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A PHYSICIAN FOCUS SPECIAL EDITION
Diabetes: Chronic
Epidemic
An
in-depth discussion of a
chronic disease affecting millions
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 Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson's disease is a progressive, chronic movement disorder whose incidence
increases with age. The cause is unknown, and no cure exists at
present. Nearly one million people in the US are living with
Parkinson's disease, and some 60,000 new cases are diagnosed each
year. Many more go undetected. How is the condition diagnosed?
What are the symptoms? How can it be treated? And what is the
prognosis for patients who are diagnosed?
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Physician Focus - healthcare information for patients of all ages
Physician Focus is a monthly, half-hour educational talk
show that brings important information on a wide range of
health and medical subjects to people and patients of all
ages throughout Massachusetts.
Produced specifically for public access television stations,
Physician Focus is co-produced by the Massachusetts Medical
Society, the statewide organization of physicians, and
HCAM-TV, Hopkinton. The program is distributed each month to
183 Massachusetts public access television stations,
reaching some 255 communities and an estimated 1.8 million
cable households.*
The program is also available to public access stations across the U.S. via
download from the national transfer site, pegmedia.org.
In each edition, members of the Medical Society share their knowledge and
expertise in patient-friendly discussions with a physician
host. The principal program host is Bruce Karlin, M.D., a
Hopkinton resident and primary care physician in Worcester,
Mass. Rotating hosts include Mavis Jaworski, M.D., a primary
care physician from the North Shore, James Kenealy, M.D., a
Hopkinton resident and otolaryngologist in Framingham; Lynda
Young, M.D., a Worcester pediatrician; and John Fromson, M.D.,
a
psychiatrist and Associate Director,
Postgraduate Medical Education, Massachusetts General
Hospital. Other
physicians may appear as guest hosts from time to time.
Richard Gulla of the Medical
Society’s media relations office is the executive producer for
the show and Jim Cozzens, HCAM Station Manager, is the
producer . Michael Torosian of HCAM is the director. Mr.
Cozzens has over 20 years experience producing programs and
overseeing community access television stations, and Mr.
Gulla has more than 25 years experience in public relations
and communications for some of the region's largest
nonprofit and media organizations. HCAM provides the
facilities to produce the show, and the Medical Society
develops the content and distributes the programs to public access stations as a
public service. The show is taped two months in advance of
distribution. The producers welcome requests and inquiries
from public access stations in Massachusetts. Write to PhysicianFocus@mms.org.
*Subscriber figures from Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
Department of Telecommunications and Energy, Cable Television
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