Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Michael Benson, MD How do you advise your patients who travel internationally for work or play? When they travel to some tropical beach for vacation they definitely to not want to bring back memories of a date with Plasmodium falciparum. Our guest, Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky is an Expert Consultant, in the Division Of Global Migration and Quarantine, at the CDC, and a Professor of Medicine And Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine, at Emory University. She is also one of the editors of the medical guide for travel medicine, Yellow Book.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Yellowbook.com is a web site for looking up phone numbers. Yet for physicians, another Yellow Book, this one published by the CDC, is much more useful. It is guide for giving medical advice to travelers and is up-dated every two years. Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky, an Expert Consultant in the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the CDC, and a Professor of Medicine And Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Emory University, is one of the editors of this important medical guide for travel medicine.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Christie Reed, MD, MPH Your patient is planning to adopt a baby from China? What medical advice can you give her? What can she expect in terms of health exams for the baby? Another aspect of family travel is travel oversees with small children? What are some of their health issues with these long trips? Learn the answers from our guest, Dr. Christie Reed. She is a Travelers' Health Science Officer at the Centers for Disease Control. She is also the GeoSentinel Project Director of the Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch within the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. As one of the editors of the CDC’s medical guide for travel medicine, Yellow Book she is a nationally recognized expert on travel medicine.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Christie Reed, MD, MPH You plan to spend two weeks in Madagascar at a clinic for victims of the Tsunami. Will you actually do any good or will your presence merely be an added burden for an overstrained system? What precautions do you need to take so that you will remain a treater and not become a patient? What about patients who travel to other countries for medical treatment? Learn about both aspects of medical tourism with our guest Dr. Christie Reed. She is a Travelers' Health Science Officer at the Centers for Disease Control. She is also the GeoSentinel Project Director of the Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch within the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. As one of the editors of the CDC’s medical guide for travel medicine, Yellow Book she is a nationally recognized expert on travel medicine.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Christie Reed, MD, MPH Your patient plans to spend a month with relatives in India. He or she grew up there. Does your patient need any special counseling or treatment before returning to his or her ancestral“home”? Hint: the answer is yes. Our guest, Dr. Christie Reed is a Travelers' Health Science Officer at the Centers for Disease Control. She is also the GeoSentinel Project Director of the Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch within the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. As one of the editors of the CDC’s medical guide for travel medicine, Yellow Book she is a nationally recognized expert on travel medicine.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Christie Reed, MD, MPH Your patient has joined the Peace Corps and will be spending the next two years in Mali. What precautions does she need to take to safeguard her own health? Our guest, Dr. Christie Reed is a Travelers' Health Science Officer at the Centers for Disease Control. She is also the GeoSentinel Project Director of the Geographic Medicine and Health Promotion Branch within the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine. As one of the editors of the CDC’s medical guide for travel medicine, Yellow Book she is a nationally recognized expert on travel medicine.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Nicholas Bergman, PhD In a scene from the recent Bruce Willis movie, Live Free or Die Hard, anthrax sensors were triggered, prompting evacuation of the FBI headquarters. Yet do such sensors really exist, or was this just another flight of Hollywood imagination? Our guest, Doctor Nicholas Bergman, reviews the nation's multi-faceted approach to defense against anthrax. Dr. Bergman received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has published a paper examining some of the genomic properties of Anthrax in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Nicholas Bergman, PhD What do sheep, Islamic fascists and Vladimir Putin have in common? Anthrax. The "poor man’s" weapon of mass destruction, this disease has been recognized since Biblical times. Join our guest, Dr. Nicholas Bergman has his discusses the development of anthrax into a weapon of mass destruction. Dr. Bergman received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has published a paper examining some of the genomic properties of Anthrax in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Nicholas Bergman, PhD Anthrax. Thought to be the sixth plague visited upon Pharoah in the Book of Exodus, the disease only causes episodic illness in humans. Yet it can cause a particularly gruesome death and can be easily treated if caught early. Our guest, Doctor Nicholas Bergman, explores the biology of naturally occurring anthrax infections in humans. Dr. Bergman received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has published a novel paper examining some of the genomic properties of Anthrax in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. Bruce Bloom will be discussing the importance of planning and coordination during a disaster with Dr. Marc Conterato, who was called to the Minneapolis bridge disaster to assist with rescue and recovery.