Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: Bill Fields Lisa D'Andrea talks with Bill Fields, the founder of PAworld and NPworld, one of the largest online job and advocacy sites for advanced practice clinicians. They discuss the important elements of job seeking and recruiting for PAs and NPs.

Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Guest: René McCarty, PA-C Can a medical practice really survive without taking insurance? Host Lisa D'Andrea, PA-C, talks with René McCarty, PA-C, founding director of the LifeTime Health Center in Tyler, Texas, a cash pay-only family practice that provides health care to patients who are uninsured or underinsured. What inspired Ms. McCarty to operate her clinic under this unique medical payment model?

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Philip Barter, MD, PhD Dr. Philip Barter, director of the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, shares some of his research on HDL. Not only is it an independent risk factor, even when LDL levels are very low, but it appears to have other roles in the body - including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, and anti-thrombotic.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Philip Barter, MD, PhD Clinician and lipid researcher Dr. Philip Barter of the Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia, shares with us his research about the risk of low HDL, even in the face of very low LDL levels.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Giovanni Cizza, MD, PhD Dr. Cizza, an MD/PhD researcher at NIH's Clinical Endocrinology Branch, shares his team's recent research of an under-appreciated risk factor for osteoporosis and the possible metabolic underpinnings.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD Guest: Giovanni Cizza, MD, PhD Dr. Cizza's research at the NIH has established that depression in pre-menopausal women may be as great a risk for osteoporosis as smoking or decreased calcium intake.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: William Elliott, MD A recent Business Week article suggests that physicians are overusing cholesterol lowering medications. In this segment, Dr. Larry Kaskel explores the use of statins with our guest, Dr. William Elliott. They discuss who benefits from statins, how patient knowledge of statins impact physician prescribing, and details of NNT. Join Us.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: William Elliott, MD Is there evidence that patients can lower their own blood pressure by changing their breathing patterns? Do device-guided breathing tools such as RESPERATE help a patient lower their blood pressure? Find out in this segment as Dr. Larry Kaskel speaks with our guest Dr. William Elliot about breathing and blood pressure.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Bill Crounse, MD Dr. Larry Kaskel speaks with Dr. Bill Crounse, Senior Director, Microsoft Worldwide about Microsoft's recently launched HealthVault, or personal medical records system. How can HealthVault help you and your patients? Join us to find out.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Bill Crounse, MD Dr. Bill Crounse, senior director of worldwide health for the Microsoft Corporation, joins host Dr. Larry Kaskel for an interesting conversation about the most effective measures to provide training in information technologies to you and your colleagues. As these tools evolve to become more applicable to everyday health care, how can we incorporate training programs into our medical schools, teaching hospitals and residency programs?