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The Curious Lives of Cadavers
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-curious-lives-of-cadavers/3342/Remember the first time you walked into anatomy lab? For many of us, it was a defining moment in our medical careers. Have you ever thought about those cadavers? Has medical training become more sensitive to these brave souls that dedicated their bodies to science? Host Dr. Leslie Lundt welcomes MAviation Safety & Hospitals: What's the Link?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/aviation-safety-hospitals-whats-the-link/3200/John Nance in Why Hospitals Should Fly: the ultimate flight plan to patient safety and quality care writes, from 2001 to 2006, passenger deaths aboard major US airlines hit a total of zero. During that same time frame, American hospitals killed an estimated 250,000 to 500,000 patients with medicalTinnitus: The Everyday Toll on Our Patients
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/tinnitus-the-everyday-toll-on-our-patients/3087/A neurological condition that can be highly distressing, tinnitus affects as much as fifteen percent of our population, according to some surveys. How should medical professionals counsel their patients on this condition? Are we moving closer to understanding the basic triggers of tinnitus? Dr. RichTesticular Cancer: Raising Already Lofty Cure Rates
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/testicular-cancer-raising-already-lofty-cure-rates/3047/Diagnosed in thousands of American men each year, testicular cancer has proven highly sensitive to current treatment regimens. Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill evaluates the most common therapies for testicular cancer with Dr. Craig Nichols, medical director of lymphoma and testicular cancer research at ProThe Benefits and Costs of Medical Tourism
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-benefits-and-costs-of-medical-tourism/3041/Host Dr. Larry Kaskel speaks with Ruben Toral, a recognized leader in medical tourism and healthcare globalization, at the Healthcare Globalization Summit in Las Vegas. What surprises will patients typically encounter when they explore their healthcare options abroad? Can the American healthcare sysThe Non-Drinker's Next Stop: A Seat at the Bar?
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-non-drinkers-next-stop-a-seat-at-the-bar/2982/The cardiovascular benefits of moderate alcohol consumption have been studied with positive results in the alcohol consuming population. But what about non-drinkers? Should we be recommending a drink or two a day to our patients currently abstaining from alcohol? Dr. Dana King, Professor in the DeBar-Coded Surgical Sponges in the OR
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/bar-coded-surgical-sponges-in-the-or/2962/A new technology for the operating room, bar-coded surgical sponges are helping us keep track of one crucial aspect of any surgical procedure: ensuring that all sponges are safely removed at the conclusion of the process. How does the protocol change for a procedure using bar-coded sponges? Host Dr.Quality Payback for Physicians
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/quality-payback-for-physicians/2808/Many health plans have devised rating systems for physicians and some monetarily reward physicians based on performance. What are the criteria that make the physician rating systems as transparent and fair as possible? Which health plan providers are using the most accurate measures to evaluate physThe Legislative Push for Patient Medical Homes
https://reachmd.com/programs/focus-on-public-health-policy/the-legislative-push-for-patient-medical-homes/2581/Family physicians are at the forefront of organized medicine's push to get their patients and U.S. consumers a medical home. But Dr. James King, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians tells the Chicago Tribune's Bruce Japsen about financial and legislative roadblocks to achieving thiThe Future of the Electronic Health Record
https://reachmd.com/programs/clinicians-roundtable/the-future-of-the-electronic-health-record/2265/Those of us old enough to remember Stanley Kubrick’s blockbuster movie, 2001: A space odyssey, are likely to be at least a little concerned about the growth of the electronic medical record. In the movie, the spaceship’s computer ran amuck and started killing off the astronauts. Salvation could only