Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: John Lantos, MD

In this segment, Dr. Lantos talks about the ethical issues of performing body-alterating medical procedures geared towards the attenuation of growth of severely developmentally disabled children. To illustrate these issues, he focuses in on the Ashley Treatment, a controversial and highly publicized grouping of invasive medical procedures including hysterectomy, removal of breast buds, and high-dose estrogen regimens.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD

In this segment Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics outlines the top AAP priorities in regards to healthcare financing.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD

Flash Forward 10 years: How will the practice of pediatrics be different? In this segment, Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics talks about the changing landscape of primary pediatric care and how lifestyle, disease and payers are changing the pediatric practice of medicine.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD

In this segment, Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics discusses the importance of a medical home for children. He talks about the new prevalence of the retail clinics and why they are compromising quality of care every child should receive.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Jay Berkelhamer, MD

On top of vaccination costs, a physician’s office incurs costs to purchase, store and administer vaccinations, yet insurance companies often reimburse an amount less than the cost of the vaccination alone. Dr. Berkelhamer, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, addresses the serious problem of trying to vaccinate all children yet keep the physicians from losing money in the process.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD

Guest: Audrey Ignatoff, MS

In this segment medical sociologist Audrey Ignatoff talks about the difficult task of following a medication regimen for a senior on many concurrent medications.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Larry Dossey, MD

Join Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Prayer is Good Medicine, Be Careful What You Pray For and the New York Times best seller on prayer, Healing Words, as he discusses the spiritual aspects of healing.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Larry Dossey, MD

Join Dr. Larry Dossey, author of Prayer is Good Medicine, Be Careful What You Pray For, and the New York Times best seller book on prayer, Healing Words, as he discusses the relationship between prayer and health.

Host: Paul Raeburn

Guest: Karen Pollitz, PhD

The idea sounds good: Give consumers a bigger role in designing how their health dollars are spent. But how does it work in practice? Is it better for consumers? Better for physicians? Better for insurers? Find out now.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Denise Pinney, Dean

Join Denise Pinney, Assistant Dean of Health, Science and Technology at Seton Hall University School of Law in Newark, NJ as she discusses health-law degrees for medical professionals.