Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Sabina Dambrauskas, CNMs

Sabina Dambrauskas, a retired certified nurse-midwife and Instructor at the College of Nurse-Midwives at the University of Illinois at Chicago is discussing the clinical impact that a midwife can have in medical care.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Ursula Bauer, PhD

Population-level controls on smoking result in more aware and motivated smokers coming to the practicing physician's office. Dr. Bauer discusses how changing the environment, changes the smoker, and how physicians can access resource which piggy-back on these changes.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Ursula Bauer, PhD

Because of a perceived lack of leadership at the Federal level, several states and communities have taken the lead in public health policy and smoking. Dr. Bauer shares with us the experience of New York state and how this impacts both smokers and non-smokers.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Gregory Gilbert, MD

In the event of a flu pandemic, Dr. Gregory Gilbert, an Emergency Medicine Specialist at Stanford University, suggests it may make sense to keep people with suspected flu out of the ER, while triaging them to the care they need. He discusses the concept of "drive-thru" triage and how it might be adapted to community hospitals.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Gregory Gilbert, MD

What would happen at your ER if a quarter of the staff were sick, and hundreds of people began streaming in with a highly infectious and potentially lethal influenza. Dr. Gregory Gilbert, an Emergency Medicine specialist at Stanford University, discusses the role physicians play in helping their hospital's disaster planning.

Host: Paul Raeburn

Guest: John McCain

Republican contender Sen. John McCain discusses his healthcare reform proposals at length--in his own words.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Bill Crounse, MD

Our guest, Dr. Bill Crounse, Senior Director, Microsoft Worldwide Health talks with host Larry Kaskel about 5 emerging trends in healthcare technology. How will these trends affect you in your role as a healthcare provider?

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Bill Crounse, MD

Dr. Bill Crounse, Senior Director, Microsoft Worldwide Health joins host Dr. Larry Kaskel for an in-depth look at the many technological advances available now and in the future to help us better manage healthcare communications and operations.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Peter Pitts

Healthcare reform! The buzz word of candidates and policy makers, healthcare managers, doctors, and patients. What are the underlying problems in our healthcare system and what should we do? Join host Dr. Larry Kaskel interview our guest Peter Pitts.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Peter Pitts

Many are eagerly awaiting approval of certain drugs whether it be to cure a patient or to realize the research put into the development of the drug. Would a speedier drug approval process ultimately help or hinder our healthcare system? Join Dr. Larry Kaskel interviewing Peter Pitts, co-founder of the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.