Podcasts about government and healthcare

In this interview, Chrissy Newton had the opportunity to speak with Ted Roe, the Founder of the UAP Medical Coalition and NARCAP (National Aviation Reporting Center on Anomalous Phenomena). They delved into the pressing issues surrounding the health concerns of pilots and veterans regarding Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) and explored Mr. Roe's proposed solution for educating the government and healthcare professionals about this topic. Throughout our conversation, Mr. Roe also shed light on a wide range of health-related concerns he has encountered over the years, explaining how he systematically categorizes and evaluates these incidents. Join us as we get rebelliously curious.   Follow Chrissy Newton: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCM32gjHqMnYl_MOHZetC8Eg  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beingchrissynewton/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrissynewton?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeingChrissyNewton  Chrissy Newton's Website: https://chrissynewton.com/   Follow The Debrief Follow Us: Web: https://thedebrief.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Debriefmedia  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedebriefnews  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedebriefmedia/   

Join us for an enlightening conversation with our esteemed guest, Aditi Mallick, as she delves into the critical role government plays in healthcare and the often-overlooked financial impact of burnout on both healthcare workers and hospitals. As the CMO of Medicaid & CHIP, Aditi shares her visionary perspective on how technology will revolutionize the healthcare sector in the coming years and reveals her ultimate goals in her leadership role. Don't miss this captivating discussion that's sure to leave you inspired and informed!AboutAditi Mallick is a physician, strategic policy advisor, and former management consultant, who is driven to serve and create a more inclusive, innovative, and responsible healthcare system. Over the last decade, Aditi has built expertise and led teams in healthcare strategy and innovation, federal and state health policy, clinical care and research, and clinical operations through roles in the public and private sectors and academic medicine. At Aditi's core, she is an enthusiastic learner, convener, communicator, and problem solver who thrives on connecting with people and developing ideas to tackle complex challenges. Aditi believes that when a diversity of expertise and perspectives are brought together, the greatest breakthroughs happen. Empathy, intellectual curiosity, creativity, and a bias towards action drive what Aditi does.Learn more about Aditi MallickLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditi-mallick-md/Learn more about Previva Health Group:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/previva-health-group/Website: https://previva.com/  

Host: Charles Turck, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP Guest: A. Mark Fendrick, MD With the relaunch of the Cancer Moonshot initiative, implementing strategies to overcome disparities in cancer screening is critical to reducing the rate of cancer mortality. Dr. Charles Turck joins Dr. Mark Fendrick to explore these disparities, and discuss the role of multicancer detection tests.

In this episode, I share the audio from a recent video I created. The short video highlights four different industry case studies applying Lean principles and concepts. The 4 organizations highlighted in the video: Omark Industries (Manufacturing) - Learn more at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_manufacturing Appvion (Manufacturing) - featured in the book Lean CEO at https://amzn.to/3QQjNiV City of Denver Colorado (Government) - Details available in this video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puaT1KBY7Pg Virginia Mason Institute (Healthcare) - More details available at https://www.virginiamasoninstitute.org/resource/surgical-setup-reduction-improves-patient-outcomes/ Links Video: Lean Case Studies Across Different Industries - Manufacturing, Government and Healthcare Free Lean Introduction course - Use coupon code "KICKSTARTLEAN-LSSE" at checkout Need help in your organization? Let's talk! Schedule a free support call BIZ-PI.com LeanSixSigmaDefinition.com Have a question? Submit a voice message at Anchor.fm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/leansixsigmabursts/message

Thank you so much for listening to the Bob Harden Show, for over ten years providing you news and commentary rooted in the principles of individual liberty, personal responsibility, limited government and the rule of law. On Thursday's show, we visit with Keith Flaugh, Co-Founder of the Florida Citizens Alliance, about the court-mandated review of textbooks in Collier County Public Schools. We visit with Orthopedic Surgeon, Dr. George Markovich, about the unintended consequences of government intervention into health care. We visit with the Founder and President of Less Government, Seton Motley, about a few of the reasons for the “wealth gap.” We also discuss news on the Paradise Coast with the former Mayor of Naples, Bill Barnett. We have terrific guests scheduled for Friday's show including Research Fellow at the Cato Institute William Yeatman, Director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, Michael Cannon, and Endowed Professor at the University of Houston Larry Bell. Please join us live at 7 a.m. on bobharden.com, or access the show anytime on podcast platforms.

Host: Jacob Sands, MD Guest: Edith Mitchell, MD, MACP, FCPP, FRCP Appointed member to the President's Cancer Panel and Clinical Professor of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. Edith Mitchell, shares what the panel recommends to close gaps in cancer screening in the U.S.—with a focus on colorectal cancer—to improve access for all patients.

Host: John Buse, MD, PhD Guest: Anne Louise Peters, MD SGLT-2 inhibitors have been authorized for diabetic patients in Europe, but is it close to receiving FDA approval in the U.S.? Dr. Anne Peters of USC speaks with Dr. John Buse about SGLT-2 inhibitors and considerations for diabetic ketoacidosis, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH With E&M coding changes taking effect January 1, 2021, the AMA offers tools and resources for physician implementation. Dr. Kathleen Blake, Vice President of Healthcare Quality at the American Medical Association, joins Dr. Jennifer Caudle to share what we can expect.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Susan R. Bailey, MD The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the healthcare field through reductions in patient volume and higher practice costs. How will these economic challenges change health policy and alter the future of healthcare? President of the American Medical Association Dr. Susan R. Bailey joins Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss their recent survey.

Host: John J. Russell, MD Social distancing is surprisingly not a new concept in the United States. As our country geared up for World War I in 1918, social gatherings and parades to support the military were at an all-time high. But as feelings of patriotism spread at these events, so too did influenza. Join Dr. John Russell as he recounts The Tale of Two Cities: Philadelphia and St. Louis and how the spread of influenza was dramatically different between the two cities due to the actions each took to mitigate risk. Published March 28, 2020

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Barbara Levy, MD Guest: Peter A. Hollmann, MD In response to physicians' feedback, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed some big changes to the documentation guidelines for office visits. But is there still room for improvement? Co-chairs of the American Medical Association's CPT/RUC Workgroup on Evaluation and Management Services Dr. Peter Hollmann and Dr. Barbara Levy join Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the Workgroup's effort to further simplify the work of the healthcare provider and improve the health of patients nationwide.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Barbara Levy, MD Guest: Peter A. Hollmann, MD In response to physicians’ feedback, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed some big changes to the documentation guidelines for office visits. But is there still room for improvement? Co-chairs of the American Medical Association’s CPT/RUC Workgroup on Evaluation and Management Services Dr. Peter Hollmann and Dr. Barbara Levy join Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the Workgroup’s effort to further simplify the work of the healthcare provider and improve the health of patients nationwide.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Barbara Levy, MD Guest: Peter A. Hollmann, MD In response to physicians’ feedback, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed some big changes to the documentation guidelines for office visits. But is there still room for improvement? Co-chairs of the American Medical Association’s CPT/RUC Workgroup on Evaluation and Management Services Dr. Peter Hollmann and Dr. Barbara Levy join Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the Workgroup’s effort to further simplify the work of the healthcare provider and improve the health of patients nationwide.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Barbara Levy, MD Guest: Peter A. Hollmann, MD In response to physicians’ feedback, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed some big changes to the documentation guidelines for office visits. But is there still room for improvement? Co-chairs of the American Medical Association’s CPT/RUC Workgroup on Evaluation and Management Services Dr. Peter Hollmann and Dr. Barbara Levy join Dr. Matt Birnholz to discuss the Workgroup’s effort to further simplify the work of the healthcare provider and improve the health of patients nationwide.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Mark Friedberg, MD With the use of alternative payment models (APMs) on the rise, the American Medical Association and the RAND Corporation joined forces to investigate the impact of APMs on physicians across the country. So what exactly did the study uncover? Diving into the study’s findings with Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Mark Friedberg, senior physician policy researcher at RAND and director of its Boston office.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Mark Friedberg, MD With the use of alternative payment models (APMs) on the rise, the American Medical Association and the RAND Corporation joined forces to investigate the impact of APMs on physicians across the country. So what exactly did the study uncover? Diving into the study's findings with Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Mark Friedberg, senior physician policy researcher at RAND and director of its Boston office.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Mark Friedberg, MD With the use of alternative payment models (APMs) on the rise, the American Medical Association and the RAND Corporation joined forces to investigate the impact of APMs on physicians across the country. So what exactly did the study uncover? Diving into the study’s findings with Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Mark Friedberg, senior physician policy researcher at RAND and director of its Boston office.

Host: Jennifer Caudle, DO Guest: Mark Friedberg, MD With the use of alternative payment models (APMs) on the rise, the American Medical Association and the RAND Corporation joined forces to investigate the impact of APMs on physicians across the country. So what exactly did the study uncover? Diving into the study’s findings with Dr. Jennifer Caudle is Dr. Mark Friedberg, senior physician policy researcher at RAND and director of its Boston office.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Koryn Rubin Some big changes are taking effect in one of the performance categories under MIPS. The cost category is now affecting your MIPS score differently, and here to make sure you don’t fall behind is Koryn Rubin, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Koryn Rubin Some big changes are taking effect in one of the performance categories under MIPS. The cost category is now affecting your MIPS score differently, and here to make sure you don't fall behind is Koryn Rubin, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Koryn Rubin Some big changes are taking effect in one of the performance categories under MIPS. The cost category is now affecting your MIPS score differently, and here to make sure you don’t fall behind is Koryn Rubin, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Koryn Rubin Some big changes are taking effect in one of the performance categories under MIPS. The cost category is now affecting your MIPS score differently, and here to make sure you don’t fall behind is Koryn Rubin, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs at the American Medical Association.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton Guest: Jamie Reiter, PhD Guest: Whitney E. Faler, MPA In medical education, it is frequently asked whether an activity was successful, ie. improved outcomes. But, it rarely asks “why”. What factors contribute to the success or failure of CE activities and how can CE providers ensure they are developing and implementing activities that improve patient outcomes? Jamie Reiter, PhD* and Whitey Faler, MPA from CME Outfitters, LLC sit down with Alicia Sutton at the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Health Professions annual conference to discuss the “why” behind successful and unsuccessful educational activities and the approaches CE providers should understand in creating medical education. More specifically, the value of using predictive modeling and how best to implement this into your activities. *Jamie Reiter, PhD is now the Chief Executive Officer of MedEvaluate.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton Guest: Ilana Hardesty, BA Guest: Julie White, BA, MS, CHCP At the 2018 Alliance for Continuing Education in Healthcare Professions meeting, host Alicia Sutton spoke with Ilana Hardesty BA, and Julie White, BA, MS, CHCP from Boston University School of Medicine CME Office on trigger videos to model effective communication strategies. Ms. White explais trigger videos as: "..an offiicial description from Academic Medicine. A trigger film is a short scene depicting a typical clinical situation with a patient or fellow colleague. These films trigger discussions of the issues and circumstances raised in the films. Basically, in layman's terms, a trigger video is really designed to elicit emotion, kind of get the audience primed for discussion." Tune in to see a real trigger video and learn how to effectively develop a patient-centered scenario to illustrate a communication message.​

Host: Alicia A. Sutton Guest: Andrew Rosenberg, JD, MP Guest: Thomas Sullivan Join in as Andrew Rosenberg, JD, MP, Senior Advisor of CME Coalition and Thomas Sullivan, President, and Founder of Rockpointe, discuss how CE providers will be able to offer a PI-QI improvement activity under the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA). They will also address the MACRA law’s physician incentives for quality care under Medicare, a breakdown of the Quality Payment Program and CE Opportunities, the newly adopted QI CME Improvement Activity, and more!

Host: Alicia A. Sutton Guest: Hilary Schmidt, PhD Guest: John Ruggiero, PhD, MPA, CHCP Guest: Gregory Salinas, PhD Guest: Nili Solomonov Annually, there are around 150,000 certified activities produced in the US annually. However, meta-analyses and research estimates that less than 20% of those educational activities drive behavior change and probably less than 5% lead to improvements in patient outcomes. With a vast array of continuing education (CE) activities available to healthcare professionals (HCPs) and the delay in data on the effectiveness and outcomes of CE activities, it's difficult for HCPs and CE stakeholders to determine the most effective education that has the greatest potential to lead to behavior change thus improving patient care. During the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Professions annual meeting host Alicia Sutton speaks with guests Hilary Schmidt, PhD, John Ruggiero, PhD, MPA, CHCP, Gregory Salinas, PhD, and Nili Solomonov in a two-part interview covering: The current state of CE activities and address the lack of objective, reliable, and empirical assessment available to prospectively identify CE activities that have the greatest potential to lead to improvements in health care practice. The development of a new Instructional Design Rating Scale and its reliability and predictive validity in driving behavior change through rigorous research methods based on the science of human learning.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton Guest: Miriam Uhlmann, PhD Guest: Samar Aboulsoud, MD, PhD, MSc Med Ed, FHEA, MAcadMEd Due to research and studies, health care teams are improving and understanding cultural sensitivity issues and cultural competence. However, we still have much to learn. At the Alliance for Continuing Education in Healthcare Professions 2018 annual meeting, host Alicia Sutton interviewed Samar Aboulsoud, MD and Miriam Uhlmann, PhD about their presentation "A Means to an End: Achieving Patient Satisfaction Through Culturally Sensitive Communication". In this discussion, Drs. Aboulsoud and Uhlmann discuss their personal and professional experience with educating health care teams to deepen the medical knowledge and clinical skills of those who provide holistic approaches for patient care. Furthermore, it will challenge clinician’s understanding of what affects their interactions and understandings that can impact patient care, compliance, and outcomes.

Host: Maurice Pickard, MD Guest: Katherine Baicker In early 2008, Oregon opened a waiting list lottery for a limited number of spots in its Medicaid program. From the 90,000 people who signed up, the state drew approximately 30,000 names of people who were allowed to apply to its Medicaid program. The results of this lottery have been studied over subsequent years, allowing researchers the ability to analyze the effect of expanding access to public health insurance on health care use and patient outcomes. Host Dr. Maurice Pickard talks with Katherine Baicker, Dean and the Emmett Dedmon Professor at the Harris School of Public Policy at the University of Chicago. She is one of the leaders of the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment, which investigated the effects of the Oregon Medicaid lottery. They discuss some of the conclusions from this study, including how a person’s increased exposure to health care through insurance coverage appears to produce significant, multifaceted, and nuanced benefits to one's health.

Host: Alicia A. Sutton Guest: Alvaro Margolis, MD, MS Guest: Jann Balmer, PhD, RN, FACEHP, FAAN From the annual meeting of the Alliance for Continuing Education in the Healthcare Professions in Orlando, Florida, join in as Alvaro Margolis, MD, MS, President and CEO of EviMed, and his colleague Jann Balmer, PhD, RN, FACEHP, FAAN, Director of CME at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, discuss how Facebook and other social network concepts and approaches can be used to promote social learning in health care teams, both for online and for combined online and face-to-face learning.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD New rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are providing physicians with a smoother transition to the Quality Payment Program, or QPP. One critical part of this support involves technical assistance programs, which provide information and resources to physicians during and after this transition. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with Dr. Edward Sobel and Ms. Temaka Williams about what technical assistance is available to physicians navigating the quality payment program. Dr. Sobel is the Medical Director at Quality Insights,which is based in Charleston, WV, while Miss Williams is a Health Information Technology Advisor at Telligen Oak Brook, Illinois.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD New rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are providing physicians with a smoother transition to the Quality Payment Program, or QPP. One critical part of this support involves technical assistance programs, which provide information and resources to physicians during and after this transition. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with Dr. Edward Sobel and Ms. Temaka Williams about what technical assistance is available to physicians navigating the quality payment program. Dr. Sobel is the Medical Director at Quality Insights,which is based in Charleston, WV, while Miss Williams is a Health Information Technology Advisor at Telligen Oak Brook, Illinois.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Richard Deem With the advent of the Medicare Quality Payment Program, there are notable practice changes for clinicians. What do these changes mean for you and your practice? To examine the issues and opportunities, host Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Richard Deem who is the Senior Vice President of Advocacy at AMA. Mr. Deem will explain how these changes affect small practices in particular, and what physicians in these practices need to know in order to succeed.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Richard Deem With the advent of the Medicare Quality Payment Program, there are notable practice changes for clinicians. What do these changes mean for you and your practice? To examine the issues and opportunities, host Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Richard Deem who is the Senior Vice President of Advocacy at AMA. Mr. Deem will explain how these changes affect small practices in particular, and what physicians in these practices need to know in order to succeed.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD New rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are providing physicians with a smoother transition to the Quality Payment Program, or QPP. One critical part of this support involves technical assistance programs, which provide information and resources to physicians during and after this transition. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with Dr. Edward Sobel and Ms. Temaka Williams about what technical assistance is available to physicians navigating the quality payment program. Dr. Sobel is the Medical Director at Quality Insights,which is based in Charleston, WV, while Miss Williams is a Health Information Technology Advisor at Telligen Oak Brook, Illinois.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Richard Deem With the advent of the Medicare Quality Payment Program, there are notable practice changes for clinicians. What do these changes mean for you and your practice? To examine the issues and opportunities, host Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Richard Deem who is the Senior Vice President of Advocacy at AMA. Mr. Deem will explain how these changes affect small practices in particular, and what physicians in these practices need to know in order to succeed.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Richard Deem With the advent of the Medicare Quality Payment Program, there are notable practice changes for clinicians. What do these changes mean for you and your practice? To examine the issues and opportunities, host Dr. Matt Birnholz welcomes Richard Deem who is the Senior Vice President of Advocacy at AMA. Mr. Deem will explain how these changes affect small practices in particular, and what physicians in these practices need to know in order to succeed.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD New rules issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services are providing physicians with a smoother transition to the Quality Payment Program, or QPP. One critical part of this support involves technical assistance programs, which provide information and resources to physicians during and after this transition. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with Dr. Edward Sobel and Ms. Temaka Williams about what technical assistance is available to physicians navigating the quality payment program. Dr. Sobel is the Medical Director at Quality Insights,which is based in Charleston, WV, while Miss Williams is a Health Information Technology Advisor at Telligen Oak Brook, Illinois.

Host: Tim Rush Guest: Gail Curtis In May 2017, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) House of Delegates approved a new policy, referred to as the Optimal Team Practice Guidelines. These guidelines were intended to expand access to care and better fit the PA profession to the current healthcare marketplace. What does this policy mean for the physician assistant field in terms of patient care, how will they collaborate with physicians, and what new career opportunities will emerge moving forward? Host Tim Rush talks with Gail Curtis, President and Chair of the AAPA Board of Directors, about ways in which these PA practice guidelines will change the physician assistant profession.

Many listeners may be familiar with the FDA's Adverse Event Reporting System or FAERS. Data in FAERS supports the FDA's post-marketing safety surveillance program for drug products and therapeutic biologic products. Recently, CDER's Office of Surveillance and Epidemiology created and released a tool that makes FAERS data easier to query and retrieve. This new interactive dashboard is designed to expand access of FAERS data to the general public. Dr. Janet Woodcock, Director of the FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, discusses the advantages of the tool as well as its limitations.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Matthew Fiedler The future of the Affordable Care Act is uncertain. While there has been much talk about repeal and replace, legislative efforts to carry through with this initiative have failed to gain any bipartisan support and have since fallen short of passing. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz sits down with Matthew Fiedler to discuss the latest issues involved in health care reform. Mr. Fiedler is a Fellow with the Center for Health Policy at the Brookings' Institution’s Economic Studies Program. Prior to joining Brookings, Fiedler served as Chief Economist of the Council of Economic Advisers, where he oversaw the Council's work on health care policy, including the ACA’s health insurance reforms, Medicaid expansion, and provider payment reform efforts.

Host: Brian P. McDonough, MD, FAAFP Guest: Katherine Schneider, MD What does MACRA mean to the clinical practice environment, and how will it impact your own practice? Dr. Katherine Schneider, President and CEO of the Delaware Valley Accountable Care Organization, discusses how MACRA is affecting physician practices. Host Dr. Brian McDonough joins her to outline what physicians can do to prepare for the changing landscape of payment through Medicare.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Guest: Michael Freytag Throughout his time as Managing Director of Blacktree Healthcare Consulting, Michael Freytag has seen many changes in the healthcare system. In this program, he will discuss how consulting firms aim to help health care providers optimize the new technologies that are available, as well as adapt to the changing political and economic policies. Dr. Matt Birnholz hosts.

in this episode we are going to talk about the role of government and what is actually forWe also be discussing the Senate Health Care Bill and the possiblilty of Robot Economy

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD MACRA’ is one of the hottest buzzwords in clinical medicine and health policy today. But in a fast-changing legislative landscape, questions arise on the current and future directions for MACRA, as well as best practices for all of us going forward. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with AMA Washington Counsel, Ashley McGlone and Laura Hoffman, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs, about the top questions on MACRA that everyone wants to know.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD MACRA' is one of the hottest buzzwords in clinical medicine and health policy today. But in a fast-changing legislative landscape, questions arise on the current and future directions for MACRA, as well as best practices for all of us going forward. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with AMA Washington Counsel, Ashley McGlone and Laura Hoffman, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs, about the top questions on MACRA that everyone wants to know.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD MACRA’ is one of the hottest buzzwords in clinical medicine and health policy today. But in a fast-changing legislative landscape, questions arise on the current and future directions for MACRA, as well as best practices for all of us going forward. Host Dr. Matt Birnholz talks with AMA Washington Counsel, Ashley McGlone and Laura Hoffman, Assistant Director of Federal Affairs, about the top questions on MACRA that everyone wants to know.

Guest: Hank Cardello Host: Bruce Japsen With the US amid an obesity epidemic, the White House has made healthy eating a national priority. But will market forces eventually undermine and sabotage this high-profile effort to curtail obesity? Hank Cardello, a fellow of the Washington DC think tank the Hudson Institute, and director of its Obesity Solutions Institute and author of the book Stuffed: An Insider's Look at Who's (Really) Making America Fat, talks with host Bruce Japsen about how to persuade companies that product offerings which help reduce, instead of increase, the country's waistline can also improve the corporate bottom line.

Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Warner Carr, MD What phases does the FDA use to approve a new medication, and why does this process take several years? Why must the active and excipient components of the medication, as well as the device, complete all of the testing phases? Dr. Warner Carr, allergist at Allergy and Asthma Associates in Mission Viejo, California, shares insight from his role as a new drug reviewer at the FDA. How do physicians play a vital role in the drug-approval process by providing clinical feedback to the FDA? Dr. Todd Mahr hosts.

Host: Todd Mahr, MD Guest: Steven Weinstein, MD Clinical trials are essential to the safe development of medications. How are clinical trials structured, and what are the features of the various clinical trial stages? Dr. Steven Weinstein, clinical professor in the department of pediatrics at the University of California at Irvine, provides an overview of clinical trials with host Dr. Todd Mahr. What are the ethical considerations taken into account during clinical trials?

Host: Ketan Sheth, MD, MBA Guest: J. Allen Meadows, MD How are Medicare and health insurance companies affecting physicians and their patients' access to care? What can physicians do to influence policy at the local level? Dr. J. Allen Meadows, clinical instructor in the Montgomery Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, suggests ways allergists and other physicians can get involved with their communities and shape policies affecting how physicians care for their patients. Dr. Ketan Sheth hosts.