Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Mimi Jenko, RN Guest: Leah Gonzales, MSN, RN Hear Mimi Jenko and Leah Gonzales, Clinical Nurses Specialists, as they explain how to integrate life review into clinical practice. Mimi and Leah are coauthors of the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing article, "Life Review With the Terminally Ill."

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Mimi Jenko, RN Guest: Leah Gonzales, MSN, RN Hear Mimi Jenko and Leah Gonzales, Clinical Nurse Specialists, as they explain how life review helps patients and families. Mimi and Leah are coauthors of the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing article, "Life Review With the Terminally Ill."

Host: Michael Benson, MD The CDC has decided to open a file on “Morgellons” a newly described dermopathy. What made them decide to look into this demopathy? How do the disease hunters plan to get to the bottom of this new malady? Our guest today is Dr. Michelle Pearson, an epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta. She is heading the effort to look into Morgellons.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Morgellons is a disease straight out of "The X-Files." In fact, the government opened a file on it. A newly recognized dermopathy, Morgellons is now receiving scrutiny from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Dr. Michelle Pearson, a CDC epidemiologist leading the effort to examine Morgellons, joins host Dr. Michael Benson.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH The differences in research effort directed at diseases that affect men and those that affect women is one of the hot button political issues in medicine today. Yet what about differences in medical care delivered to men and women? Specifically, are we truly gender blind in caring for men and women with heart attacks? Our guest today is Dr. Judith Lichtman. She received her doctorate in epidemiology at Yale University’s school of public health where she is an associate professor. She is also the co-principle investigator of the VIRGO study. This study is examining how men and women with myocardial infarctions are treated differently by the medical profession.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH Most women destined to suffer myocardial infarction do so well into the menopause. Yet a few have heart attacks at an early age. Why? Our guest today is Dr. Judith Lichtman who is studying this issue. She received her doctorate in epidemiology at Yale University’s school of public health where she is an associate professor. She is also the co-principle investigator of the VIRGO study and is looking into premature heart disease in women.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH Why is there a gender difference as a function of age in heart disease? Dr. Judith Lichtman explores the higher mortality rate of young women following a myocardial infarction as compared with similarly aged men, including the variance in symptom manifestation between the sexes.

Host: Michael Benson, MD Guest: Judith Lichtman, PhD, MPH Why do outcomes for younger women with heart disease (under the age of 55) have a greater lethality than in similarly aged men? Dr. Judith Lichtman discusses the VIRGO - Variation In Recovery: Role of Gender on Outcomes of Young AMI Patients - Study from the Yale University School of Medicine.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Richard Blau, MD Nearly 43 million Americans suffer from joint pain. Hear leading arthritis specialist, Dr. Richard H. Blau, director of the Arthritis Institute of Long Island, as he discusses his simple, quick and effective plan for managing and permanently controlling arthritis pain in just four weeks.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Guest: Richard Blau, MD Dr. Richard H. Blau is the founder and Medical Director of The Arthritis Institute of Long Island in Long Island, New York and a Founding Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology. Hear Dr. Blau as he discusses his book, Too Young to Feel Old: The Arthritis Doctor's 28-Day Formula for Pain-Free Living.