Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Boadie Dunlop, MD There are over two dozen antidepressants approved for use in the US. These are largely safe and effective medications but how do you know which one is right for any given patients? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Boadie Dunlop to discuss the latest research on antidepressant selection.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Marissa Miley What is it like to be in high school today? What challenges and pressures are our patients and children facing? Life has clearly changed since we were in school…. Author of “Restless Virgins: Love, Sex and Survival in a New England Prep School”, Marissa Miley, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to reveal what she discovered in her research on one academic year at Milton Academy.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Marissa Miley The prestigious Milton Academy in Mass, the exclusive prep school which counts among its many famous and powerful alums TS Eliot and Senator Ted Kennedy, was rocked by a sex scandal that became front page news. How can learning about what happened at Milton help us with our teenaged patients or our own children? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes author of “Restless Virgins: Love, Sex and Survival in a New England Prep School” to discuss the current state of teen relationships.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD At least 45 million Americans are uninsured and many more are underinsured. Why does the wealthiest nation on earth tolerate this? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Steven Schroeder to discuss this provocative issue.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD In the last 50 years the rates of cigarette smoking among American adults have fallen dramatically. Despite this success, as many as 1 in 5 continue to smoke. What can we do? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Steven Schroeder, the head of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, to discuss health policy issues as they relate to smoking.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD If we examine the number of deaths in this country attributable to behavioral causes, the #1 problem is tobacco smoking – killing over 400,000 people alone. Can you guess what is #2? Join the head of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, Dr. Steven Schroeder as he discusses with host Dr. Leslie Lundt our greatest public health challenges.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD We spend more money on health care than any other nation yet we are behind in virtually every measure of health. How can this be? Dr. Steven Schroeder joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss health care spending and quality.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA Is revamping our health insurance enough to change our current situation? What else needs to be done? The Dean of the School of Public Health at University of California – Berkeley, Dr. Steven Shortell joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what can be done.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA Albert Einstein said. “No problem can be solved within the same consciousness which created it”. Significant change will be required if we are to improve our health care system. Is this realistic? Expert Dr. Stephen Shortell explains how to create meaningful change as he joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA Evidence-based medicine – is improving quality a key element of successful health care reform? Dr. Stephen Shortell discusses the formation of a national center for EBM with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.