Clinician's Roundtable

Remember the first time you walked into anatomy lab? For many of us, it was a defining moment in our medical careers. Have you ever thought about those cadavers? Has medical training become more sensitive to these brave souls that dedicated their bodies to science?

Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Mary Roach, the acclaimed author of Stiff - The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers to discuss these issues.

When treating the depressed post-partum woman who is nursing, we have two patients - the depressed woman and her infant. How can we choose the safest medication for both? Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, assistant professor in the department of psychiatry at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Co-Director of the Perinatal Psychiatry Program of the UNC Center for Women's Mood Disorders joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss treating depression in breast feeding women.

Salmonella infections transmitted by food have doubled in the past two decades. What is causing this increase? What foods are primarily to blame? How can physicians identify and treat the condition? Host Dr. Jennifer Shu speaks with Dr. Ian Williams, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's OutbreakNet, a network of epidemiologists and other public health officials who investigate foodborne outbreaks and other enteric illnesses.

The latest Salmonella concerns mark the United States' worst foodborne outbreak in over a decade. Exactly how are outbreaks of foodborne illness identified? How are specific food products linked to specific illnesses? How can we stop the spread of these outbreaks? Host Dr. Jennifer Shu examines these questions and more with Dr. Ian Williams, chief of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's OutbreakNet, a network of epidemiologists and other public health officials who investigate foodborne outbreaks and other enteric illnesses.

Over 750 topics are listed on About.com. During this segment, hear how Angela Morrow, a certified hospice and palliative care nurse, serves as a Guide for the palliative care site on About.com.

An estimated 600,000 foreign visitors and athletes are expected to join up to two and a half million domestic volunteers and visitors at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Patients will be seeking your advice on how to prepare for a safe and healthy visit to China. Dr. Phyllis Kozarsky, an expert consultant in the division of global migration and quarantine at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and a professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Emory University School of Medicine, shares her perspective with host Dr. Jennifer Shu on talking to patients who are bound for Beijing. As a clinician, are you ready to give the right advice?

What is the value of a subjective patient ranking system? WellPoint's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Samuel Nussbaum joins us to better explain the goals of the physician ranking system that is being developed by Zagat and Wellpoint, Inc. Dr. Nussbaum says we should carefully distinguish between the technical quality of care and the office experience. The patient's perception of the office experience can teach us to do better. Hosted by Dr. Larry Kaskel.

What does it take to develop a new product? How about an evidence based vitamin line? Today's guest, Cardiologist Dr. Seth Baum, was frustrated with the bags of supplements his patients would bring to him. They were taking too many supplements and not getting the right vitamins and nutrients. In this segment hear about Dr. Baum's experience developing a vitamin line. Dr. Kaskel asks him about the business requirements including raising capital, manufacturing the product, ensuring quality and distribution. They also discuss the ethicality of recommending & selling a product to your patients in which you directly profit.

What is the #1 most trusted profession? For that matter, which professions rank #2 through #5? Tune in as host Susan Dolan interviews Andrea Higham, Director of the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future, on this interesting subject.

The Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing's Future is a multi-year, 50-million dollar national initiative with an ambitious slate of goals: enhance the image of the nursing profession, recruit new nurses and nursing faculty, and help retain practicing nurses. Campaign Director Andrea Higham provides details and describes the impact of this multi-faceted campaign on the nursing profession. Susan Dolan hosts.