Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Jonathan Stamler, MD Dr. Jonathan Stamler, George Barth Geller Professor for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, Duke University Medical Center in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina discusses his research that discovered issues with the quality of stored blood that could affect patients who are transfused.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Elizabeth Ward, PhD Join Dr. Elizabeth Ward, the Director of Surveillance Research for the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the 2007 Annual Report to the Nation on Cancer.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods discuss his new book, In A Blink: Awareness, Assessment, and Adapting to Patient Communication Needs.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Arthur Holden, MBA A better understanding of why some people are predisposed to dangerous drug interactions and serious illness is the charge of the newly formed group, International Serious Adverse Event Consortium (SAE). The Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen interviews SAE chairman and chief executive officer, Arthur Holden about this important subject.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Gokhan Mutlu, MD Guest: Scott Budinger, MD Can sitting in your car in traffic cause cardiovascular disease? Is it the stress or the pollution? Join Dr. Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger in discussing the impact of air pollution on cardiovascular health.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Gokhan Mutlu, MD Guest: Scott Budinger, MD Does the air we breath cause cardiovascular disease? Join Dr. Larry Kaskel discuss the results of a study by Dr Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger about pollution particles triggering blood clots.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Matthew Sorrentino, MD Did mitral valve prolapse kill the marathon runner in Chicago? In this segment Dr. Larry Kaskel talks to Dr. Matthew Sorrentino about Mitral Valve Prolapse. Is it life threatening on its own? What about when mixed with dehydration? What should physicians inform their patients about living with mitral valve prolapse?

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Linda Emanuel some economic resilience options within the context of suffering severe illness. This model builds on easily obtainable training, social capital, low technology requirements and self-sustenence. A country that spends $6,280.00 per capita and has 1.7 trillion dollars invested in the medical industry should hopefully be able to find economic solutions for our neediest.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Linda Emanuel about the devastating economic impact of terminal illness, a local and global issue that drives bereaved families into poverty and can cause downward, multigenerational spirals.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Karen Koning Abuzayd Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Commission General Karen Koning Abuzayd from Gaza City about the complex issues in trying to support a refugee population of 4.4 million while simultaneously creating a dynamic process that will prepare them for eventual statehood. The UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East)continues to be challenged as the lack of political progress in advancing the peace process interferes with this agency's humanitarian goals.