Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD

If we examine the number of deaths in this country attributable to behavioral causes, the #1 problem is tobacco smoking – killing over 400,000 people alone. Can you guess what is #2? Join the head of the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center, Dr. Steven Schroeder as he discusses with host Dr. Leslie Lundt our greatest public health challenges.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steven Schroeder, MD

We spend more money on health care than any other nation yet we are behind in virtually every measure of health. How can this be? Dr. Steven Schroeder joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss health care spending and quality.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA

Is revamping our health insurance enough to change our current situation? What else needs to be done? The Dean of the School of Public Health at University of California – Berkeley, Dr. Steven Shortell joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what can be done.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA

Albert Einstein said. “No problem can be solved within the same consciousness which created it”. Significant change will be required if we are to improve our health care system. Is this realistic? Expert Dr. Stephen Shortell explains how to create meaningful change as he joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA

Evidence-based medicine – is improving quality a key element of successful health care reform? Dr. Stephen Shortell discusses the formation of a national center for EBM with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Stephen Shortell, PhD, MBA

How might medical practice change to avoid the current state of fragmented care? Join host Dr. Leslie Lundt as she welcomes Dr. Stephen Shortell to discuss accountable care systems.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Stacy Orloff, EdD

Dr. Stacy Orloff is Vice President of Palliative Care and Community Programs for the Hospice of the Florida Suncoast in Clearwater, Florida. During this segment, hear Dr. Orloff as she discusses the perinatal support services that are available when an unborn child has been diagnosed with a terminal condition.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: James Saxton, JD

Attorney James W. Saxton, of Steven & Lee law firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, has over 25 years defending healthcare professionals. In this segment hear Mr. Saxton give his best advice for preventing medical malpractice claims.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: James Saxton, JD

In this segment hear attorney James W. Saxton, from Stevens & Lee law firm in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, discuss his new book, The Satisfied Patient: A Guide to Preventing Malpractice Claims by Providing Excellent Customer Service.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Shannon Brownlee

Are cutting healthcare costs and improving quality of healthcare incompatible goals? Shannon Brownlee author of “Overtreated: why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer” is welcomed by host Dr. Leslie Lundt to share what she has learned about health care reform.