Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Steve Twedt Join Steve Twedt, medical investigative reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pennsylvania, discuss how the courts have responded to medical professionals who claimed a hospital retaliated against them after they complained about poor care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Steve Twedt Join Steve Twedt, medical investigative reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in Pennsylvania, discuss his series on bad faith hospital peer review titled, "The Cost of Courage: How the tables turn on doctors."

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jisun Oh, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Jisun Oh, who is integrally involved in lipid research. They will discuss how the potential for adverse effects exist with statins and how CoQ10 plays a role.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Arthur Freeman, EdD Dr. Arthur Freeman explains the impact of rational erotic behavioral therapy as he explores with host, Dr. Leslie Lundt the life and work of Dr. Albert Ellis.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Arthur Freeman, EdD “The trouble with most therapy is that it helps you feel better,” Albert Ellis told The New York Times in an interview in 2004. “But you don’t get better. You have to back it up with action, action, action.” This legend recently died – what did legacy he leave us? Joining Dr. Leslie Lundt is Arthur Freeman, Ed.D. who worked with Dr. Ellis in New York for more than 30 years and new him as a student, then colleague and close friend and associate.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD Host Dr. Leslie Lundt speaks with Dr. Sharon Morgillo-Freeman about military guidelines on mental health treatment and how this may impact those of us working in civilian settings.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Sharon Morgillo-Freeman to discuss the cultural competence needed to successfully prescribe medication to members of the military.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Jibson, MD What is marketing and what is education? Does accepting a pen from a drug company really compromise our objectivity? A member of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Committee on Corporate Support and Michigan Psychiatric Society (MPS) Council and Ethics Committee, guest Dr. Michael Jibson reviews with host Dr. Leslie Lundt an ethical framework for physician-industry interactions.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Jibson, MD One of the most frightening emergency situations that medical personnel must confront is the acutely agitated patient. The combination of high acuity, risk of injury to staff and diagnostic uncertainty makes this a potentially dangerous situation. How can we best treat these patients quickly and safely? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Michael Jibson of the University of Michigan. They review the management of acute agitation in an emergency setting.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Jibson, MD A new warning for an old problem? The FDA has instituted a warning that antipsychotics may be potentially fatal to elderly patients with dementia. How do we manage dementia related psychosis now? Dr. Michael Jibson joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to make recommendations on how to approach this issue.