Clinician's Roundtable

How can we communicate complex concepts to each other and our patients? Our guest today suggests using the back of a napkin. Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures discusses with host Dr. Leslie Lundt how we can use visual thinking in our practices.

What is the latest on Sickle Cell Disease? Is pain the only issue in a sickle cell crisis? Dr. James Levenson joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss his research findings on sickle cell anemia.

Alcohol abuse is a common concern for many patients afflicted with chronic pain conditions. What are we learning about alcohol use specific to patients with sickle cell anemia? Is alcohol perhaps more help than hindrance? Dr. James Levenson, professor of psychiatry, medicine and surgery at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, shares his expertise in sickle cell disease with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Stroke is the leading cause of adult disability. Stroke induces axonal sprouting and neurogenesis, this much we know. Controversy about neural repair persists – where in the brain do these axons sprout? How does this affect post-stroke recovery (or lack thereof)? Dr. S. Tom Carmichael joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to explain the current research in post-stroke neurobiology.

We used to believe that neurogenesis only occurred in the developing nervous system. Recent research strongly disputes this idea. How might this knowledge change how we treat brain disease? Dr. Veronica Galvan joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss neurogenesis in the aging brain.

Advances in multiple myeloma therapy are suppressing the dreaded expectations of a daunting disease. How are the latest treatment modalities presenting new avenues for cancer therapy? How can we work to improve our awareness of the changing face of multiple myeloma? Dr. James Berenson, founding president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research in West Hollywood, Calif., explores developments in multiple myeloma therapy that are improving prognoses for our patients. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.

Extended survival outcomes are becoming increasingly common after a diagnosis of multiple myeloma. What are some of the therapies responsible for these advances, and how far are we extending survival? Further, we’re learning that certain combination therapies are more effective for certain patients. How can we determine which patients are viable candidates for a specific treatment regimen? Dr. James Berenson, founding president and chief executive officer of the Institute for Myeloma and Bone Cancer Research in West Hollywood, Calif., probes these issues and more with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill.

Dr. Lu Wang and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School have evaluated the eating habits of a large number of women in the Women’s Health Study and have shown an association between meat, grain and dairy intake and the development of hypertension. Dr. Wang will discuss some of the findings from these studies and give recommendations for a well balanced diet to reduce the risk of developing hypertension.

Dr. Lu Wang and her colleagues at Harvard Medical School recently published an analysis from the Women’s Health Study showing that intake of low fat dairy products is associated with the lowest incidence of developing hypertension. Dr. Wang will describe her study and discuss the daily dose of dairy products to prevent hypertension.

Dr. Luskin holds a PhD in Counseling & Health Psychology from Stanford University, is a Senior Fellow at the Stanford Center on Conflict and Negotiation and is the author of Forgive for Good and Forgive for Love. Hear Dr. Luskin as he discusses how everyone can learn to forgive.