Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Mark Pochapin, MD Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. What are the hereditary conditions considered to be likely indicators of colon cancer in the patient, and what truly constitutes a complete family history of the disease? Dr. Lee Freedman speaks with Dr. Mark Pochapin, spokesperson for The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and director of the Jay Monahan Center for Gastrointestinal Health.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Elizabeth Ward, PhD Having low-quality health insurance, or a complete lack of insurance is certainly detrimental to patients' health; yet is there any hard data to properly correlate an association? Dr. Elizabeth Ward, from the American Cancer Society explores the relationship with Dr. Lee Freedman, citing a recent American Cancer Society study of 3.5 million cancer patients and levels of insurance related to stage of diagnosis with 12 of the most common cancer types.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Andre Azarinfar, DDS Could detecting a number of the body's harmful diseases and conditions one day be as easy as spitting in a cup? Dr. Bruce Bloom explores the potential of saliva testing with Dr. Andre Azarinfar, a San Francisco based, bioesthetic dentist.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Guest: Andre Azarinfar, DDS Can the health of the mouth act as a gateway to the health of the body? Join Dr. Bruce Bloom with bioesthetic dentist Dr. Andre Azarinfar as they discuss the correlation between dental and physical health.

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.