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Physician Focus, February 2010, Lyme Disease

Rebecca McDade — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:50:45 +0000

Lyme disease is endemic to our state, and residents are at high risk. Exactly what is Lyme disease? How is it transmitted? How can we protect ourselves from this infectious disease? And what treatments are available for those who do get the disease?

Guest: Martin Kafina, M.D.

Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.

For more information on Physician Focus, visit: www.massmed.org/physicianfocus

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

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Physician Focus, January 2010: Health in the Schools

Rebecca McDade — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:55:57 +0000

The incidence of such conditions as asthma, bullying and violence, and sexually transmitted diseases among school children is high and increasing. Seasonal and swine flu add to the burdens of medical directors and school nurses who provide front-line care for students. Yet budgets are strained and school nurses are in short supply across the state and the nation. Nationally, only 45 percent of public schools have their own full-time nurse, another 30 percent have a part-time nurse, and a quarter don’t have any nurses at all.

What challenges face those responsible for student health? What does the shortage of nurses mean for students? And what can be done to improve health care in the schools?

Guests: Kathy Hassey, B.S.N., M.Ed., Director, School Health Institute Northeastern University; Past President, Mass. School Nurses Organization and Linda Grant, M.D., M.P.H., Medical Director, Boston Public Schools; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine

Host: Lynda Young, M.D.

For more information on Physician Focus, visit: www.massmed.org/physicianfocus

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

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Physician Focus, December 2009: ADHD — Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Rebecca McDade — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:00:24 +0000

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood, affecting some 4.5 million children 5-17 years of age in the United States. Here in Massachusetts, nearly 10 percent of children have been diagnosed with the condition, which affects behavior, emotions, attentiveness, and learning. What causes this disorder? What are the signs a child may have it? What should parents do if they suspect their child has ADHD? And what kinds of treatments are available?

Host: Lynda Young, M.D.

Guest: Alison Schonwald, M.D., Medical Director, Developmental Behavioral Outreach, Children’s Hospital Boston

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 26:43) (This will open your computer’s default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus Special Report, November 2009: The Flu — What You Should Know

Rebecca McDade — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:53:19 +0000

The Flu: What You Should Know brings physicians and public health officials together in presenting information on the dangers of H1N1 swine flu and seasonal flu, vaccine safety and supply, how to protect against the infections, and what to do if you get sick.

Guests on the program include John Auerbach, Massachusetts Public Health Commissioner; Lauren Smith, M.D., a pediatrician and medical director for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; and Erin Tracy, M.D., an obstetrician-gynecologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Vice Chair of the Massachusetts Section of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Hosting the show is Bruce Karlin, M.D., a primary care physician in Worcester and Vice Chair of the Medical Society’s Communications Committee.

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 27:58) (This will open your computer’s default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus, November 2009: All About Anesthesiology

Rebecca McDade — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:11:06 +0000

November’s edition of Physician Focus examines the skills and responsibilities of the anesthesiologist and the specialty’s impact and influence on patient care. Skill in the operating room is but one aspect of anesthesiologists’ activities; they also play key roles in patient care, pain management, and critical care medicine. And the specialty has been a leader in local and national efforts in the all-important area of patient safety.

Guests are David Hepner, M.D., Associate Director of the Weiner Center for Preoperative Evaluation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston; Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School; and President of the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists; and Michael Entrup, M.D., a physician with Providence Anesthesiologists, Inc., Chair of the Communications Committee of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, and a past president of the Massachusetts Society of Anesthesiologists. Host for this edition is John Fromson, M.D., Associate Director of Postgraduate Medical Education at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass., Physician Focus is distributed to public access television stations across Massachusetts and is available for online viewing at www.physicianfocus.org

Listen to the podcast (Length 26:06) (This will open your computer’s default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus, September 2009: Integrative Medicine

ffortin — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:46:18 +0000

Integrative medicine is a new approach to care, combining conventional or evidence-based medical therapies with complementary or alternative treatments such as acupuncture, biofeedback, stress reduction, or herbal medicines. Such an approach is growing in a variety of health care settings.

How much do we know about such methods? Are they effective? What is the current thinking of medical doctors about integrative, complimentary and alternative medicine? And how and when should a patient decide on such treatments?

Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.

Guest: Harvey Zarren, M.D., President, Integrative Medicine Alliance

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 26:19) (This will open your computer's default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus, August 2009: People, Animals, and Health

ffortin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:35:12 +0000

People, animals, and the environment have converged today in so many ways that the health of each group seems inextricably linked. As a result, our dependence on animals and the products they provide poses increasing risks for our health and well being. Mad cow disease and avian flu are but two examples. While veterinary and human medicine are considered separate entities, many links exist between the two.

How are these professions linked? How can they come together to improve the health of both man and animal? And how do we meet the needs of disease prevention and health promotion in people, animals, and the environment?

Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.
Guests: Leonard Marcus, D.V.M., M.D. and Mary Labato, D.V.M., President, Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 26:43) (This will open your computer's default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus, July 2009: Home Health Hazards

ffortin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:38:39 +0000

Mold, lead, carbon monoxide, radon, pests, toxic chemicals – these are just some of the potential hazards lurking in our homes.

What are the primary dangers homeowners face? How should we check for them? Are there clues or signals that will alert us to these dangers? What should we be aware of when we buy products, such as cleaning agents, paints, or tools? What additional concerns should we have if children or pets are in the house? And what specific steps should we take to reduce the dangers and ensure our home is as safe as possible?

Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.
Guest: Robert P. Naparstek, M.D., Medical Director, Caritas Good Samaritan Occupational Health Services

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 26:43) (This will open your computer's default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus, June 2009: Infectious Disease

ffortin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:29:27 +0000

Infectious diseases such as West Nile virus, Eastern Equine Encephalitis, rabies, and seasonal flu are annual challenges to public health. Whooping cough and measles are making comebacks in the US, while public health officials across the globe keep their eyes on bird flu, drug-resistant TB, new strains of viruses, and ‘superbugs.’

What’s the latest information on infectious disease? How serious are the threats in the US and Massachusetts? Are there new threats on the horizon? What are public health officials and infectious disease specialists doing about existing and future threats? And what’s the best course of action individuals can take to protect themselves and their families?

Host: Bruce Karlin, M.D.
Guests: Alfred DeMaria Jr., M.D., Medical Director, Bureau of Infectious Disease, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Thomas Treadwell, M.D., Director of the Infectious Disease Clinic and director of the HIV Clinic, MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 26:33) (This will open your computer's default media player in a new window)

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Physician Focus, May 2009: Sleep Disorders

ffortin — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:31:27 +0000

Some 70 million people in the U.S. are affected by sleep disorders of one kind or another. Chronic or severe insomnia, narcolepsy, restless leg syndrome, and sleep apnea affect the health and safety of millions of people. Many people put themselves and others at risk – on the job, at home, or behind the wheel as a “drowsy driver” – for injury, health and behavioral problems, and worse because they’re not getting enough sleep. Just how prevalent are sleep disorders? Who is affected by them? What causes these disorders? And what can patients do about them?

Sanford Auerbach, M.D., Director, Sleep Disorders Center, Boston University School of Medicine
Robert Sokolove, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston MA

Host: James Kenealy, M.D., MetroWest ENT Associates

Co-produced with Hopkinton Community Access Television, HCAM-TV, Hopkinton Mass.

Listen to the podcast (Length 24:49) (This will open your computer's default media player in a new window)

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