Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Katharina Manassis, MD Children with the common presentation of both anxiety disorders and ADHD require a four-pronged treatment approach. What are the mainstays of treatment? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Katharina Manassis, associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto, to discuss how to treat children with both ADHD and anxiety.

Guest: Robert E. Bristow, MD Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD According to the American Cancer Society, over 21,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year with 15,000 more women dying annually. What are the recent developments in research to improve these odds? Dr. Robert Bristow, the director of the Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service and the Johns Hopkins Ovarian Cancer Center of Excellence, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the value of debulking surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

Guest: Jeanne Poole, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Patients with advanced heart failure are at increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest, but many of them are not receiving ICD therapy. Dr. Jeanne Poole, professor of medicine and cardiology at the University of Washington, Seattle, will review with host Dr. Matthew Sorrentino the indications for ICD therapy in patients with congestive heart failure.

Guest: Jeanne Poole, MD Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Recent studies show that patients who receive an ICD shock, either appropriately or inappropriately, have a higher risk of death. Dr. Jeanne Poole, professor of Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Washington, Seattle shares with host, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino the prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with congestive heart failure.

Guest: Steven Garlow, MD, PhD Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Host Dr. Cathleen Margolin interviews Dr. Steven Garlow of Emory University School of Medicine about his recently published article in the Journal of American College Health. Dr. Garlow and colleagues studied an interactive web-based method of outreach to college students at risk for suicide.

Guest: Steven Garlow, MD, PhD Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Dr. Steven Garlow of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine joins host, Dr. Cathleen Margolin, to talk about the challenges of finding young adults who are at risk for suicide. He also discusses the elevated risk of suicide among physicians.

Guest: Steven Garlow, MD, PhD Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD What are the key warning signs of a potential suicide in young adults? How can we, as clinicians, act to prevent these devastating tragedies from occurring? Dr. Steven Garlow, assistant professor of psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine, discusses suicide prevention for the post-high school population with host Dr. Cathleen Margolin.

Guest: Michele Roth-Kauffman, JD, PA-C Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Michele Roth-Kauffman, a physician assistant and attorney, discusses the differences between employing a physician assistant with and without written contract. In addition, Ms. Roth-Kauffman identifies the key terms of a written employment agreement, such as salary, employment term, liability insurance and scope of practice. Ms. Roth-Kauffman highlights those terms of employment which should be clearly specified if the employer choses to employ the physician assistant under an agreement.

Guest: Michele Roth-Kauffman, JD, PA-C Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Host Lisa D'Andrea welcomes guest Michele Roth-Kauffman, a physician assistant and an attorney. Ms. Roth-Kauffman discusses the various options available to practice owners for providing malpractice coverage to physician assistants working in the practice. Ms. Roth-Kauffman also advises practice owners and physician assistants about the type and scope of coverage required for physician assistants working part-time or for two independent medical practices.

Guest: Michele Roth-Kauffman, JD, PA-C Host: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, PA-C, MPAS, MBA Host Lisa D'Andrea welcomes Michele Roth-Kauffman, chair of the physician assistant department at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, and an attorney, to discuss coverage options available to the physician assistants, the limitations of such coverage, and how the physician can enhance his/her own coverage to afford greater protection against malpractice claims. Ms. Roth-Kauffman also shares other steps you can take to reduce malpractice exposure.