard one day encouraging researchers, physicians or other workers to enhance attention to get the job done? Could the use of mental enhancing medications diminish individuality? Creativity? For a fascinating discussion join host Dr. Maurie Pickard talking with our guest Dr. Anjan Chatterjee.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD Dr. Anjan Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discusses the off label use of drugs that could lead to issues of safety, coercion and distributive justice. Will physicians will be faced with pressure to manipulate patients' emotional lives, eroding the character of medicine both individually and communally? Dr. Maurice Pickard hosts.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Wayne Gordon, PhD The inability to function as expected in certain situations may be the result of an undiagnosed brain injury or head trauma. Discussing treatment for patients dealing with the social ills associated with a traumatic brain injury - and the process of unearthing a diagnosis - with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Wayne Gordon, PhD Substance abuse, homelessness, criminal behavior. Highlighting the surprising link between head injuries and these social ills with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine- and the process of unearthing a diagnosis - with your host, Dr. Gary Kohn, is Dr. Wayne Gordon, the Jack Nash Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine and Associate Director of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Melanie Calvert, PhD Quality of life as related to patient care; how do you measure it, teach it, and use it? Join host Dr. Gary Kohn as he explores the topic with Dr. Melanie Calvert, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham and PhD biochemist who's worked with clinicians, industry, and academics researching the role quality of life plays in assessing patient outcomes and health policy decision making.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Melanie Calvert, PhD Dr. Melanie Calvert, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, PhD biochemist, and quality of life researcher speaks with host, Dr. Gary Kohn on quality of life measurement; how it's currently conducted and implemented in the medical field, and its future potential.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Paul Iaizzo, PhD How do opioids, fish oils and hibernating bears relate to the study of heart disease? It’s a fascinating correlation, currently under the meticulous study of Paul Iaizzo, PhD, professor of anesthesiology, physiology, and surgery, and the principal investigator in the Visible Heart Laboratory at the Medical School at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Iaizzo joins host Dr. Matthew Sorrentino to detail the remarkable cardioprotective possibilities of an array of hormones found in hibernating bears, and the hormonal interactions with morphine, as well as a separate but related investigation into targeted deliveries of omega-3’s.