Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Don Goldmann, MD Dr. Donald Goldmann from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement answers the challenging questions on Community Acquired MRSA. Could it have been prevented? What do we know about the genotype?

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Don Goldmann, MD Hospital Acquired MRSA has gone from 40% to 60% in ten years. Dr. Shira Johnson interviews Dr. Donald Goldmann from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement to discuss our approach to this pathogen. Why aren't we successful in eradicating MRSA in our hospitals?

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Marla Salmon, ScD, RN The current state of the nursing profession is not optimal. How can we correct shortages and expand opportunities for nursing education. Join host Dr. Bill Rutenberg for an in-depth interview on the state of nursing with Dean Marla Salmon.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Marla Salmon, ScD, RN What does the future look like for the nursing profession? Are traditional nursing roles out the door? What roles will nurses play in the future? How will new technology change jobs and responsibilities in nursing? Our guest, Dean Marla Salmon shares answers to these questions and more with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: John Halpern, MD Host Dr. Shira Johnson welcomes Dr. John Halpern, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, to discusses his research on psilocybin for cluster headaches. Why does this treatment work, when so many others have failed to relieve the pain of cluster headaches?

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: John Halpern, MD Dr. John Halpern has delivered scientific evidence supporting that MDMA, or Ecstasy, works to relieve anxiety for patients with terminal illness. Dr. Shira Johnson interviews this researcher from Harvard Medical School to learn more about altering perceptions by treating medical illnesses with illicit drugs.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Clifford McDonald, MD There is a new killer infection among us. It is not MRSA, the darling of the media, and it does not necessarily lurk in hospitals. A virulent strain of Clostridia difficile has emerged and it is a threat to your patients that you should know about. Our guest is Dr. Clifford McDonald, a medical epidemiologist in the Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Health Quality Promotion, CDC. He has investigated Clostridia difficile outbreaks and written extensively on the subject.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Clifford McDonald, MD In the last two years, surveys of physicians show a wide spread consensus that Clostridia Difficile infections are becoming more common. What can be done to stop this emerging threat? Our guest is Dr. Clifford McDonald, a medical epidemiologist in the Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Health Quality Promotion, CDC. He has investigated Clostridia Difficile outbreaks and written extensively on the subject.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Clifford McDonald, MD Your patient was sent home from the hospital last week and is has had five episodes explosive, malodorous diarrhea today. What do you do? Our guest is Dr. Clifford McDonald, a medical epidemiologist in the Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Health Quality Promotion, CDC. He has investigated Clostridia difficile outbreaks and written extensively on the subject.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Clifford McDonald, MD Clostridium difficile. C. diff. Toxic Megacolon. Pseudomembranous colitis. This is definitely not a rose by any other name. For those of you who feel you should know all you can about the enemy, stay tuned. Our guest is Dr. Clifford McDonald, a medical epidemiologist in the Epidemiology and Laboratory Branch, Division of Health Quality Promotion, CDC. He has investigated Clostridium difficile outbreaks and written extensively on the subject.