Host: Steven Marquardt, MD

Guest: Rebecca Patchin, MD

Dr. Patchin continues her conversatiion with Dr. Marquardt on the AMA's efforts to reform several problematic aspects of modern medicine; physician liability insurance, tort reform, quality standards, and access to care for the uninsured are discussed in this segment.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Wayne Guglielmo

Wayne Guglielmo, award winning health care reporter talks about specific doctors' experiences with the micropractice. He will address micropractice key elements and goals as well as revenue impact.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Wayne Guglielmo

Wayne Guglielmmo, award winning healthcare reporter speaks about the differing views, benefits and consequences of pay-for-performance.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Steven Weinberg, JD

Steven Weinberg, criminal defense attorney, speaks about the diagnosis of Shaken Baby Syndrome, other intervening factors and how the legal outcome of Shaken Baby cases are very much medically based.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elise Torczynski, MD

Dr. Elise Torcynski will discuss the field of ohthalmic pathology, how she got into it, and how to make a living in such a highly specialized field. She will also share her insights on life threatening diseases of the eye and diseases that can be diagnosed through the eye.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elise Torczynski, MD

Dr. Elise Torcynski, ophthalmic pathologist, and expert witness in over 20 SBS cases will discuss aspects of the syndrome itself as well as the retinal implications.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Simmerling, PhD

Dr. Simmerling discusses transplantation ethics with a focus on disparities in patient access. Directed versus non-directed donations are compared, and the concept of "transplant tourism" is introduced.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Simmerling, PhD

Dr. Simmerling describes the ethical issues of consent and autonomy for living transplant donors, and how these considerations compare between related versus unrelated donors.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: James Zimmerman

Mr. Zimmerman speaks about his experience and perspectives gained as executive director of HealthReach, a non-for-profit clinic based in Chicago whose aims are to provide accessible care for the most underserved populations in the state.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Ruth Faden, MD

Dr. Ruth Faden discusses the ethical issues physicians and policy makers may face in the advent of a global influenza pandemic. Global health care responsibilities such as ensuring equiity of treatment on a grand scale, are addressed. Added, questions on our level of preparedness for such an event are raised and explored.