Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Randal Mills, PhD The promise of stem cell research, once deemed a scientists' dream, has turned the corner into real marketed products and looks to soon be a multi-billion-dollar industry. Randal Mills, the chief executive officer of Osiris Therapeutics tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about stem cell products already on the market and how more are soon coming to physicians and their patients.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Aaron Baggish, MD How close are we to tailoring exercise programs to patients based on their level of cardiac health? One study, conducted by Dr. Aaron Baggish, a cardiology fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and the lead author of research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, reveals the specific cardiac structure and function changes in a group of university aged athletes when comparing the effects of strength vs. endurance exercise. Your host, Dr. Lee Freedman, discusses with Dr. Baggish the variance observed in ventricular dilation, wall thickness, diastolic function, and other areas between the two groups, and the potential this study could have in the exam room.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Jonathon Moreno, PhD Host Dr. Larry Kaskel talks with medical ethicist and author Dr. Jonathon Moreno about uses of newer brain research in supporting our military. They discuss the impact of sleep deprivation, performance enhancing drugs and hallucinogens. They also consider the use of beta blockers to prevent or reduce the severity of PTSD.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Wagner, MD To date hospital reimbursement has not directly impacted staff physicians. According to Dr. Robert Wagner, CMO of Accretive Health, doctors may see changes in the near future that will impact their pay. In this segment, host Bill Rutenberg, MD learns what doctors can do to minimize this outcome.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Robert Wagner, MD Could further educating physicians on the revenue cycle of the hospital increase cash flow? Dr. Robert Wagner, chief medical officer of Accretive Health, suggests that applying six sigma principals to the financial aspects of medicine can greatly improve the bottom line. Physicians should have a vested interest in the reimbursement of the hospital. Dr. Bill Rutenberg hosts.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Vivian Faden, PhD What effects does underage drinking have on the brain of an adolescent and are these changes reversible? In this segment join Dr. Vivian Faden, Leader of the NIH NIAAA Underage Drinking Initiative talk about both external and internal consequences of underage drinking. Dr. Faden also presents her the NIAAA Five Point Plan to change underage drinking in our society and the important role that a Physician plays in helping to make change.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Vivian Faden, PhD Using alcohol, the apparent drug of choice for adolescents in our society, is often considered a normative right of passage. In this segment, Dr. Vivian Faden, leader of the NIH National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism's Underage Drinking Initiative, talks with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about the perceptions of alcohol for children in different age groups, and the predictability of future alcohol behavior. How can physicians effectively screen their patients for risks and warnings of possible abuse.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Jo Quetsch, RN A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How does the protocol change for a procedure using bar-coded sponges? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Jo Quetsch, RN, clinical director of surgical services at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., one of the first institutions in the United States to put these sponges into practice in their operating rooms. Ms. Quetsch shares Loyola’s experience in utilizing these sponges.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Jo Quetsch, RN A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How can these digitized sponges improve outcomes in the operating room? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill talks with Jo Quetsch, RN, clinical director of surgical services at Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Ill., one of the first institutions in the United States to put these sponges into practice in their operating rooms.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Anjan Chaterjee, MD What are the intended or unintended consequences of a person without pathology taking medication that enhances mental performance? Could the practice of cosmetic neurology become a standard one day encouraging researchers, physicians or other workers to enhance attention to get the job done? Could the use of mental enhancing medications diminish individuality? Creativity? For a fascinating discussion join host Dr. Maurie Pickard talking with our guest Dr. Anjan Chatterjee.