Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: John Howe, MD

Dr. Maurice Pickard speaks with Dr. John Howe, president and CEO of Project HOPE, about Project HOPE's work with the U.S. Navy, from the tsunami devastation in Indonesian to the crisis in New Orleans.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: John Howe, MD

Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. John P. Howe how Project HOPE has formed partnerships around the world that have brought health care to the disadvantaged, especially women and children. This began in 1958 when President Dwight Eisenhower donated a U.S. Navy ship to be converted to the first non-military hospital ship in American history.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: David Chin, MD, MBA

Dr. David Chin, Managing Partner for PWC's Global Healthcare Research Institute talks to host Dr. Larry Kaskel about the projected healthcare worker shortage in the years to come. What do we need to do to prevent this crisis. Join us to find out.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: David Chin, MD, MBA

Host Dr. Larry Kaskel interviews Industry Analyst and Managing Partner of Price Waterhouse Coppers Global Healthcare Research Institute, Dr. David Chin about the projected healthcare costs for 2008 and what they mean to the healthcare providers, insurers, and participants in the business of healthcare.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: John Jernigan, MD

MRSA has been around for decades. Did we realize the size of the potential threat 40 years ago? Could we have done more in years past to prevent the transmissions that occur today? Dr. Bill Rutenberg discusses these questions and more with our guest, Dr. John Jernigan.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: John Jernigan, MD

Our guest, Dr. John Jernigan discusses the CDC's response to MRSA with host, Dr. Bill Rutenberg. Topics included: resources available, education & training, measuring impact and measuring adhearance.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: John Jernigan, MD

In an interview with host Dr. Bill Rutenberg, Dr. John Jernigan of the CDC says that MRSA is really a problem of transmission. In this segment, he discusses the 5 C's of transmission, risks and the differences between community-acquired MRSA versus hospital-acquired MRSA.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Charles Orth, Chief

Fire Battalion Chief Charles Orth of Wilmette, Illinois Fire Department, as 28 year veteran of the force. Chief Orth is also the medical officer for the department, has been a paramedic for the last 26 years, and is an Illinois State Fire investigator discusses health care stories from his 28 years in the fire service.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Charles Orth, Chief

Fire Battalion Chief Charles Orth of Wilmette, Illinois Fire Department, as 28 year veteran of the force. Chief Orth is also the medical officer for the department, has been a paramedic for the last 26 years, and is an Illinois State Fire investigator is discussing the EMS system,EMT's and Paramedics in the healthcare system.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Charles Orth, Chief

Fire Battalion Chief Charles Orth of Wilmette, Illinois Fire Department, as 28 year veteran of the force. Chief Orth is also the medical officer for the department, has been a paramedic for the last 26 years, and is an Illinois State Fire investigator is discussing the EMS system, when did it begin and where is it going?