Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH

Guest: Nancy Cook, ScD

Professor Nancy Cook, a biostatitian and epidemiologist at Harvard, describes her recent analysis of the Trials of Hypertension Prevention that indicate a low sodium diet can have long term effects on lowering cardiovascular outcomes.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Donald Schumacher, PsyD

Hear Dr. J. Donald Schumacher, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he discusses Pediatric Hospice.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Donald Schumacher, PsyD

Hear Dr. J. Donald Schumacher, President and CEO of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization as he discusses end of life care for the Baby Boomers.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Barbara Dossey, RN, PhD

Join Dr. Barbara Dossey as she discusses global initiatives for the largest group of healthcare providers in the world.

Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD

Guest: Barbara Dossey, RN, PhD

Join Dr. Barbara Dossey as she discusses how to integrate the latest technology, procedures and medication with holistic approaches.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Bruce Kleaveland, MBA

One of biggest issues for physicians considering electronic health records is the cost. What if you could get EHRs for free? Or at least get a substantial discount?

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Bruce Kleaveland, MBA

The federal government has become increasingly interested in doctors and computers. The government wants you to start using computers as part of their process of taking care of patients. As a result they have initiated various programs to practices adopt electronic health records.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Fabri, PsyD

Dr. Fabri describes how her years of experience providing care to torture survivors seeking asylum in the U.S. has prepared her for her current volunteer work in Rwanda as part of the WE-ACTx organization. She then illustrates the uniquely tragic phenomenon of relapse which many survivors of the 1994 genocide experience when living among both victims and past-torturers alike within small impoverished communities.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Fabri, PsyD

Dr. Fabri overviews various definitions of torture and addresses the global scope of its employment for a myriad of despicable agendas. Dr. Fabri then describes the process of tending to the medical, legal, social, and psychological needs of torture survivors. The interview concludes with an examination of the post-traumatic stress syndromes occurring both in the immediate wake of torture and years beyond.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD

Guest: Mary Fabri, PsyD

Dr. Fabri examines torture and its broad range of devastating impacts on the victims. Through her comments, listeners become aware that torture leaves more than just physical and emotional scars, and moreover causes a "dismantling of the victim's personality." The interview concludes with an overview of Dr. Fabri's work in assessing and treating torture survivors, including experiences with asylum seekers over the past 20 years of service.