Clinician's Roundtable

Physicians' suicide rates are often reported as higher than the general population or of other academics. Dr. Eva Schernhammer, assistant professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School and assistant professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health, discusses her research into physician suicide with host Dr. Leslie Lundt.

Children with the common presentation of both anxiety disorders and ADHD require a four-pronged treatment approach. What are the mainstays of treatment? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dr. Katharina Manassis, associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto, to discuss how to treat children with both ADHD and anxiety.

According to the American Cancer Society, over 21,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each year with 15,000 more women dying annually. What are the recent developments in research to improve these odds? Dr. Robert Bristow, the director of the Kelly Gynecologic Oncology Service and the Johns Hopkins Ovarian Cancer Center of Excellence, joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss the value of debulking surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in the treatment of ovarian cancer.

Patients with advanced heart failure are at increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest, but many of them are not receiving ICD therapy. Dr. Jeanne Poole, professor of medicine and cardiology at the University of Washington, Seattle, will review with host Dr. Matthew Sorrentino the indications for ICD therapy in patients with congestive heart failure.

Recent studies show that patients who receive an ICD shock, either appropriately or inappropriately, have a higher risk of death. Dr. Jeanne Poole, professor of Medicine and Cardiology at the University of Washington, Seattle shares with host, Dr. Matthew Sorrentino the prognostic importance of defibrillator shocks in patients with congestive heart failure.

Host Dr. Cathleen Margolin interviews Dr. Steven Garlow of Emory University School of Medicine about his recently published article in the Journal of American College Health. Dr. Garlow and colleagues studied an interactive web-based method of outreach to college students at risk for suicide.

Dr. Steven Garlow of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine joins host, Dr. Cathleen Margolin, to talk about the challenges of finding young adults who are at risk for suicide. He also discusses the elevated risk of suicide among physicians.

What are the key warning signs of a potential suicide in young adults? How can we, as clinicians, act to prevent these devastating tragedies from occurring? Dr. Steven Garlow, assistant professor of psychiatry at Emory University School of Medicine, discusses suicide prevention for the post-high school population with host Dr. Cathleen Margolin.

Michele Roth-Kauffman, a physician assistant and attorney, discusses the differences between employing a physician assistant with and without written contract. In addition, Ms. Roth-Kauffman identifies the key terms of a written employment agreement, such as salary, employment term, liability insurance and scope of practice. Ms. Roth-Kauffman highlights those terms of employment which should be clearly specified if the employer choses to employ the physician assistant under an agreement.

Host Lisa D'Andrea welcomes guest Michele Roth-Kauffman, a physician assistant and an attorney. Ms. Roth-Kauffman discusses the various options available to practice owners for providing malpractice coverage to physician assistants working in the practice. Ms. Roth-Kauffman also advises practice owners and physician assistants about the type and scope of coverage required for physician assistants working part-time or for two independent medical practices.