Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization, as he discusses whether the success rate for CPR on shows like ER, Rescue 911 and Chicago Hope mirror reality.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, as he offers physicians a simple way to determine when a patient with nonmalignant disease is eligible for hospice care.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Perry Fine, MD Join Dr. Perry Fine, Senior Fellow with the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he explains the benefits of Open Access Hospice.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS What do Islamic Fascists, Vladimir Putin, and the dog-days of summer have in common? Tularemia. Both occurring in nature and bio-weapons laboratories, facts about this disease are a most-know for physicians across the country. Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services discusses this potential bio-weapon.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS What disease was imported from Uganda and Egypt into the United States in 1999? Of course, we would have rather imported agricultural products, but the answer is, naturally enough, West Nile Virus. Today we will separate the facts from the media hype with Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS How can you get Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever if you don’t live in the Rocky Mountains? Why should physicians in the South know or care about this disease? Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Karen Yates, MS Erlichioses is on the march in Missouri. Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant How can you help your patients achieve real change in their health and in their life? Dr. Taylor Grant says by helping patients frame goals to a reasonable size and by implementing a realistic plan, clinicians can increase the rate of achieving real change. In this segment, find out how to instigate change for your patients.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant Patients often omit information when talking to their doctors. Find out in this segment how you can create an environment that encourages open communication with your patient without drastically increasing office visit time.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant People's ability to understand health information is often related to the clarity of the presentation. In this segment, Dr. Taylor Grant suggests ways in which health professionals better communicate to patients to insure patients' understanding, care and outcomes.