Conference Coverage

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD The fifth annual Games for Health Conference, held in Boston June 10-12, brought together several hundred people at the intersection of game development and health. The stated goal was to explore the use of game techology in health and healthcare and to discuss recent industry advancements. Those interviewed in this program include: Ben Sawyer, co-founder of the conference; Richard Tate of HopeLab; Jerry Heneghan of Virtual Heroes; Richard Levine, developer of the video game "Microsurgeon;" Stephen Downs of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Paul Puopolo of Humana; and Steve Brown of 3banana.

Join us for research highlights from the American Diabetes Association's 69th Scientific Sessions. This meeting took place June 5th through 9th, in New Orleans.

Host: John Armstrong, MD President Barack Obama delivered a lengthy address on his vision for health system reform to delegates of the American Medical Association (AMA) at their 158th annual meeting in Chicago. The speech generated a range of reactions from physicians in the audience. Host Dr. John Armstrong captures their sentiments on the floor of the meeting hall. How will this speech affect America's physicians? Will President Obama ensure that our concerns are represented in the health system reform debate? Tune in to hear the unfiltered responses from your colleagues in medicine! ReachMD brings you complete coverage of the 2009 AMA House of Delegates Meeting. Listen now! President Obama's keynote address to the AMA House of Delegates Leaders in long term care medicine react to the 2009 Delegates Meeting AMA President Dr. J. James Rohack's inauguration speech Dr. Rohack discusses President Obama's plan for healthcare reform Perspectives from members of the AMA Board of Trustees Voting round-u

Host: John Armstrong, MD All this week on the radio at XM 160 and online at www.ReachMD.com ReachMD brings you coverage of President Barack Obama's unprecedented keynote address to the American Medical Association's House of Delegates at their 158th annual meeting. And don't miss the multimedia presentation of the President's speech from American Medical News. Audio courtesy of ReachMD.

Join us for highlights from the American Psychiatric Association's 2009 Annual Meeting, May 16th through the 21st, in San Francisco.

Host: Matt Birnholz, MD Over 15,000 gastrointestinal healthcare professionals attended the meeting in Chicago, May 30 - June 4, 2009. These highlights showcase the latest research and advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, and gastrointestinal surgery.

Tune in for highlights from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists' 18th Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress, which took place May 13th through the 17th in Houston.

ReachMD presents highlights from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' 57th Annual Clinical Meeting, which took place in Chicago, May 2 through 6, 2009. Tune in for important updates and research findings.

Tune in for new research and clinical findings presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 61st annual meeting, which took place April 25th through May 2nd, in Seattle.

These highlights present the latest clinical information and research findings from the American College of Cardiology's 58th Annual Scientific Session, held March 29 through 31 in Orlando, Florida.

Join us for research presented at the 2009 meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, held March 13th through the 17th in Washington, DC.

Tune in for important findings presented at the 67th annual meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology, held March 6th through 10th in San Francisco.

Reports and findings from the American Society of Clinical Oncology's Genitourinary Cancer Symposium, held February 26th though 28th in Orlando, Florida.

Highlights of studies presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's 2009 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, held January 15 through 17 in San Francisco.

Host: Mark Chyna, MD ReachMD brings you Conference Coverage Highlights from the 2008 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held December 10 through 14 in San Antonio, Texas. You will hear insights on the latest in research on breast cancer treatment and prevention.

Host: Jason Birnholz, MD Guest: Rizwan Aslam, MD Guest: Michael J. Welch, PhD Host Dr. Jason Birnholz takes you to the 2008 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, held in Chicago November 30 through December 5. Dr. Birnholz talks with three of the meeting's key presenters. He sits down first with Dr. Michael Welch, co-director of the division of radiological sciences at Washington University's Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology in St. Louis, Missouri, who highlights advances in nanotechnology for imaging and drug delivery. Next, Dr. David Weinreb, radiology resident at the Hospital of Saint Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, discusses the advantages of portable CT for treating acute stroke patients in the emergency department. Finally, Dr. Rizwan Aslam, assistant clinical professor of radiology at the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, reports on mineral density assessment with CT colonography, concurrent to colorect

Guest: Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD The second of two programs consisting of excerpts of a panel discussion examining the issues surrounding healthcare coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. The panel was presented by U.S. News and World Report's National Issues Briefing, in association with the American Medical Association. Panelists include Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Senate Finance Committee Chairman; Mary R. Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council; and Paul H. Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Brian Kelly, editor, U.S. News and World Report, moderates. The panel was introduced by Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, president of the American Medical Association. Given latest U.S. Census profiles of uninsured Americans, and the obstacles to retaining coverage, including evolving private sector and employee work patterns and gaps in existing health care plans, panelists debate possible solutions -- from group coverage to state and federal benefit

Guest: Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD The first of two programs consisting of excerpts of a panel discussion examining the issues surrounding healthcare coverage for millions of uninsured Americans. The panel was presented by U.S. News and World Report's National Issues Briefing, in association with the American Medical Association. Panelists include Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Senate Finance Committee Chairman; Mary R. Grealy, president of the Healthcare Leadership Council; and Paul H. Keckley, PhD, executive director of the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions. Brian Kelly, editor, U.S. News and World Report, moderates. The panel was introduced by Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD, president of the American Medical Association. Given latest U.S. Census profiles of uninsured Americans, and the obstacles to retaining coverage, including evolving private sector and employee work patterns and gaps in existing health care plans, panelists debate possible solutions -- from group coverage to state and federal benefits

Guest: Nancy H. Nielsen, MD, PhD Dr. Nancy Nielsen, the incoming president of the American Medical Association (AMA), delivers a moving inaugural speech to the 2008 AMA House of Delegates in Chicago. Dr. Nielsen touches on several major issues, with a broad focus on the economic challenges and scientific demands of rebuilding our healthcare system. She calls on the healthcare community, the insurance industry, employers and our government to work cohesively with our patients to battle "our real enemies: disease and untimely death."

Guest: Ronald M. Davis, MD Dr. Ronald M. Davis, the outgoing president of the American Medical Association (AMA), delivers his final speech as president to the 2008 AMA House of Delegates in Chicago. Dr. Davis speaks to many issues, including the legacy we choose to leave on people we meet during the course of our lives.