Guest: Ash Damle

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

It’s a personalized medical internet search engine for the general consumer. For a patient anxiously searching for more information about their own condition—perhaps in preparation for a visit to you, their healthcare provider—it could be an invaluable resource. Ash Damle, chief executive officer of MEDgle, this new, web-based medical database, shares more details about his company and his plans for its future with host Dr. Matt Birnholz at the 28th Annual American Medical Association Medical Communications Conference in San Diego.

Guest: John La Puma, MD

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD

Join host Dr. Matt Birnholz as he speaks with Dr. John La Puma, board-certified internist, professionally trained chef, and author of "ChefMD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine." Dr. La Puma shares some of his clinical insights on nutrition gleaned from dual careers as a medical expert and a master chef.

Dr. Tom Stevenson, CMO of Covisint, interviews John Page, Chair Vistage International, on the development and changes of HIMSS over time.

Recipient of the 2008 American Medical Association Foundation's Pride in the Profession Award, Dr. Joyce D. Kirkland Essien, Director of the Center for Public Health Practice at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, and Captain in the U.S. Public Health Service at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, speaks with your host, Dr. Mark Chyna.

Guest: Subramaniam Balasubramaniam, MD

Host: Mark Chyna, MD

Known to many of his friends and colleagues as "Dr. Bala,” Dr. Subramaniam Balasubramaniam is this year's recipient of the AMA Foundation's Dr. Nathan Davis International Award in Medicine for his remarkable contributions to the development of emergency medical service programs in India. ‘Dr. Bala’ talks with host Dr. Mark Chyna about his life as a physician, and the moments that have made for an extraordinary career.

Recipient of the 2008 American Medical Association Foundation's Pride in the Profession Award, Dr. Murli Manohar, a clinician, teacher, researcher, administrator, community leader, and respected contributor in the areas of health care advocacy, volunteerism and community service speaks with your host, Dr. Mark Chyna.

Guest: Frank Staggers, MD

Host: Mark Chyna, MD

Dr. Frank Staggers is a 2008 recipient of the AMA Foundation's Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence in Volunteerism.

Guest: G. Scott Morris, MD, MDiv

Host: Michael Greenberg, MD

2008 recipient of the AMA Foundation's Pride in the Profession Award, Dr. G. Scott Morris, family physician and founder of the Church Health Center in Memphis, TN discusses his passion for his patients and their care at the largest privately funded, nonproft, faith-based clinic in the country with your host, Dr. Michael Greenberg.

Guest: AMA Foundation

In cooperation with the American Medical Association Foundation and in association with the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, ReachMD is proud to bring you this presentation of the 2008 AMA Foundation Excellence in Medicine Awards, held March 31st, in Washington, D.C.