Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Taylor Grant 9 out of 10 adults may lack the skills needed to manage their health and prevent disease. This is not a literacy issue. Learn from Dr. Taylor Grant how healthcare professionals can have a big impact on improving the healthcare of the population.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael McWilliams, MD Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is the lead author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine examining what happens when uninsured Amercians reach age 65 and gain access to Medicare. Join Dr. McWilliams as he discusses the public policy implications of the study.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael McWilliams, MD Dr. J. Michael McWilliams is the lead author of the study published in the New England Journal of Medicine discussing what happens when previoiusly uninsured adults turn 65. Join Dr. McWilliams as he reveals results that are timely as lawmakers and presidential candidates are debating how to cover the estimated 45 million Americans without health insurance.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of Healing Words: The power of apology in medicine, discuss what happens when doctors say "I'm sorry."

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD Join Dr. Michael S. Woods, author of The DEPO Principle: Applying personal leadership principles to healthcare, discuss the characteristics that weave through the best physician leaders.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Michael Woods, MD More than 28 million Americans are foreign-born. What caregivers don't know about a patient's culture can hurt people...and organizations too. Join Dr. Michael S. Woods as he discusses cultural sensitivity and the book, Cultural Sensitivity: A guidebook for physicians & healthcare professionals.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Richard Lanman, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel is joined by Dr. Rick Lanman, the Chief Medical Officer of biotech company Diadexus Inc. They will discuss the viability, accuracy, uniqueness and benefits of the PLAC Test.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Patients from other countries are coming to the U.S. for fertility assistance seeking In-Vitro Fertilization. In this segment Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Debora Spar, author of The Baby Business, on IVF and its economic impact on adoption services. Despite adoption being the more affordable option, with no medical risks to the prospective parents compared IVF's potential for multiple pregnancy, IVF has become a much more sought-after option for aspiring parents. There are currently over 400,000 excess embryos in the U.S. and genetically we know a great deal about them. Therefore the question becomes raised as to whether or not the development will emerge in which prospective parents seek and obtain "embryo adoptions."

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Debora Spar, PhD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Debora Spar on aspects of the "Baby Business" phenomenon in the U.S., where procreation has developed into a business with economic rules of commerce. Unlike other businesses, the partners are not always informed, there is no competition, and there is no transparency in the face of a desperate customer/patient. The segment examines reasons why the federal government has avoided confronting the unclear stance of the insurance industry in this sector, why laws vary from state to state, and why contracts are repeatedly written which cannot be enforced.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Joel Kaplan, MD Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks to Dr. Joel Kaplan about some of the discrimination issues people with visual impairments face today, and the advocacy platforms founded through the Americans with Disability Act. Approximately 70% of blind Americans are unemployed, and for African Americans, that percentage is as high as 90%. Dr. Kaplan speaks to the increasing need for organizations like the Chicago Lighthouse to address these startling statistics. The segment concludes with a look at how progressively higher populations of senior citizens in America calls for greater blind/visually impaired-supportive resources, given the fact that the vast majority of cases are age-related.