Category: Season Five

Lessons from the End of Life

This episode aired on February 20, 2011 and is now available as a free download on our iTunes page!

In this episode, the Radio Rounds crew explores a topic that patients and physicians alike can appreciate — confronting mortality in a special discussion about caring for individuals who are dying. 

Featured Guest: Dr. Ira Byock, Director of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Chair of Palliative Medicine at Dartmouth Medical School.

Dr. Byock authored Dying Well in 1997 and The Four Things That Matter Most in 2004. Both are used extensively in the counseling of patients and families dealing with advanced illness.

Also featured on this episode is special guest Gigja Hermannsson Gisladottir, Pre-Medical Student at San Diego State University. Gigja joins Dr. Byock in discussing her experience working with patients and their families in the discipline of palliative care. Original ‘Rounds’ hosts Avash Kalra and Lakshman Swamy discuss the importance of medical professionals approaching these end-of-life moments in an appropriate manner.

Learn more about Dr. Byock at www.DyingWell.org

Again, remember that, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page!

Dollars and Sense – The Economics of Health Reform

This episode aired on February 6, 2011 and is now available as a free download on our iTunes page!

Continuing our series on health reform — see past episodes featuring the likes of Governor Howard Dean and Dr. Peggy Wilmoth — we are joined in this episode with Dr. Meena Seshamani – an ENT surgeon in Baltimore and recently the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Policy Analysis.

Dr. Seshamani discusses the cost-cutting measures in the new health care reform law, called  the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act (PPACA). In addition, she speaks with the ‘Rounds’ crew about how to integrating multiple professional interests during a career as a physician.

Again, remember that, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page!

SuperBowl Special – Head Injuries and Concussions

This episode aired on February 6, 2011 and is now available as a free download on our iTunes page!

On this Super Bowl Sunday, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. Several hours earlier, we tackled the topic of head injuries in professional sports by speaking with a panel of experts:

  • Alex Bagley, MD/PhD student at Harvard University
  • Dan Daneshvar, MD/PhD student at Boston University.
  • Dr. Matthew DiPaola, Radio Rounds Special Correspondent and Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at Wright State University.

Alex and Dan are the founders of the Sports Legacy Institute Community Educators (SLICE) program, where they study the science behind concussions. We discuss their work in the Boston area, educating youth about the dangers of head injuries, and we discuss the perception of concussions within the realm of professional sports.

Learn more about the SLICE program on their website and find out how you can get involved or contact Alex and Dan directly.

Again, remember that, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page!

An Apple a Day

This episode — the Season 5 Premiere — aired on January 30, 2011. and is now available as a free download on our iTunes page! You can also listen to the entire episode here on our site!

We kick off the new year by addressing a topic that is central to many new year’s resolutions: eating healthier. At the Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center in California, veteran OB/GYN physician Dr. Preston Maring decided to create an organic farmers’ market right outside the doors to his hospital.

In this episode, we speak to Dr. Maring about his motivations behind the project, as well as his views on pursuing a healthier lifestyle through better eating options. Also joining us on the program is Dr. Maring’s son, Ben, who is a 4th year medical student at New York University. Moreover, Ben is a culinary school graduate and has worked to incorporate his two interests while a medical student. He founded a program called CHEF — Cook Healthy, Eat Fresh —  which teaches future physicians about nutrition in the context of common diseases, such as diabetes.

Learn more about Dr. Maring and his son in this recent New York Times article

Again, remember that, as always, the free-to-download podcast of this episode (and all past episodes) can be found on our iTunes page!