Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Shirley Grace, MA Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Shirley Grace of Physician's Practice Journal about creating better communication with pharmacists in order to reduce the frustration of paperwork involved with prescriptions. She discusses the value of e-prescribing.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Shirley Grace, MA Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Shirley Grace of Physician's Practice Journal about ways to interact more smoothly with pharmacists and reduce the paperwork involved with prescription writing.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Daniel Siegel, PhD The benefits of being present in your own medical practice has unlimited benefits to you, your patients, your co-workers. How do you become a more mindful practioner? Join Dr. Daniel Siegel, Psychiatrist, and Author, talk about bringing mindfulness to your own medical practice.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Daniel Siegel, PhD Join Dr. Daniel Siegel, author of the Mindful Brain, sharing a part of his own spiritual journey in which he participated in a silence retreat for a week.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Daniel Siegel, PhD How does mindfulness change the brain? Join Dr. Dan Siegel, author of The Mindful Brain, as he shares with us the road to mindfulness through meditation and explains the sceintific research illustrating the many changes that occur in the brain as a result of mindfulness.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Shelly Batra, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. Shelly Batra, gynecologist and Medical Director for Operation Asha based in New Delhi, who expanded her vision for better women's health by confronting a well established taboo in her culture. Women are fearful about seeking medical care for tuberculosis, as this diagnosis often selectively leads to loss of jobs, marginalization in the community, and even exclusion from their family units, in contrast to men.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Shelly Batra, MD Join Dr. Shelly Batra, Medical Director of Operation Asha, a nationwide TB-eradicating initiative in India, as she speaks about the establishment of clinics in the slums of New Delhi. Their innovative use of DOTS (Direct Observance of Treatment System) is a cost effective way to save lives from this treatable disease.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Josef Woodman Join Josef Woodman, President of The Healthy Travel Company and author of the book, Patients Beyond Borders," as he discusses the advantages of medical care at foreign destinations.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Josef Woodman Join Josef Woodman, President of The Healthy Travel Company and author of "Patients Beyond Borders," as he discusses medical tourism.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Jacob Teitelbaum, MD Over 40 Million Americans suffer from arthritis. Join Dr. Jacob Teitelbaum, Director of the Fibromyalgia and Fatigue Centers, based in Dallas, Texas, and author of "Pain Free 1-2-3: A Proven Program for Eliminating Chronic Pain Now," discuss his 4-step natural program to treat arthritis.