Focus on Geriatric Medicine and Aging

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Early Alzheimer Screening Device: DETECT Jan 30, 2008

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Guest: David Wright, MD
Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Our guest, Dr. David Wright shares news of a new device currently being tested to screen for mild congnitive impairment, one of the earliest signs of Alzheimer's. Is this a device you should have in your office? Join host Dr. Larry Kaskel to find out.

Surgery and Aging: Inclusive or Exclusive? Oct 23, 2007

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Guest: Lazar Greenfield, MD
Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD

Dr. Lazar Greenfield observes the conundrum that there are many standards a physician must comply with to become a surgeon, but no set standards for when a surgeon should retire. Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill speaks with Dr. Greenfield, professor in the division of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and director of the preventive cardiology program and vascular health screening program at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, regarding his longitudinal study on the abilities and self-perception of aging surgeons.