Infectious Diseases

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD

Are there new vaccination requirements? When and how should they be administered? Can we vaccinate against possible terrorist threats? What are the seasons flu season vaccination recommendations? In this segment, join Dr. Joseph Bocchini answer these questions and more.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD

Why has there been such a backlash against the HPV vaccination? Join Dr. Joseph Bocchini in a discussion about the HPV vaccination and learn what the American Association of Pediatrics is recommending.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Joseph Bocchini, MD

Who is at highest risk for influenza and what can the do preventatively? What are the 2007-2008 recommendations for the pediatric population? Nasal vaccine or Injectable? Join Dr. Joseph Bochhini as he discusses these topics and more.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Karen Yates, MS

What do Islamic Fascists, Vladimir Putin, and the dog-days of summer have in common? Tularemia. Both occurring in nature and bio-weapons laboratories, facts about this disease are a most-know for physicians across the country. Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services discusses this potential bio-weapon.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Karen Yates, MS

What disease was imported from Uganda and Egypt into the United States in 1999? Of course, we would have rather imported agricultural products, but the answer is, naturally enough, West Nile Virus. Today we will separate the facts from the media hype with Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Karen Yates, MS

How can you get Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever if you don’t live in the Rocky Mountains? Why should physicians in the South know or care about this disease? Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: Karen Yates, MS

Erlichioses is on the march in Missouri. Learn about the this summer-time peril from Karen Yates, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD

Man cannot help but interact with his biological environment, as a member of his own ecosystem, and not always with a result that is positive for his species. But it is always in a manner that shapes the world of the smallest creatures, the world of infectious diseases.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD

Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD

Guest: Bennett Lorber, MD

Dr. Bennett Lorver discusses the impact of societal changes on infectious diseases, and how daily lives are in turn affected by infectious disease.