Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Doug Wojcieszak, MS Mr. Doug Wojcieszak is the founder and spokesperson for the Sorry Works! Coalition. During this segment, you'll hear Mr. Wojcieszak discuss so-called 'health courts' as a possible solution to the medical malpractice crisis.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Don Catlin, MD Looking beyond steroids in professional sports; what are the major drugs, how do they work, and who is using them? Looking at the red blood cell-boosting EPO, HGH, and the future of testing for performance enhancing drugs in sports is your host, Dr. Gary Kohn. Joining him is one of the world's premier authorities on drug testing, Dr. Don Catlin, chief executive of Anti-Doping Research, Inc., in Los Angeles, and the former head of UCLA Olympic Analytical Labs. Dr. Catlin discusses performance enhancing drug use prior to the professional ranks, and a conceptual volunteer program that rewards the non-drug users.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Don Catlin, MD As athletes make gains in size, speed, and agility, so do the tests that ensure those athletes are doing so without the assistance of illegal, performance-enhancing substances. Host Dr. Gary Kohn speaks with Dr. Don Catlin, founder and chief executive officer of Anti-Doping Research, Inc., in Los Angeles, and former head of the UCLA Olympic Analytical Labs, who specifically highlights pharmaceutical testosterone, its production signature, and the carbon isotope ratio test that exposes its illegal use.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: John Bissler, MD Dr. John Bissler, professor of pediatrics at the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, in the division of nephrology and hypertension, discusses tuberous sclerosis, its prevalence, and the potential for non-surgical treatment with host Dr. Gary Kohn.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH In pediatric sports medicine, it is now recognized that ACL injuries are increasingly common in kids. But their still-growing bodies present added risk when considering treatment options, not the least of which is the grueling recovery process following surgery to repair the injury. Dr. Mininder Kocher, associate professor of orthopaedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, and associate director of sports medicine at the Children's Hospital in Boston, assesses the relative risks of operative and non-operative treatment for ACL injuries in young athletes. How can we counsel our young patients who will not have surgery, but also refuse to adjust their activity level? Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH In years past, we understood that children rarely suffered ACL injuries. But we're now learning that this diagnosis, previously reserved for adults, has become increasingly common in children. How can we best counsel a young patient who suffers an ACL injury? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Dr. Mininder Kocher, associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, and associate director of sports medicine at the Children's Hospital in Boston.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Lawrence Robbins, MD What do we currently know about the factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP)? How is it diagnosed, what are the symptoms, and what treatments are recommended? Host Dr. Shira Johnson speaks with Dr. Lawrence Robbins about this interesting and controversial subject.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD International research predicts that, in the next decade, India will surpass a frightening landmark: one million annual smoking-related deaths. What are the unique challenges of spreading information on the dangers of smoking throughout India? How is India working to reduce the scourge of smoking-related illnesses? Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on the current smoking epidemic in India. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on the current smoking epidemic in India with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. Is India's hospital and healthcare system equipped to deal with the breadth of smoking-related illnesses? Dr. Jha also talks about the efforts of India's tobacco industry to squash his scientific data, and explains how the Indian government can resist the push of tobacco industry lobbyists.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Prabhat Jha, MD, PhD By the year 2010, experts predicted that India would suffer nearly one million smoking related-deaths per year. How do the traditional cultural influences, as well as the more modern Western influences, impact smoking patterns in India? Do the primary causes of death from smoking differ from those in the United States? Dr. Prabhat Jha, professor of health and development, and founding director of the Centre for Global Health Research at the University of Toronto, details his extensive findings, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, on the current smoking epidemic in India. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.