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.

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.