Trying a jury trial from a prosecutor or criminal defense attorney's standpoint

Which type of trial, jury or bench best serves the public's interest in justice? How does a defense attorney approach a jury trial as a opposed to a bench trial? What is a voir dire examination and how does this ensure a fair trial? Would a prosecutor prefer a bench trial, because the pressures that are put on a judge may bias him to a guilty verdict? What is a peremptory challenge and should they be eliminated? These questions answered by: Brian M. Fishman has been practicing law in Philadelphia for approximately eleven years. His practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to criminal law although he also handles personal injury and civil right matters.

What is Atrial Fibrillation?

Senior Cardiologist, Dr Robert Greenbaum, answers these questions: What is Atrial Fibrillation? and what causes this condition? Are men and women equally at risk? What are the signs and symptoms presented in patients with AF? What risks does someone with AF face? How do doctors estimate the risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation?

Atrial Fibrillation: Understanding The Treatment Options

Senior Cardiologist, Dr Robert Greenbaum, answers these questions: What is the overall objective in the treatment of Atrial Fibrillation? What are the two major strategies that doctor`s use to manage patients with atrial fibrillation? How effective are medications in the treatment of AF? Which patients with atrial fibrillation are candidates for implantation of a permanent pacemaker or ablation therapy?

Atrial Fibrillation

What is the meaning of cardiac arrhythmia?, How is atrial fibrillation related to an irregular heartbeat? And why is it significant?, Are there symptoms for this?, What risks does someone with AF face?, How is AF managed? All of these questions will be answered by: Dr. Joseph Alpert - Professor of medicine at University of Arizona with a specialty in cardiology and the Editor in Chief, The American Journal of Medicine

Criminal conviction for first-time offenders

In what cases would a first time offender avoid a criminal conviction? Is a first time offender more likely to avoid a criminal conviction with a jury or bench trial? How often does a first time offender go on to reoffend? Is it in the best interest of justice for a first time offender to receive a criminal conviction? These questions answered by: Brian M. Fishman has been practicing law in Philadelphia for approximately eleven years. His practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to criminal law although he also handles personal injury and civil right matters.

Anticoagulants

Senior Cardiologist, Dr Robert Greenbaum, answers these questions: What is an anticoagulant and why is anticoagulant medicine necessary? What are anticoagulant medicines used for? Why are they prescribed to people with Atrial Fibrillation? What are the risks and benefits associated with anti coagulation therapy in people with atrial fibrillation? Are there newer anticoagulant medications that are currently in development that may prove to be safer as well as more effective for stroke prevention than currently available anticoagulants?

Pancreatic Cancer and Clinical Trial

What is the purpose of clinical trial in the research of pancreatic cancer? What is the meaning of informed consent, and why is it important? What is the placebo effect and why does this cause some patients to shy away from clinical trials? Why is pancreatic cancer an ideal cancer with which to partake in clinical trial? These questions answered by: Dr Andrew E. Hendifar, , MPH, is a physician in Cedars-Sinai’s Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, which houses a full range of specialty centers to diagnose and treat most forms of cancer.

A Motion to Suppress Evidence

What is a motion to suppress evidence? If a motion to suppress evidence is granted, how will this affect the trial? What method of evidence gathering will generally lead to a lawyer filing a motion to suppress? These questions answered by: Brian M. Fishman has been practicing law in Philadelphia for approximately eleven years. His practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to criminal law although he also handles personal injury and civil right matters.

Personal injury litigation

What exactly is a personal injury case? What is negligence? What is the likelihood that the case will go to trial? What happens if a person was engaging in a dangerous activity when they were injured? What is the difference between compensatory and punitive damages? These questions answered by: Edward Heyburn focuses his practice primarily in the area of personal injury litigation involving automobile negligence, products liability, construction site negligence, and the representation of persons charged with motor vehicle and criminal violations.

Doctors and Stress

What can doctors do to increase their job satisfaction? What is the 3 pronged strategy for stress management? Do the issues dealt with by doctors have parallels elsewhere in the world of work? Would it be useful in hospitals if more clinicians were trained as managers? These questions answered by: Professor Cary L. Cooper CBE is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology) and is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health

Mental Health

Why do different personalities react differently to stress? What is the role of stress in disease? Are mental disorders mainly suffered in the western world? Is mental health becoming more common, or are we noticing it more? These questions answered by: Professor Cary L. Cooper CBE is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology) and is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health

Men and women with stress

Why do men find it hard to talk about their feelings? What are the main obstacles for men when dealing with their mental health? Do women experience different stresses than men? Do women cope with stress better than men? These questions answered by: Professor Cary L. Cooper CBE is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology) and is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health

Presenteeism

What is presenteeism? Is presenteeism or absenteeism the bigger challenge? How can workers motivation be improved? How is presenteeism managed? These questions answered by: Professor Cary L. Cooper CBE is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology) and is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health

Workplace Stress

What are the key definitions of workplace stress? What factors are involved? When does pressure become stress? Are the people at the bottom of the hierarchy more susceptible to stress? These questions answered by: Professor Cary L. Cooper CBE is Distinguished Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health. He is the author/editor of over 120 books (on occupational stress, women at work and industrial and organizational psychology) and is currently Founding Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behaviour and Editor-in-Chief of the medical journal Stress & Health

Foster Care

What does it mean to be full-time foster parents? What drives a couple to become foster-parents and what considerations must be taken before the commitment is made? Is there a trial period for fostering children? What is an intake packet and why is it not necessarily just to judge a child solely based on the packet? These questions answered by: Erik Young - clinician for the Devereux Foundation who specializes in working with children and teens diagnosed with autism, intellectual disability and behaviour disorders.

Snail Classification

Tim Pearce is Assistant Curator and Head of the Section of Mollusks at Carnegie Museum of Natural History and he answers these questions: 1. Are all snails classified as mollusks? 2. How are snails classified into groups? 3. What does classification reveal about terrestrial snails? 4. Why is there not a family, generic or specific name for all snails

Habitable Zones

What is the meaning of a habitable zone? Recent findings have given grounds for a shift in the borders of what defines a habitable zone. What implications does this have on research and the candidacy of planets for extraterrestrial life? Scientists have also recently revealed that alien life is possible not just on planets but on moons too. How does this influence the laws surrounding outer space? What is the future plan for outer space regarding the discovery and perhaps the exploration of alien life on other habitable zones? All of these questions will be answered by: Dr. Edythe E. Weeks, Esq. - Professor of Outer Space Development, and International Relations and the author of Outer Space Development, International Relations, and Space Law: A Method for Elucidating Seeds.

AFP and Teratogens with Cancer

What is the reason for this combination? How is it used in relation to cancer?, Is this a proven method, or something still in the trial days?, In what kinds of cancer, if not all is this method intended for?, How are the effects different with children and adults, if there are any differences? These questions will be answered by: Vladmir Pak, PhD- A biotechnologist and founder of the Teratogens + AFP = Cancer Cure formula.

ניתוחים זעיר פולשניים Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery

What are the fundamental properties of minimally invasive spine surgery?, How does the patient prepare for such a surgery that differs from traditional surgery preparation?, When a patient undergoes minimally invasive surgery of the spine, are they put under local or general anaesthetic?, What are some of the key clinical trials that have been conducted in recent times that have made this surgery technique a reality? These questions will be answered by Dr.Ran Harel: Spine Surgeon at Sheba - Tel Ha Shomer Hospital

Lifestyle to prevent/reduce risk for Alzheimer's disease

Americans are working harder than ever and more hours now that technology is so accessible. In your professional opinion, might this cause a rise in the number of people afflicted with this disease?, What are critical brain foods for prevention of Alzheimer's?, Can you comment on Alzheimer’s prevention trials?, What is the connection between AD and diabetes?, Even with a healthy lifestyle, the AD gene is hereditary. What course(s) of action can be taken early on if there is a known hereditary connection to AD?, How does physical exercise help with AD prevention? These questions will be answered by Dr. Paul Bendheim- Clinical Professor of Neurology, University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. He is the Author of “The Brain Training Revolution: A Proven Workout For Healthy Brain Aging”. He is also the Founder, Chairman & Chief Medical Officer,BrainSavers, LLC

Process of drug development

What is the process of new drug entering the market?, What is the time frame of a new drug, beginning to end?, What is the time frame of clinical trial?, What happens to drug that fails clinical trial?, Who manages the process from start to finish?, Who is liable for damage during trial?, Are regulations different in different countries?

Interviewing the criminal client for the first time

What is the basic method when interviewing a client for the first time? How can your client be encouraged to be as honest as possible? If the client tells their attorney details of another unconnected crime, should the attorney pass on this information or is it included in the attorney client privilege? When should the attorney pass on information to the police that their client has shared with them, which would damage their clients case but when the victim in question is still under the threat of immediate danger? These questions answered by: Brian M. Fishman has been practicing law in Philadelphia for approximately eleven years. His practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to criminal law although he also handles personal injury and civil right matters.

Eligibility to have record expunged or receive a pardon

What is the difference in having a criminal record expunged and receiving a pardon? When would a record be expunged? In what cases would a criminal conviction lead to a pardon? How common is it to have a record expunged and what are the benefits? These questions answered by: Brian M. Fishman has been practicing law in Philadelphia for approximately eleven years. His practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to criminal law although he also handles personal injury and civil right matters.

Sexual Assault or Related Crimes

What are the most common defense tactics when defending an accused rapist? How does a prosecutor prove guilt in rape, when the defendant may say that the sex was consensual? How often is it necessary for the alleged victim to give testimony in court and what affect does this have on the jury? These questions answered by: Brian M. Fishman has been practicing law in Philadelphia for approximately eleven years. His practice has been dedicated almost exclusively to criminal law although he also handles personal injury and civil right matters.

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