Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA You are probably aware of the utility of using meditation techniques for a variety of symptoms such as insomnia and anxiety. But using it for couples therapy? The director of The Research Group for Mind-Body Dynamics at the Institute for Non-linear Science at UCSD, David Shannahoff-Khalsa, joins host Dr. leslie Lundt to discuss his book Kundalini Yoga Meditation: techniques specific for psychiatric disorders, couples therapy, and personal growth.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA OCD is considered one of the more treatment refractory psychiatric disorders. Might patients benefit from alternative therapy techniques? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes David Shannahoff-Khalsa to discuss his research using Kundalini Yoga Meditation to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: David Shannahoff-Khalsa, MA Selective unilateral autonomic activation may play an important role in treating psychiatric disorders in the future. What is it and how do you do it? David Shannahoff-Khalsa explains this technique to host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Diann Ackard, PhD When we hear that a patient has an eating disorder, we almost always think of a female. Yet adolescent boys do have disordered eating. Might knowing the risk factors help us target our interventions? Eating disorders expert Dr. Diann Ackard joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt as they discuss gender differences in eating disorders.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Cerullo, MD Although Tom Cruise is the most well known crusader against psychiatry, the movement originated with Thomas Szasz and others. How best can we deal with their ideas and help our patients get the psychiatric care that they may need? Dr. Michael Cerullo discusses the antipsychiatry movement with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Michael Cerullo, MD Can corticosteroid use unlock a previously dormant psychiatric problem? Or are steroid induced psychiatric symptoms a temporary side effect? Dr. Michael Cerullo, Director of University Hospital Psychiatric Consult Services and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the U of C College of Medicine, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss steroid induced psychiatric problems.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Jon Abramson, MD Guest: Lance Rodewald, MD While some vaccinations are a requirement for students to enter public school, there are many parents who object to the vaccinations for personal reasons. How should the government and doctors respond to these objectors to best protect the public health? Our guests Dr. Jon Abramson, Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist and Dr. Lance Rodewald director of the Immunization Services Division at the CDC share with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg their feelings on vaccination exemptions and what doctors can do to help minimize the risk to the community at large.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Kathi Kemper, MD What are the most practical applications of alternative and complementary medicine that Pediatricians may want to incorporate in their practice? Pediatrician host, Dr. Bill Rutenberg learns from pediatrician Kathi Kemper about Vitamin D, Probiotics, Seabands, and various foods that you may want to use to help your patients.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Kathi Kemper, MD Are your patients asking you about alternative medicine approaches? Do you know enough to offer them answers or alternatives that may complement a particular treatment? Join pediatrician Dr. Kathi Kemper talking with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg about resources and training programs available in alternative medicine, and how you may consider incorporating alternative practice knowledge into your own practice.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: John Fortney, MD Guest: Rachel Brown, MD Our guests today, Dr. John Fortney and Dr. Rachel Brown are part of a telehealth network which enables specialists from Nationwide Children’s Hospital to view and consult on distressed newborns being cared for in a more rural facility, Adena Regional Health Medical Center. In this segment Host Dr. Bill Rutenberg talks with Dr. Fortney and Dr. Brown about actual cases that have occurred using the telehealth system.