Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Newt Gingrich, MA, PhD Newt Gingrich joins Dr. Larry Kaskel for a lively discussion about transforming health and healthcare with information technology. During his congressional career, Speaker Gingrich worked extensively on healthcare issues. He'll discuss his recent book, Paper Kills, which addresses the most pressing issues in the drive to modernize and improve healthcare through health information technology.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Kathryn Hyer, PhD Join Dr. Kathryn Hyer from the University of South Florida in Tampa, discussing findings from the 2006 and 2007 Hurricane Summits.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Kathryn Hyer, PhD Florida coped with 8 major hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 yet of the nearly 13,000 residents evacuated, no deaths were reported. Join Dr. Kathryn Hyer from the University of South Florida in Tampa, to discuss what Florida is doing right.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: David Dosa, MD, MPH Join Dr. David Dosa, author of the New England Journal of Medicine essay about Oscar the Cat, as he discusses Oscar's uncanny knack for predicting death.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: William Dolan, MD The Veteran's Administration went from one of the worst health networks in the nation to one of the best in just 10 years--what happened? Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he discusses the transformation of the VA.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: William Dolan, MD There was a universal consensus in the 1990s that if there was a single organization that couldn't be changed it was the Veteran's Administration. Join Dr. William V. Dolan, Chairman, Department of Surgery at the Carl T. Hayden Veteran's Affairs Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, as he explains how the VA transformed.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Mary Jane Minkin, MD Join Dr. Mary Jane Minkin, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Yale University School of Medicine, as she offers a 101 on the reinterpretation of the Woman's Health Initiative findings.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD Why does one patient pick up his life and go on, while another succumbs to post traumatic stress after a disaster? This difference has been genetically studied and is known as resilience. Listen to Dr. Shira Johnson interview neurologist and author Dr. Larry Robbins on this fascinating topic.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD In times of crises, the Borderline Personality can be the hardest to manage. Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with noted neurolgist and author Dr. Larry Robbins on the challange and medical managaement of these difficult patients.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Katie MacFarlane, PharmD Dr. Michael Greenberg talks to Katie MacFarlane, President and CEO of Xintria Pharmaceutical Corporation about the FDA and its involvement in the birth of a new medication and the different rules that vitamins and herbal medications have regarding therapeutic claims.