Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD Dr. Hankes share some of his quarter century experience with the evaluation and treatment of physicians with the diseas of alcoholism and/or substance abuse.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD Dr. Hankes, Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, shares his expertise on the identification and intervention strategies for physicians with substance abuse problems.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD What is a "problem physician," and how do state physician health programs (PHPs) help them? Dr. Hankes, past Director of the state of Washington's physician health program, shares his perspective.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Russell Rothman, MD Recent research shows that many of our patients have low literacy and numeracy with respect to managing their diabetes. Dr. Rothman shares his research and ways to address the challenge.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Paul Rousseau, MD Hear Dr. Paul Rousseau, Chief of the Department of Geriatrics at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Phoeniz, Arizona, as he discusses his May 2007 JAMA essay titled "Rounds."

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Paul Rousseau, MD Join Dr. Paul Rousseau, Chief of the Department of Geriatrics at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, to discuss his JAMA essay on Chemotherapy.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Randal Betz, MD In this segment, host Mark Nolan Hill talks with Dr. Randal Betz about the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of 22 pediatric hospitals in the U.S., Canada and Mexico providing specialized care for orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Randal Betz, MD How do treatments differ for children with spinal cord injuries compared to adults? Join host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill MD in an interview with orthopeadic surgeon Dr. Randal Betz discussing the latest treatments for children with spinal cord injuries.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Randal Betz, MD Is surgery the best treatment for scoliosis? What are the risks? What are the alternatives? Join Host Mark Nolan Hill and his guest, Dr. Randal Betz of Shriners Hospital for Children, in a discussion about alternative treatments for scoliosis.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Randal Betz, MD Host Mark Nolan Hill, MD interviews Dr. Randal Betz about the diagnosis, etiology and evaluation of children with scoliosis.