Resources
Health Journalism 2013: Speaker presentations
Currently being compiled.
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5:15 p.m.
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Kickoff: Welcome to Massachusetts!
• Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick
When experts disagree: The art of medical decision making
• Jerome Groopman, M.D., Dina and Raphael Recanati Chair of Medicine, Harvard Medical School; chief of experimental medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Pamela Hartzband, M.D., assistant professor, Harvard Medical School; attending physician, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Amphitheater
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12:45 p.m.
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Reporting on medical studies
• Ivan Oransky, M.D., executive editor, Reuters Health
• Gary Schwitzer, publisher, HealthNewsReview.org
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Cityview 1 |
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Tech tools to diversify your sources
• Shuka Kalantari, health outreach coordinator, KQED-San Francisco
• Dori J. Maynard, president, Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
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Cityview 2 |
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9 a.m.
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The growing complication of coordinating senior care
• Terry Ellis, Ph.D., P.T., N.C.S., assistant professor, College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, Boston University; director, Center for Neurorehabilitation
• Sharon A. Levine, M.D., professor of medicine, Boston University; Geriatrics Section, Boston Medical Center
• Bert Rahl, L.I.S.W.-S., director, Mental Health, Eldercare Services Institute LLC, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
• Susan Reinhard, Ph.D., R.N., senior vice president, AARP Public Policy Institute
• Moderator: Eileen Beal, M.A., independent journalist, Cleveland, Ohio
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Back Bay
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10:40 a.m.
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From compounders to drug shortages: Covering pharmacies and pharmacists
• Michael R. Cohen, R.Ph., M.S., president, Institute for Safe Medication Practices
• William Churchill, M.S., R.P.H., chief of pharmacy services, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• John Walczyk, pharmacy manager, Johnson Compounding and Wellness Center
• Moderator: Gideon Gil, health & science editor, The Boston Globe
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Cityview 1
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Promises of replacement medicine
• Dany Adams, Ph.D., research associate professor, Tufts University
• Leigh Hochberg, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of engineering, Brown University
• Ali Khademhosseini, Ph.D., M.A.Sc., associate professor, Harvard Medical School; Division of Bioengineering, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Bohdan Pomahac, M.D., director, plastic surgery transplantation, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• Moderator: Nancy Shute, independent journalist, Bethesda, Md.
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Cityview 2
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The nanny state: Can government change our behavior?
• Susan Kansagra, M.D., M.B.A., assistant commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Giridhar Mallya, M.D., M.H.S.P., director of policy and planning, Philadelphia Department of Public Health
• Manish Sethi, M.D., director, Orthopaedic Institute Center for Health Policy, Vanderbilt University
• Moderator: Sheree Crute, independent journalist, New York
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Amphitheater
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Freelance: Ideas that editors buy
• David Corcoran, editor, Science Times, The New York Times
• Scott Hensley, digital correspondent/editor, NPR
• Tyghe Trimble, senior editor, Men’s Journal
• Moderator: Lisa Zamosky, independent journalist, Los Angeles
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Skyline
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1:40 p.m.
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Lessons from Massachusetts in handling health care costs
• Andrew Dreyfus, president and chief executive officer, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
• Tim Ferris, vice president, Population Health Management, Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners HealthCare
• David Seltz, executive director, Massachusetts Health Policy Commission
• Moderator: Liz Kowalczyk, health writer, The Boston Globe
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Cityview 1
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Covering end-of-life issues
• Muriel Gillick, M.D., staff physician, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, professor of population medicine, Harvard Medical School/Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute
• Ellen Goodman, co-founder and director, The Conversation Project
• Moderator: Lisa Krieger, science & medicine writer, San Jose Mercury News
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Amphitheater
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Latest research into the mysteries of autism
• Roula Choueiri, M.D., neurodevelopmental pediatrician, Center for Children with Special Needs, Floating Hospital for Children, Tufts Medical Center
• Walter Kaufmann, M.D., director and professor, Rett Syndrome Program, Boston Children's Hospital
• David T. Miller, M.D., Ph.D., medical geneticist and clinical molecular geneticist, Boston Children's Hospital; assistant professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
• Moderator: Mike Stobbe, Dr.P.H., staff writer, The Associated Press
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Skyline
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4 p.m.
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Can technology-consumer interaction improve health behaviors?
• Brian Jack, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Family Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine / Boston Medical Center
• T. Bernard Kinane, M.D., chief, pediatric pulmonary unit, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children
• K. Vish Viswanath, Ph.D., associate professor, Harvard School of Public Health
• Elissa Weitzman, Sc.D., M.Sc., assistant professor, Boston Children's Hospital Informatics Program
• Moderator: Naseem S. Miller, multimedia reporter, IMNG Medical Media
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Cityview 1
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Tracking, exposing prescription drug abuse in your state
• John L. Eadie, director, Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, Center of Excellence at Brandeis University
• Lisa Girion, staff writer, Los Angeles Times
• Alan Schwarz, national correspondent, The New York Times
• Moderator: Charles Ornstein, senior reporter, ProPublica
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Amphitheater
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9 a.m.
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The drive toward earlier Alzheimer’s treatment
• Gad Marshall, M.D., associate medical director of clinical trials, Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment, Brigham and Women's Hospital; assistant professor of neurology, Harvard Medical School
• Robert Stern, Ph.D., professor of neurology and neurosurgery, director, Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program, Boston University School of Medicine
• Scott Turner, M.D., Ph.D., director, memory disorders program, Georgetown University
• Moderator: Barbara Peters Smith, health and aging writer, Sarasota Herald Tribune
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Cityview 2
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Local hospitals start paying price for readmissions
• Susannah Bernheim, M.D., M.H.S., acting director of quality measurement, Centers for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale School of Medicine
• Karen Joynt, M.D., M.P.H., instructor, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health; staff cardiologist, Boston VA Healthcare System
• Julius Yang, M.D., Ph.D., hospitalist and director of clinical operations, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Moderator: Jordan Rau, senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News
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Amphitheater
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10:40 a.m.
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Why is food still making us sick in the 21st century?
• Will Daniels, senior vice president, operations and organic integrity, Earthbound Farm
• Bill D. Marler, managing partner, Marler Clark
• Michael R. Taylor, J.D., deputy commissioner for foods, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
• Moderator: Deborah Schoch, senior writer, CHCF Center for Health Reporting
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Cityview 1
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Freelance: Road to security
• Ilise Benun, founder & director, Marketing-Mentor.com
• Lisa Zamosky, independent journalist, Los Angeles
• Moderator: Lola Butcher, independent journalist, Springfield, Mo.
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Back Bay
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3 p.m.
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Rich hospital, poor hospital: Stories of business survival
• Alan Sager, Ph.D., professor of health policy and management, Boston University School of Public Health
• Karen Garloch, medical writer, The Charlotte Observer
• Kate Walsh, president & chief executive officer, Boston Medical Center
• Margot Sanger-Katz, health care correspondent, National Journal
• Moderator: Phil Galewitz, senior correspondent, Kaiser Health News
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Cityview 1
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4:40 p.m.
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Diabetes: Latest in diagnosis, treatment, prevention
• David M. Nathan, M.D., director, MGH Diabetes Center and Clinical Research Center; professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School
• Rich Siegel, M.D., co-director, Tufts Medical Center's Diabetes Clinic
• Moderator: Tom Wilemon, reporter, The Tennesseean
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Cityview 1
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“How-to Sunday” sessions
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9 a.m.
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Deciphering inspection reports to cover hospital quality
• Paul Dreyer, Ph.D,. principal, Dreyer Consulting
• Charles Ornstein, senior reporter, ProPublica
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Cityview 1
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Diving into documents: Using 990s and more to cover hospital finances
• Howard Rivenson, senior lecturer on health management, Harvard School of Public Health
• Karl Stark, assistant managing editor, health and science, The Philadelphia Inquirer
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Skyline
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How to spot troubled health care workers
• David Swankin, president and chief exectutive officer, Citizen Advocacy Center
• Ethan O. Bryson, M.D., associate professor, Departments of Anesthesiology and Psychiatry, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Tracy Weber, senior reporter, ProPublica
• Patricia Wen, social services reporter, The Boston Globe
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Skyline
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