Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Linda Given Welch, CNM

Linda Given Welch, a certified nurse-midwife currently in clinical practice in Illinois with delivery privileges at Evanston Northwestern Hospital. Linda has a masters degree in Nursing from Rush University (Chicago) and a certificate in nurse-midwifery from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is an Instructor in Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University and an Adjunct Clinical Instructor in Maternal Child Nursing, University of Illinois at Chicago is discussing the training, function and impact a midwife can have and the clinical support they provide.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Jonathan Stamler, MD

Dr. Jonathan Stamler, George Barth Geller Professor for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, Duke University Medical Center in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina is discussing the clinical implications of transfusing stored blood his research that were discovered through his recently published research.

Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Jonathan Stamler, MD

Dr. Jonathan Stamler, George Barth Geller Professor for Research in Cardiovascular Diseases, Duke University Medical Center in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina discusses his research that discovered issues with the quality of stored blood that could affect patients who are transfused.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Elizabeth Ward, PhD

Join Dr. Elizabeth Ward, the Director of Surveillance Research for the American Cancer Society in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the 2007 Annual Report to the Nation on Cancer.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Michael Woods, MD

Join Dr. Michael S. Woods discuss his new book, In A Blink: Awareness, Assessment, and Adapting to Patient Communication Needs.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Susan Cu-Uvin, MD

For women with HIV in the US, nursing is not an option. Yet is nursing their babies a better choice for women with HIV in other countries? The answer may surprise you. Today our guest is Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin, professor of obstetrics and gynecology and Medicine at Brown Medical School. She is also Director of the Miriam Hospital's Immunology Center in Providence Rhode Island, which provides comprehensive care to over a thousand women and men living with HIV/AIDS. She is doing NIH-funded research on the prevalence and transmission of HIV among women during pregnancy.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Susan Cu-Uvin, MD

Before the Hepatitis B vaccine, up to one-third of obstetricians had been infected with Hepatitis B—chiefly from needle sticks or other exposures to bodily fluids. However, our modern day plague, HIV has no vaccine. What are the risks to doctors and nurses from providing care to HIV patients? In this segment host Dr. Michael Benson discusses HIV during pregnancy - the myths and prejudices of both patients and health care providers - with. Guest Dr. Susan Cu-Uvin. Dr. Cu-Uvin is professor of OB/GYN and Medicine at Brown Medical School. She is also Director of the Miriam Hospital's Immunology Center in Providence Rhode Island, which provides comprehensive care to over a thousand women and men living with HIV/AIDS. She is doing NIH funded research on the prevalence and transmission of HIV among during pregnancy.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Arthur Holden, MBA

A better understanding of why some people are predisposed to dangerous drug interactions and serious illness is the charge of the newly formed group, International Serious Adverse Event Consortium (SAE). The Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen interviews SAE chairman and chief executive officer, Arthur Holden about this important subject.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Gokhan Mutlu, MD

Guest: Scott Budinger, MD

Can sitting in your car in traffic cause cardiovascular disease? Is it the stress or the pollution? Join Dr. Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger in discussing the impact of air pollution on cardiovascular health.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Gokhan Mutlu, MD

Guest: Scott Budinger, MD

Does the air we breath cause cardiovascular disease? Join Dr. Larry Kaskel discuss the results of a study by Dr Gokhan Mutlu and Dr. Scott Budinger about pollution particles triggering blood clots.