Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Edgar Staren, MD, PhD, MBA

When it comes to cancer care, we know about chemotherapy, surgery, bone marrow transplants and even the coming of stem cell therapies. But should hope also be included as a treatment for these life threatening diseases? Dr. Edgar Staren, senior vice president for clinical affairs and chief medical officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America speaks to the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about this important consideration.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Edgar Staren, MD, PhD, MBA

The customer is often first when seated at a restaurant table or when he or she walks into the lobby of the Ritz Carlton, but such an experience can still be a new phenomenon in health care. Dr. Edgar Staren, Senior Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at Cancer Treatment Centers of America tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen how these hospitals provide customer-friendly care with specialized food, massage therapies and alternative treatments to complement the traditional chemotherapy and cancer treatment regimens.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH

Consumers are demanding high-quality healthcare at a reasonable price. How can we work with them to ensure the emergence of this ideal scenario? Dr. Mark Chassin, president of the Joint Commission, tells host Bruce Japsen about payment schemes linked to standardized measures, and tactics to reduce overuse of services, among other strategies to broaden the debate over quality and affordability in modern healthcare.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH

How should quality standards be integrated into the national debate on health care reform? Dr. Mark Chassin, president of the Joint Commission, tells host Bruce Japsen how we can address health care quality, one of the major challenges facing the medical system in the United States.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Mark Chassin, MD, MPP, MPH

Where do we draw the line when it comes to usage of medical care services? The Joint Commission's President, Dr. Mark Chassin, examines how health care providers need to look at their services from three critical angles: overuse, underuse, and misuse. Bruce Japsen hosts.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Amir Lerman, MD

They say a man is as old as his arteries. We can now tell our patients just how old they are with the FDA-approved Endopat2000, a noninvasive device that safely and quickly measures endothelial function and can help monitor response to treatment or interventions. Join host Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with Dr. Amir Lerman to learn more about measuring endothelial function.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Amir Lerman, MD

What is the endothelium and how does it regulate itself in wellness and in illness? What are the consequences of endothelial dysfunction and how we can measure it? Join Host, Dr. Larry Kaskel talking with our guest Dr. Amir Lerman to answer these questions and more.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Morteza Naghavi, MD

Guest: Prediman Shah, MD

The Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication, SHAPE is focused on several primary interventions to eliminate heart attacks. Join Dr. Larry Kaskel interviewing Dr. Morteza Naghavi and Dr. P.K. Shah to learn about several of SHAPES' top priorities including the polypill and the vaccination for atherosclerosis. What is a polypill and does it make sense? Also, where are we in the current prospect of a vaccine for atherosclerosis?

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Morteza Naghavi, MD

Guest: Prediman Shah, MD

In this segment, our guests Dr. Morteza Naghavi and Dr. P.K. Shah provide an Introduction to the SHAPE Initiative including SHAPE's medical education goals and campaign. In addition, they discuss screening for vulnerable plaque and reconciling FRS Scoring with established and emerging technologies for increased effectiveness at heart attack prevention.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Judith Paice, PhD, RN

Dr. Judith A. Paice is the Director of the Cancer Pain Program in the Division of Hematology-Oncology at Northwestern Feinburg School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Hear Dr. Paice as she discusses how to identify and treat refractory suffering.