Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Shannon Brownlee

Given the easy access to technology such as the internet and cable television, Does it really matter in what part of the country you practice? Author of “Overtreated: why too much medicine is making us sicker and poorer”, Shannon Brownlee explains to host Dr. Leslie Lundt the wide variation in health care patterns across the US.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Shannon Brownlee

Shannon Brownlee asserts in her new book, “Overtreated” that one of the biggest problems in health care today is that there is too much health care. As much as 30% of our annual spending on health care is a result of over use. Does more health care mean better health? Shannon joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt in a discussion about this provocative claim.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Gary Kennedy, MD

Current treatments for dementia are palliative at best. What hope do we have for disease modifying agents in the future? Learn about dementia treatment today and tomorrow as host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Gary Kennedy to clinicians roundtable.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Gary Kennedy, MD

Depression is currently one of the leading causes of disability-adjusted life years lost. The numbers look even worse for the next generation. What can we do to reverse this trend? Psychiatry professor Dr. Gary Kennedy joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what can be done to prevent depression.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA

Like everything in life, you can hear horror stories about writing and publishing a book. What are the most common pitfalls, really? Publisher Joyce Griffith joins Dr. Leslie Lundt to guide us through the maze of publishing.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA

Have you thought about writing a book but have heard nightmare stories about finding and dealing with publishers? What is the reality of self publishing? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes publisher Joyce Griffith to discuss the business of self publishing.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Joyce Griffith, MBA

Do you have a book in you? How do you get it out and in print? Publisher Joyce Griffith joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss how physicians can become authors

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Ateev Mehrotra, MD

Two thirds of patients and physicians believe it is important to have a preventive health exam every year. What does this cost? Is it necessary? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes RAND policy analyst Ateev Mehrotra, MD to discuss his latest research into the value of preventive services.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Drew Rosielle, MD

Pallimed is a hospice and palliative medicine blog. During this segment, hear Dr. Drew Rosielle, a palliative care specialist, discuss the blog he founded.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: James Surmeier, MD

D. James Surmeier, Ph.D., Nathan Smith Davis Professor and Chair, Department of Physiology Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University in Chicago is discussing a human clinical trial to test whether the calcium channel blocker isradipine can help Parkinson’s patients.