Clinician's Roundtable

Guest: John McConnell, PhD Host: Shira Johnson, MD The reality of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act is that patients can not be turned away. But the economics of providing emergency care to all is overburdening hospital resources. Our guest, healthcare economist specializing in ED care and associate professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University, Dr. John McConnell, joins host Dr. Shira Johnson to talk about the economics of emergency care. Learn strategies and solutions that could solve the on-call crisis in hospitals.

Guest: John McConnell, PhD Host: Shira Johnson, MD The concept of the surgicalist was born of economic and practical necessity. Dr. John McConnell is a health economist and an assistant professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University whose research has focused on emergency and trauma care as well as health policy. He is interviewed by Dr. Shira Johnson to discuss how and why the role of the surgicalist evolved. Tune in to find out who may be seeing your next surgical consult from the ED. It may not be the surgeon on call.

Guest: Brian Kelly, MD Host: Mary Leuchars, MD Recent advancements in hip arthroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging have elucidated several sources of non-arthritic hip abnormalities which, if left untreated, could result in chronic disabling symptoms. What are the current indications for hip arthroscopy, and what management issues should clinicians be made aware? Host Dr. Mary Leuchars examines these questions with Dr. Brian Kelly, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and attending physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.

Host: Mary Leuchars, MD Guest: Brian Kelly, MD In sports medicine, the hip has traditionally received less attention from physicians than other joints. What are the types of non-arthritic hip pain that clinicians need to recognize in order to make accurate diagnoses for both recreational and professional athletes? Dr. Brian Kelly, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and attending physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, examines this issue from two vantage points: as clinician researcher, and as team physician for the NFL's New York Giants. Dr. Mary Leuchars hosts.

Guest: Scott Rodeo, MD Host: Mary Leuchars, MD What are the latest research and treatment modalities orthopedic surgeons use for meniscus-deficient patients? Dr. Scott Rodeo, professor of orthopedic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and co-chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service at the Hospital for Special Surgery, discusses synthetic meniscal replacement in the knee joint with host Dr. Mary Leuchars.

Guest: Thomas Barr Graboys, MD Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Dr. Thomas Graboys, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and president emeritus of Lown Cardiovascular Research Foundation in Brookline, Massachusetts, discusses his new book Life in the Balance: a Physician's Memoir of Life, Love and Loss with Parkinson's Disease and Dementia. Dr. Graboys talks to host Dr. Maurice Pickard about his struggles to live with illness without letting illness control his life. He hopes others will find in his story comfort, inspiration, and validation of their own struggles.

Guest: Kathleen Franco, MD Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Imagine being told on the first day of medical school that your graduate education would be at no charge. You may think this is impossible unless you are a student at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. Dr Kathleen Franco, associate dean for Admissions, explains to host Dr. Larry Kaskel the decision of Clinic's medical school to offer a tuition free medical education, the funding mechanisms instituted to support this decision indefinitely, and the impact on the students and medical community.

Dr. Larry Young, a leading expert in social attachment and behavior from Emory University, delves into the fascinating connections between oxytocin and autism. He discusses how oxytocin influences social bonding in both voles and humans, shedding light on genetic factors that may impact social interactions. The potential of intranasal oxytocin to enhance social cognition in individuals with autism is explored, alongside its ethical considerations. Young's insights pave the way for new therapeutic strategies to improve social engagement in those affected by autism.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Stephen Ross, MD Ketamine is a schedule III drug with a long history as an anesthetic. It also is a well-known club drug in the party circuit. How can it be that it has anti-addictive properties and might it be useful to treat alcoholism? Dr. Stephen Ross, director of the Division of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse at Bellevue Hospital in New York, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the latest research into ketamine and addiction treatment.

Guest: Joe Sam Robinson Jr., MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD In 1999 the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) declared pain the fifth vital sign. Chronic pain affects more people than diabetes, heart disease and cancer combined. Has there been any real improvement in identifying and treating pain since the JCAHO edict? Join us to hear from neurosurgeon Dr. Joe Sam Robinson, clinical professor at the Medical College of Georgia, explore the treatment of pain with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.