Conference Coverage

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Conference Coverage episodes

April 16, 2008 2008 AMA Foundation Award Winner: Dr. Frank Staggers
Host: Mark Chyna, MD
Guest: Frank Staggers, MD
Dr. Frank Staggers is a 2008 recipient of the AMA Foundation's Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence in Volunteerism.
12 min
April 09, 2008 2008 AMA Foundation Award Winner: Dr. G. Scott Morris
Host: Michael Greenberg, MD
Guest: G. Scott Morris, MD, MDiv
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.
13 min
April 04, 2008 AMA Foundation Awards
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.
26 min
April 03, 2008 ACC 2008 Special Report
Host: Paul Raeburn
Guest: James Udelson, MD
Almost half of people who need stress testing are unable to receive it because of age or orthopedic problems. So physicians turn to adenosine or dipyridamole, but those can have serious side-effects. A new study reported at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology concludes that a new agent relieves many of those side effects--and is just as effective.
11 min
April 03, 2008 Cardiology Update from the 2008 ACC Annual Meeting
Host: Paul Raeburn
Guest: Steven Nissen, MD

Host Paul Raeburn interviews Dr. Steven Nissen, chair of cardiovascular medicine at the Cleveland Clinic, at the American College of Cardiology 2008 Conference in Chicago. Dr. Nissen shares his thoughts on results from the PERISCOPE study, which measured the comparative potential for cardiovascular benefits of an insulin secretion promoter, glimepiride, and insulin sensitizer, pioglitazone. The central question: Does it matter how you lower blood sugar?
12 min
March 28, 2008 2008 AMA Foundation Award Winner: Dr. Viola Startzman
Host: Michael Greenberg, MD
Guest: Viola Startzman, MD
2008 Recipient of the AMA Foundation's Jack B. McConnell, MD, Award for Excellence in Volunteerism, Dr. Viola Startzman gives a beautiful interview recounting her early influences in medicine and the founding of the Viola Startzman Free Clinic with your host, Dr. Michael Greenberg.
13 min
January 09, 2008 Highlights: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
ReachMD and VerusMed bring you Conference Coverage Highlights from the 30th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. This program was generously supported by The CBCE, leaders in oncology medical education. You will hear insights on the latest in breast cancer research.
13 min
April 30, 2007 Bringing Medicaid to People Who Need it
Host: Paul Raeburn
Guest: Tim Westmoreland, PhD

What's good about the Federal/State Medicaid program, and how could it be improved? Tim Westmoreland, a lawyer and health care expert at the Georgetown University Health Law Institute in DC, discusses the problem of getting more people covered.
13 min

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ReachMD brings you the latest research, announcements, and conversations from the most important medical conferences around the world. Join us on the conference floor with keynote speakers,…