Focus On Disaster Medicine And Preparedness

Guest: Michael Sadler, MD Host: Shira Johnson, MD Join host Dr. Shira Johnson for this poignant discussion with Dr. Michael Sadler, Section Chief of the Division of Body CT at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, as he reflects on cases and conditions encountered in the immediate aftermath of the September 11th attacks.

Guest: John Simkovich, DDS, MHA Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Beyond the injuries and other health concerns that arise during and after a disaster, we must also account for the medical needs of patients who are already hospitalized. If the situation requires evacuations of seriously ill patients, how can this be done both safely and effectively? Dr. John Simkovich, director of public health for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Public Health Region 7, and a member of the National Council on Readiness and Preparedness, discusses the process of evacuating patients in a disaster from hospitals, nursing homes, and other care facilities. Dr. Bruce Bloom hosts.

Guest: Patrick O'Neal, MD Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. J. Patrick O'Neal, director of preparedness for the State of Georgia, discusses necessary hospital preparations for a disaster. Dr. Bruce Bloom hosts.

Guest: Patrick O'Neal, MD Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. J. Patrick O'Neal, director of public health for emergency preparedness for the State of Georgia, discusses how to prepare for a pandemic flu outbreak. Dr. Bruce Bloom hosts.

Guest: Patrick O'Neal, MD Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Physicians often transition later careers later in life. How does a physician transition to working for the government? Dr. J. Patick O'Neal, director of preparedness for the state of Georgia, discusses a physician's transition training for a new career in disaster planning. Dr. Bruce Bloom hosts.

Guest: Paul Satterlee, MD Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Host Dr. Bruce Bloom talks with Dr. Paul Satterlee, an emergency room physician, and Dr. Pat Lilja, director of emergency medicine and trauma at North Memorial Hospital in Minneapolis, about the crtiical importance of planning and coordination that took hold during the Minneapolis Bridge collapse in 2007.

Guest: Nicholas Bergman, PhD Host: Michael Benson, MD Is anthrax becoming an obsolete weapon? Biotechnology has changed the face of medical research. In developing defenses against anthrax, advances in genomics and proteonomics have suggested new approaches. Perhaps the days of weaponized anthrax are numbered. Join Dr. Nicholas Bergman as he discusses the United States' research emphasis on defending against an antrax attack--even against genetically engineered anthrax. Dr. Bergman received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Biology at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. He has published a paper examining some of the genomic properties of Anthrax in the Journal of Bacteriology.

Guest: Donald Hudson, MD Host: Gary Kohn, MD Psychiatric disease may have a different significance in safety-sensitive occupations, such as those in the aviation industry and emergency and healthcare first-responders. Dr. Donald Hudson discusses medical and administrative management of these cases. Dr. Gary Kohn hosts.

Guest: John Hick, MD Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD Dr. John Hick discusses the importance of sound policy and procedure during the pre-hospital phase of a disaster, which eventually allowed for the successful delivery of emergency services at the site of the I-35 Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis in 2007.

Guest: David Dosa, MD, MPH Host: Susan Dolan, RN, JD Join Dr. David Dosa, lead author of the special article published in the American Medical Directors Association Journal, titled, "To Evacuate or Not to Evacuate: Lessons Learned from Louisiana Nursing Home Administrators Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita," as he discusses evacuation versus sheltering in place. Susan Dolan hosts.

Guest: Kevin Smith, MD Host: Michael Greenberg, MD Host Dr. Michael Greenberg talks with Dr. Kevin Smith, a dermatologist in private practice in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, about the necessity of having a personal disaster plan in place for your office. Not all disasters are national in scope, as Dr. Smith astutely reminds us. You or a key member of your staff could have an auto accident or be limited by illness. Do you have a strategy to manage the ramifications of this event?

Guest: Katrina Firlik, MD Host: Cathleen Margolin, PhD Dr. Katrina Firlik, author of the book, Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: a Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Inside, discusses her memories of the day of the 9/11 attacks. She was chief resident in her final year of neurosurgery training and performing surgery when the attacks occurred.