Clinician's Roundtable

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD Guest: Kenneth Alexander, MD Dr. Kenneth Alexander, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Section of Pediatric Diseases at the University of Chicago discusses concerns about patient resistance to antibiotics.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Bradley Knight, MD Dr. Bradley Knight will discuss approaches to controlling the heart rate and preventing thromboembolic complications in patients with atrial fibrillation.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Elizabeth Holper, MD, MPH Dr. Elizabeth Holper will discuss the indications for using drug eluting stents during angioplasty for coronary artery disease. She will review the current concerns for early and late thrombotic complications.

Host: Matthew J. Sorrentino, MD, FACC, FASH Guest: Elizabeth Holper, MD, MPH Dr. Elizabeth Holper, an interventional cardiologist from UT Southwestern, discusses the indications for percutaneous interventions for coronary artery disease and the long term outcomes.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School talks about truths and fallacies about HIV/AIDS.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School discusses the changes in patterns and trends in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School joins us to discuss the complications involved in HIV/AIDS treatment and pearls for the Primary Care Provider.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, , Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School joins us to talk about treatment and caring for patients infected with HIV.

Host: Shira Johnson, MD Guest: Paul Sax, MD Dr. Paul Sax, Clinical Director of the HIV Program and Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School discusses the major changes in recommendation by the CDC regarding HIV testing.

Host: Laura Humphrey, PhD Guest: Dave Zook, JD Dave Zook, Public Policy Advisor for the Arthritis Foundation, discusses current legislation for the prevention and treatment of Arthritis.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Steven Nissen, MD The Implications of The Courage Trial

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD Guest: Steven Nissen, MD An overview of The Courage Trial

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Corey Davis, PhD Dr. Cori Davis discusses the pharmaceutical industry's interest in fibromyalgia.

Host: Leslie P. Lundt, MD Guest: Corey Davis, PhD Dr. Cori Davis discusses the anti-psychotic drug market and what is in the pipeline.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Joshua Fenton, MD Dr. Fenton discusses the ramifications of his trial of the use of computer assistance for mammographic interpretation in terms of its impact on the use of computers for mammograms and for other radiologic procedures in the future.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Joshua Fenton, MD Dr. Fenton discusses the details of his impressive trial that examined the effect of computer assistance in the interpretation of mammograms on accuracy, cost, biopsy rates and other parameters.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: Joshua Fenton, MD Dr. Fenton discusses the use of computer assistance in interpretation of mammography.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: William Pearce, MD Dr. Pearce discusses promising new technologies in the treatment of vascular disease as well as current controversies in screening for disease in various vascular beds.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: William Pearce, MD Dr. Pearce discusses the medical and procedural treatment of peripheral vascular disease.

Host: Lee Freedman, MD Guest: William Pearce, MD Dr. Pearce reviews more sophisticated testing modalities for the work up of peripheral vascular disease.