Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Diane Meier, MD hear Dr. Diane Meier from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Center to Advance Palliative Care, as she discusses the inner life of physicians who care for the seriously ill.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Diane Meier, MD Hear Dr. Diane Meier, from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Center to Advance Palliative Care, discuss how to run a successful family meeting.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Geoffrey Kurland, MD Join Dr. Geoffrey Kurland as he describes how he treats his pediatric patients differently because of his own battle with Hairy Cell Leukemia.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Geoffrey Kurland, MD Join Dr. Geoffrey Kurland as he discusses his life as an avid runner and his participation in many ultra-marathons of 50-100 miles in length.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Geoffrey Kurland, MD Join Dr. Geoffrey Kurland as he discusses his own battle with Hairy Cell Leukemia.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jeffrey Kline, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Kline, Research Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center. They will discuss the conflict between new technology and its risks in overcrowded US emergency departments. Is this an instance when less is more?

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jeffrey Kline, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Jeffrey Kline, developer of the PERC decision rule. He will discuss how PERC can decrease unnecessary, expensive testing being performed on healthy persons primarily in response to physicians’ fear of medical malpractice.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Barjor Gimi, PhD Translating knowledge from bedside to bench and back again is the Holy Grail for all medical professionals. Physician Scientists are the transport vehicle.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Barjor Gimi, PhD Dr. Gimi discusses his micro-container patent and related research focused on encapsulated cell based therapies.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Barjor Gimi, PhD Dr. Gimi discusses his research focused on encapsulated cell based therapies, and how it compares to what others are doing in the field.