Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: John Spangler, MD Manganese, a trace element in our water supply that is neurotoxic at high doses. How much manganese is too much and what are the implications on human health? Find out in this segment as host Dr. Larry Kaskel interviews our guest Dr. John Spangler about the toxicity of Manganese.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Doug Wojcieszak, MS Guest: James Saxton, JD Join James Saxton from Stevens & Lee law firm and Doug Wojcieszak, Founder of the Sorry Works! Coalition discuss their new book, Sorry Works! Disclosure, Apology and Relationships Prevent Medical Malpractice Claims.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Doug Wojcieszak, MS Guest: James Saxton, JD Join Attorney James Saxton, from the law firm, Stevens & Lee, and Doug Wojcieszak, founder of the 'Sorry Works! Coalition,' as they discuss how apology and disclosure prevent medical malpractice claims.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Robert Hauser, MD Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a neurologic movement and sleep disorder characterized by sensory and motor abnormalities that are frequently misdiagnosed. There is a compelling urge to move the legs in association with unusual or uncomfortable sensations, which become obvious or worse during periods of inactivity or relaxation. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Robert Hauser as he provides an overview of symptoms, possible causes and treatments for restless legs syndrome.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Timothy McDonald, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Timothy McDonald about role-modeling effective communication for disclosing adverse patient outcomes and medical errors. Medicare's plan to stop paying for "preventable errors" such as falls and sores that occur in the hospital may lead to unfamiliar and trecharous terrain as the medical profession attempts to disclose all information involving potential unforeseen events.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Timothy McDonald, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Timothy McDonald a multidisciplinary model that directs the "how" and "when" of disclosing adverse patient outcomes and medical errors. This has posed a difficult challenge for most health care professionals in confronting patients and their families. The elements of disclosure are focused upon in detail.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Robert Hauser, MD Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes motor (movement) and nonmotor symptoms, such as tremor, slowed movements and stiffness, as well as many other symptoms. As Parkinson’s disease is chronic and progressive, the early stages differ from the moderate to later stages of the disease. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Robert Hauser as he provides information on management of the progression from early to moderate to later stages of Parkinson’s disease.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Robert Hauser, MD Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes motor (movement) and nonmotor symptoms, such as tremor, slowed movements and stiffness, as well as many other symptoms. While Parkinson’s typically manifests when a person is age 50 or 60 it can begin as early as age 30. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Robert Hauser as he provides information on typical early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease that may be easy to miss or mistake for other conditions.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Dennis Gage, MD Dr. Dennis Gage joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt for a discussion on cognitive distortions in patients attempting to lose weight.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Dennis Gage, MD Binge eating disorder occurs more frequently in morbidly obese patients. What implications does this have for bariatric surgery? Endocrinologist and weight loss expert, Dr. Dennis Gage joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt.