Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Steven Spear, DBA, MS

Join Dr. Steven Spear, senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to learn how exceptional healthcare organizations can create competitive advantage. Dr. Spear talks with host Susan Dolan about how strong internal operations and good management of design can lead to unmatched performance.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Abhin Singla, MD

Detoxification is often the first step in treating alcoholism. Depending on the patient’s drinking history, different protocols may be used. Join host Leslie Lundt in talking with Dr. Abhin Singla about detox strategies.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS

If women and minorities are less likely to receive implantable cardioverter/defibrillators, are there outcome consequences? Is this a medical issue? Or is this a social/economic issue?

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Adrian F. Hernandez, MD, MHS

Men are much more likely than women to receive an implantable defibrillator, according to a recent study by Dr. Adrian Hernandez of Duke University School of Medicine. Why might this be so, and does it ultimately affect outcomes?

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Marguerite O'Connor, MEd

Join nationally recognized grief and bereavement expert Marguerite O'Connor as she discusses her book, Griefstruck: When a Death Changes Your Life, and how physicians can support their patients who are suffering from grief.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Marguerite O'Connor, MEd

Join Funeral Director Marguerite O'Connor as she offers her best advice for meeting the needs of patients and families at the end-of-life.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Sharon Kozachik, PhD, RN

Join Sharon Kozachik PhD, RN, from Johns Hopkins University, discuss the pros and cons of patient controlled analgesia.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: David Mayer, MD

Dr. David Mayer leads a program that teaches medical students and house staff the "low tech, high yield" science of listening and communicating empathy. This skill is especially important in helping physicians in training convey themselves honestly, fostering greater transparency in care. The benefits of these skills become especially apparent when medical errors and unexpected results occur, testing the relationship and trust between patient and physician.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: David Mayer, MD

D. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. David Mayer the "how" and "when" of disclosing adverse patient outcomes and medical errors, which has proven to be a difficult challenge for the medical profession. In the wake of medical errors, families want to know what problems have been recognized, and the steps taken to prevent their medical care from faltering again. Dr. Mayer then speaks about the training process in communicative skills for medical students, including how to apologize.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Amy Franze

Guest: Louis Philipson, MD, PhD

Join Dr. Lou Philipson from the University of Chicago and Amy Franze, the Executive Director of the Illinois JDRF, to discuss type 1 diabetes.