Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Steven Davis, DO Guest: Christi Chang, RN Patients with severe dermatologic conditions and scars are commonly concerned about their appearance in public, and physicians often become the first to be asked about methods to camouflage these issues throughout the treatment course. What are the best corrective cosmetic recommendations for these patients? Host Dr. Steven Davis is joined by Christi Chang, President and CEO of Ventura Tan, to discuss updates in corrective cosmetics.

Host: Steven Davis, DO Guest: Christi Chang, RN Tanning beds are extremely popular in the United States despite the medical community's steadfast position against their use. How can we counsel our patients toward safer alternatives, and what are the risks associated with other tanning methods such as airbrushing? Speaking on this subject is Christi Chang, President and CEO of Ventura Tan, a sunless tanning company based in New Jersey. Dr. Steven Davis hosts.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Robert Monteleone, MD Host Dr. Brian McDonough is joined by Dr. Robert Monteleone, assistant director of the Saint Francis Hospital Family Medicine Residency program in Wilington, DE. Dr. Monteleone has also been in private practice in Elkton, MD for over ten years, and his office's recent adoption of EMR software en route to a "paperless practice" casts lights on some of the benefits and challenges of making this transition from the ground-up.

Host: Farhad Zangeneh, MD Guest: Anthony J. Cannon, MD Host Dr. Farhad Zangeneh welcomes Dr. Anthony J. Cannon as they discuss the recently published studies that reviewed the association of sugary drinks, childhood obesity and epidemic increase of Type-2 diabetes. What are we doing? Are we getting better? And, ultimately, what we can be doing today, as clinicians and parents?

Host: Farhad Zangeneh, MD Guest: Robert Busch, MD Host Dr. Farhad Zenganah is joined by Dr. Robert Busch and they will be discussing current incretin treatment options and what is in the pipeline. They will discuss the differences between oral and injectables incretin treatment options and how clinicians can individualize treatment options for their patients, while determining the benefits and risks. Robert Busch, MD, is a practicing endocrinologist and founding member of The Endocrine Group in Albany, New York. Dr. Busch is a member of the board of trustees at the Albany College of Pharmacy. He has enthusiastically enjoyed teaching medical students, pharmacists, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and physicians for over 25 years.He is a principal investigator in numerous clinical trials.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Lee Philip Shulman, MD, FACOG, FACMG Join host Dr. Matt Birnholz as he welcomes Dr. Lee Shulman, professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology and division chief of the Feinberger School of Medicine at Northwestern Hospital, Chicago, IL. They will discuss the screening for Down syndrome, what are the current screening modalities and what is on the horizon. As well as the recommendations from American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Host Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Dr. Brian McDonough as they discuss the silent pandemic in the growing and alarming rates of childhood obesity. Brian McDonough, MD, FAAFP, is a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine at Temple University School of Medicine and Chairman of The Family Medicine Department at St. Francis Hospital, Wilmington, DE.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Mark Moyad, MD, MPH This discussion focuses on the current state of evidence behind vitamins, herbs, and supplements in popular demand. What does the latest research recommend for use, and what should we be avoiding? Featured is Dr. Mark Moyad, the Jenkins/Pokempner Director of Preventive & Complementary Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Dr, Brian McDonough hosts.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Gregory Pokrywka MD FACP FNLA NCMP Primary care is the mainstay for managing patients with hyperlipidemia or mixed dyslipidemia. But in practice we don't often encounter it in isolation; comorbid conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease follow dyslipidemia like common catch phrases, so it becomes necessary to understand this problem in the context of complicated patients. What do we need to know to optimize patient outcomes? Host Dr. Matt Birnholz is joined by Dr. Gregory Pokrywka, Director of Baltimore Lipid Center and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, to discuss this issue.

Host: Bruce Japsen Guest: Andrew Sama, Dr. The emergency room has long been an entry point for medical care for the seriously injured, young parents with a sick child and increasingly poor uninsured Americans with nowhere to turn. But policymakers increasingly see the emergency room as less like those depicted on shows like Grey's Anatomy as a place for patients to abuse the system and run up costs. Dr. Andrew Sama, vice president of the American College of Emergency Physicians, tells host Bruce Japsen about how he thinks emergency doctors are beneficial to cost-effective medical care and why patients can and should turn to emergency departments.