Monday, January 14, 2008

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Future Medical Trends

Tonight we'll look at some of the medical advances we can expect in the future. What are the medical trends that will improve your quality of life, lower health care costs and improve patient care? Our guest, Dr. Schimpff, is the former CEO of the University of Maryland Medical Center.

Stephen C. Schimpff, MD, FACP

Author, The Future of Medicine

 The Future of Medicine
 About Dr. Schimpff

Switching to Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Mark Case from BGE joins Jeff to talk about the company's efforts to push the switch from incandescent to compact fluorescent bulbs. The conventional screw-in incandescent light bulb not only is extremely inefficient, it also has a very short life and must be replaced frequently. When you figure the true cost, the ordinary light bulb is not a bargain! Compact fluorescents are available in a wide variety of styles to suit most lighting needs, with reflectors and extenders that can make them fit and work well in a variety of fixtures. They are available either as one-piece screw-in units that incorporate the ballast, or as modular units where the tube can be separated from the base/ballast when the lamp burns out. Most compact fluorescents have lifetimes of 9,000 to 10,000 hours. The ballasts in modular units, available in both magnetic and more efficient electronic versions, last 40,000 to 50,000 hours.

Mark Case

Senior Vice President, Strategy & Regulatory Affairs, BGE

 BGE/ Compact Fluorescents