Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA How might medical practice change to avoid the current state of fragmented care? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Dr. Stephen Shortell to discuss accountable care systems.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Stacy Orloff, EdD Dr. Stacy Orloff is Vice President of Palliative Care and Community Programs for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Clearwater, Florida. During this segment, hear Dr. Orloff as she discusses the perinatal support services that are available when an unborn child has been diagnosed with a terminal condition.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: James Saxton, JD Attorney James W. Saxton, of Steven & Lee law firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has over 25 years defending healthcare professionals. In this segment hear Mr. Saxton give his best advice for preventing medical malpractice claims.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: James Saxton, JD In this segment hear attorney James W. Saxton, from Stevens & Lee law firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, discuss his new book, The Satisfied Patient: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Shannon Brownlee Are cutting healthcare costs and improving quality of healthcare incompatible goals? Shannon Brownlee author of “Overtreated: why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer” is welcomed by host Dr. Leslie Lundt to share what she has learned about health care reform.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Shannon Brownlee Given the easy access to technology such as the internet and cable television, Does it really matter in what part of the country you practice? Author of “Overtreated: why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer”, Shannon Brownlee explains to host Dr. Leslie Lundt the wide variation in health care patterns across the US.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Shannon Brownlee Shannon Brownlee asserts in her new book, “Overtreated” that one of the biggest problems in health care today is that there is too much health care. As much as 30% of our annual spending on health care is a result of over use. Does more health care mean better health? Shannon joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt in a discussion about this provocative claim.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gary Kennedy, MD Current treatments for dementia are palliative at best. What hope do we have for disease modifying agents in the future? Learn about dementia treatment today and tomorrow as host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Gary Kennedy to clinicians roundtable.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Gary Kennedy, MD Depression is currently one of the leading causes of disability-adjusted life years lost. The numbers look even worse for the next generation. What can we do to reverse this trend? Psychiatry professor Dr. Gary Kennedy joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what can be done to prevent depression.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA Like everything in life, you can hear horror stories about writing and publishing a book. What are the most common pitfalls, really? Publisher Joyce Griffith joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to guide us through the maze of publishing.