Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Timothy McDonald, MD

Dr. Maurice Pickard discusses with Dr. Timothy McDonald a multidisciplinary model that directs the "how" and "when" of disclosing adverse patient outcomes and medical errors. This has posed a difficult challenge for most health care professionals in confronting patients and their families. The elements of disclosure are focused upon in detail.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Robert Hauser, MD

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes motor (movement) and nonmotor symptoms, such as tremor, slowed movements and stiffness, as well as many other symptoms. As Parkinson’s disease is chronic and progressive, the early stages differ from the moderate to later stages of the disease. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt is joined by Dr. Robert Hauser as he provides information on management of the progression from early to moderate to later stages of Parkinson’s disease.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Robert Hauser, MD

Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease that causes motor (movement) and nonmotor symptoms, such as tremor, slowed movements and stiffness, as well as many other symptoms. While Parkinson’s typically manifests when a person is age 50 or 60 it can begin as early as age 30. Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Robert Hauser as he provides information on typical early symptoms of Parkinson’s disease that may be easy to miss or mistake for other conditions.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Dennis Gage, MD

Dr. Dennis Gage joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt for a discussion on cognitive distortions in patients attempting to lose weight.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Dennis Gage, MD

Binge eating disorder occurs more frequently in morbidly obese patients. What implications does this have for bariatric surgery? Endocrinologist and weight loss expert, Dr. Dennis Gage joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Dennis Gage, MD

What happens when obese patients lose a tremendous amount of weight through techniques such as bariatric surgery? Does their body image improve as their physical appearance changes? Join endocrinologist and weight loss expert Dr. Dennis Gage as he discusses these issues with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Dennis Gage, MD

Obesity is an epidemic – we all know that. But did you know that while 75% of people attempting weight loss are initially successful at dieting, less than 5% manage to maintain that weight loss for extended periods of time? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Dennis Gage as he explains behavioral strategies for achieving and maintaining weight loss.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD

Pharmaceutical companies are not the only ones out to influence our practice of medicine. Experts, insurance reviewers, advocacy groups, hospital administrators and, of course, patients and their families are just some of the people who would like us to do things a certain way. How can we successfully manage this? Dr. Steven Dubovsky, the Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Buffalo joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss strategies.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD

Pharmaceutical companies often overwhelm us with information – some useful and some not. How can we ethically and scientifically approach this information? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Steven Dubovsky who discusses useful strategies that work in real life.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD

Guest: Steven Dubovsky, MD

Drug companies spend as much as $21 billion per year promoting their products. Even if you do not see drug reps, don’t have a sample closet and never go to a promotional dinner program you are likely being influenced. Dr. Steven Dubovsky discusses his latest book, , “Psychotropic Drug Prescriber’s Survival Guide – Ethical mental health treatment in the age of big pharma” with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.