Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Maureen Corry, Ms.

New data suggests that nearly one in five women suffers postraumatic stress following labor and delivery; however, the postpartum experience of new mothers runs the gamut, oftentimes meaning little or no support. Maureen Corry, executive director of the Childbirth Connection, tells host Bruce Japsen of the Chicago Tribune about issues facing these women and their medical care providers.

Host: Bruce Japsen

Guest: Carol Sakala

Maternity care accounts for a very large expenditure in the US healthcare system, which can include overuse of procedures, drugs and tests. How can all of this be corrected to increase quality? Carol Sakala, director of programs for the Childbirth Connection, tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about how a balance can be achieved with evidenced-based maternity care and why doctors and their patients should take notice. Be a part of The Connect Dialogues community and learn about all our new educational offerings. Click here to sign-up.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Helen Mayberg, MD

Standard treatments for depression are effective in providing relief in most cases. However, some individuals suffer from depression that does not diminish despite adequate trials of antidepressants, psychotherapy and even electroconvulsive therapy. There is new hope for those suffering from treatment-resistant depression in the form of deep brain stimulation. Electrodes implanted in the brain that provide continuous current to a specific area of the brain has provided relief to subjects in groundbreaking new studies . Dr.Helen S. Mayberg, professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Emory University School of Medicine joins host, Dr. Cathleen Margolin to discuss deep brain stimulation for depression. Dr. Mayberg's studies over the past 20 years in neural network models of mood regulation in health and disease have led to the recent development of a new intervention for treatment resistant patients using deep brain stimulation.

Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD

Guest: Helen Mayberg, MD

Dr. Helen Mayberg, professor of psychiatry and neurology at Emory University School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Cathleen Margolin to discuss neural network models of depression. Sharing more than two decades of work in this area, Dr. Mayberg explains how models of mood regulation have led to the development of a new intervention for treatment-resistant patients using deep brain stimulation.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Christopher B. Colwell, MD

Evidence-based medicine has changed resuscitation in the field and in the emergency department. Dr. Christopher Colwell, associate director of emergency medicine at Denver Health Medical Center and medical director of the Denver Paramedic Division and the Denver Fire Department, reviews what what we know now about pre-hospital care. He discusses CPR, medications, and therapeutic post-arrest hypothermia with host Dr. Shira Johnson.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Calvin A. Brown III, MD

Once the sole domain of anesthesiologists, rapid sequence intubation is now a skill practiced by all emergency department physicians. Dr. Calvin Brown III, attending physician in the emergency department at Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, explains the state of the art in intubation. Dr. Brown is interviewed by Dr. Shira Johnson as he reviews the basic technique of RSI, some of the pearls and pitfalls, and what is on the horizon for this skilled intubation technique.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Rachel Chin, MD

Tattoos and body piercings have been around for hundreds of years. But now they are turning up in your office or your ED. Dr. Rachel Chin is a professor of emergency medicine at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. She and Dr. Shira Johnson look at the potential complications you may see and how to treat them.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Calvin A. Brown III, MD

Once the sole domain of anesthesiologists, rapid sequence intubation is now a skill practiced by all emergency department physicians. Dr. Calvin Brown III, attending physician in the emergency department at Brigham and Woman's Hospital in Boston, explains the state of the art in intubation. Dr. Brown is interviewed by Dr. Shira Johnson as he reviews the basic technique of RSI, some of the pearls and pitfalls, and what is on the horizon for this skilled intubation technique.

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Howard Heit, MD

Pain is generally considered to be the most common reason our patients come to see us. Yet it's a phenomenon that we don't fully understand and one that varies widely from patient to patient. With regard to the prescription of potent painkillers like methadone, should the often cryptic nature of pain warrant additional pain management training for practitioners ordering these meds? Dr. Howard Heit, a nationally recognized chronic pain and addiction medicine specialist practicing in northern Virginia, and an assistant clinical professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, joins host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill to address the challenges of properly prescribing pain medication. What grade would Dr. Heit give our profession for our overall performance on pain management, and how can we improve that evaluation?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Guest: Howard Heit, MD

A drug that first gained prominence as a treatment for heroin addiction, methadone is now more commonly prescribed by medical practitioners for a range of severe pains. Why are we seeing this rise in methadone use? Are we, as prescribers, doing everything we can to understand the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of methadone, and to ensure that our patients are also cognizant of the dangers? Dr. Howard Heit, a nationally recognized chronic pain and addiction medicine specialist practicing in northern Virginia, and an assistant clinical professor at the Georgetown University School of Medicine, shares his clinical expertise on the perils of the drug that is now the fastest growing cause of narcotic death in the United States. Dr. Mark Nolan Hill hosts.