Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Robert Brown, MD

While there is a long list of patients awaiting organ transplants and an increase in the number of living donors, there are also many legal and ethical issues to be grappled with. In this segment, host Mark Nolan Hill, MD talks to transplant surgeon Dr. Robert Brown about legal and ethical challenges surrounding living donors.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Robert Brown, MD

In this segment our guest, Dr. Robert Brown walks through the living organ donation process with host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill. What is the surgical procedure for the donor and recipient? Join Us.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Robert Brown, MD

Has a patient asked you yet, your medical opinion regarding their decision to become a living donor? The number of living liver donors is growing each year. The ability to give the gift of life to another is appealing to many but what are the costs? What are the risks? What are the health requirements? Join host Mark Nolan Hill in a discussing with Dr. Robert Brown about what is involved in becoming a living liver donor.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Sheldon Davidow

State laws bringing insurance and medical malpractice reform could be on the very of spurring a rate war among new carriers entering the market and that's good news for physicians. Sheldon Davidow, president of Medicus Insurance Company of Austin, Texas, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about the possibility of a coming rate war.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Sheldon Davidow

In the wake of state tort reform laws that have capped damages on pain and suffering and reformed insurance laws, states are seeing the re-emergence of new malpractice carriers, more competition and better rates. Sheldon Davidow, president of rapidly expanding Medicus Insurance Company explains the change in thinking of malpractice carriers and why that is good news for the medical profession on Inside Health Care with Bruce Japsen of the Chicago Tribune

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

Dr. Hankes describes the process of monitoring, the frequency of relapse, and the protection of the public in this engaging discussion based on over 20 years of experience.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

Dr. Hankes share some of his quarter century experience with the evaluation and treatment of physicians with the diseas of alcoholism and/or substance abuse.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

Dr. Hankes, Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine, shares his expertise on the identification and intervention strategies for physicians with substance abuse problems.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Lynn Hankes, MD

What is a "problem physician," and how do state physician health programs (PHPs) help them? Dr. Hankes, past Director of the state of Washington's physician health program, shares his perspective.

Host: Gary Kohn, MD

Guest: Russell Rothman, MD

Recent research shows that many of our patients have low literacy and numeracy with respect to managing their diabetes. Dr. Rothman shares his research and ways to address the challenge.