Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Steve Dawson, MD Training doctors and other health care providers has come a long way from the decades old practice of using cadavers. It's called medical simulation, which uses advances in technology to create life-like dummies that could improve medical care and reduce errors. Dr. Steve Dawson, chair of Advanced Initiatives in Medical Simulation tells host Bruce Japsen about the health care field's move toward medical simulation.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Owen J. Dahl, MBA Quality improvement. Employee satisfaction. Waste reduction. It all sounds good, to be sure. But are you applying these basic business principals to your medical practice? Medical practice management consultant, Owen Dahl, outlines series of tips with host Dr. Larry Kaskel for making your medical practice more efficient and more profitable. For starters, Mr. Dahl explains, look no further than DIRFT.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Owen J. Dahl, MBA Medical Practice Consultant Owen Dahl joins host Dr. Larry Kaskel to discuss the principals of running your medical practice like a business. Learn about the most important principals to impact your bottom line, such as knowing the cost to see a patient.

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Guest: Linda LaGanga, PhD Overbooking: the airlines do it. Should medical professionals do it too? Host Dr. Michael Greenberg weighs the evidence with Linda LaGanga, PhD, an instructor at the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business, and co-author of the publication, "Clinic Overbooking to Improve Patient Access and Increase Provider Productivity."

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Roy Sanders, MD Is there a 'best practice' for sharing an undesirable diagnosis of autism with a child's parents? How do most parents feel? How can physicians be prepared to meet the immediate and long-term needs of parents? Join host Dr. Bill Rutenberg as he talks with Dr. Roy Sanders, psychiatrist, parent of an autistic child, and author of the book "How To Speak To Parents of Kids with Autism."

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD Vascular causes of ED may be the most common type of ED, but neurogenic ED is often the most difficult to treat. What should the clinician know about diagnosing and treating erectile dysfunction of neurogenic origin? Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella discusses his research with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD Peyronie’s Disease is more common than most physicians realize, affecting 1 in 20 men. Does it always require surgery? Urologist Dr. Anthony Bella discuss treatment options with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Anthony Bella, MD The management of Peyronie's disease (PyD) presents several challenges to the clinician. Despite progress in the understanding of PyD on several fronts, it remains a physically and psychologically devastating condition for the affected patient and his partner. Anthony Bella MD, an international expert on PyD, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss screening for this condition which affects 5% of adult males.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Eric Tangalos, MD Dr. Eric Tangalos provides an eloquent review of the data examining the effectiveness of vitamins for a variety of conditions. Should our patients be encouraged or discouraged from taking supplements and vitamins? Are these often expensive products promoting health actually effective, neutral, or harmful?

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: George Makari, MD Sigmund Freud is the poster boy of psychoanalysis. Who were the other characters who influenced this revolution? Host Dr. leslie Lundt discusses the history of psychoanalytic thought with the author of “Revolution in Mind”, George Makari, MD.