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Volunteering in the Civilian Medical Reserve Corps
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-disaster-medicine-and-preparedness/volunteering-in-the-civilian-medical-reserve-corps/3587/Have you thought about joining the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps? Captain Robert Tosatto and Dr. Narayan Nair, directors of the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps discuss how all medical professional can join local units to improve health literacy. The MRC works to increase diseaseImproving Innovation in US Healthcare
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-global-medicine/improving-innovation-in-us-healthcare/3550/Dr. John Kao, author of the recent book Innovation Nation, says that the US spends more on astrology than astronomy, that we suffer from societal anosognosia. He joins host Dr. Leslie Lundt to discuss what other countries are doing to improve innovation in their healthcare and science sectors.Random Drug Testing in Schools
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/random-drug-testing-in-schools/3424/According to Dr. Bertha Madras, deputy director of demand reduction in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under President George W. Bush, random drug testing gives young people a good reason not to succumb to peer pressure. But the implementation of random drug testing in schoolsThe Scope of the Underage Drinking Problem
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-scope-of-the-underage-drinking-problem/3420/So just where are teens getting their alcohol and what can the medical profession do about it? Dr. Raymond Scalettar, former chairman of the American Medical Association and adviser to the Distilled Spirits Council, tells host Bruce Japsen about a new national study showing parental influence on howNeurological Impact of Heavy Marijuana Use
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/neurological-impact-of-heavy-marijuana-use/3263/Dr. Jean Lud Cadet, chief of molecular neuropsychiatry at the National Institutes of Health, talks with host Dr. Larry Kaskel about the impacts of marijuana on cardiovascular and neurological systems. According to Dr. Cadet, chronic marijuana users have learning abnormalities. Dr. Cadet presents thValidity of Physician Ranking Systems
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/validity-of-physician-ranking-systems/3152/How valid are consumer based physician ranking systems? In this segment Dr. Larry Kaskel learns the American Medical Association's position on physician ranking from AMA President Nancy Nielsen, MD, PhD who says while the information in these systems obviously cannot be relied upon we should try toTiered Physician Networks
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/tiered-physician-networks/3151/The trend of comparing and ranking physicians by economic efficiency has reached a breaking point. Insurers use ratings to create tiered programs, offering incentives to steer patients to their list of preferred doctors. How are physicians placed on this preferred list? As AMA President Dr. Nancy NiUsing Visual Pathways to Improve Communication
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/using-visual-pathways-to-improve-communication/3016/Tremendous leaps have been made in the science of vision giving us a better understanding of how we see. What do visual pathways teach us about the process of visual thinking? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes Dan Roam, author of The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with PicturesEducation, Research & NIH's Beleagured Budget
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/education-research-nihs-beleagured-budget/2943/The need for a sustained investment in medical research is critical to patient care. But annual budget cuts to the National Insitutes of Health have continued for years now. Dr. Darrell Kirch, president and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce JapsenInsulin Resistance & Colorectal Cancer
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/insulin-resistance-colorectal-cancer/2734/The risk association between diabetes and colorectal cancer: what is the mechanism driving the correlation? What methods are used to study the relationship? Dr. Andrew Flood, assistant professor of epidemiology, University of Minnesota, and adjunct investigator at the National Cancer Institute, Divi