Access Brigham Health Event Series

Access Brigham Health Event Series

Join us at the next Access Brigham Health event, featuring scientific insights and practical health advice from leading experts at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. All events are complimentary and take place in the Hale Building for Transformative Medicine at 60 Fenwood Road.

UPCOMING EVENTS

February 26, 2020: The Healing Power of Sleep
6:00–7:30PM
Hale Building for Transformative Medicine
Learn the science and secrets of sleeping your way to better health

Join us to learn how to change your lifestyle to control your sleep cycle. Register online

PAST EVENTS

November 20, 2019: Changing the Paradigm of Mental Health
Hosted by Lisa and Stephen Lebovitz

    MODERATOR

  • Charles Morris, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Medical Officer
    PRESENTERS

  • Katherine Burdick, PHD, Director, Mood and Psychosis Research Program
  • Nomi Levy-Carrick, MD, MPHIL, Associate Vice Chair, Ambulatory Clinical Services
  • David Silbersweig, MD, Chair, Department of Psychiatry

Listen to a live recording of the November Access Brigham Health event, featuring a panel of experts who discuss what the Brigham is doing to end stigma and treat patients and families living with mental health illnesses and conditions.

September 17, 2019: Every Second Counts: The Future of Emergency Medicine
Hosted by Heidi and Scott Schuster

    PRESENTERS

  • Michael VanRooyen, MD, MPH, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Scott Goldberg, MD, Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness
  • Charles Pozner, MD, Medical Director, STRATUS Center for Medical Simulation
  • Timothy Erickson, MD, Chief, Division of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Edward Boyer, MD, PhD, Director of Medical Toxicology, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Peter Chai, MD, Medical Toxicologist, Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Imoigele Aisiju, MD, MBA, Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine

June 5, 2019: The Quest to End Alzheimer’s Disease
Hosted by Matt and Jenna Vettel

    MODERATOR

  • Charles Morris, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Medical Officer
    PRESENTERS

  • Charles Morris, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Medical Officer
  • Rebecca Amariglio, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist
  • Kirk Daffner, MD, Chief, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology,
    Director, Center for Brain/Mind Medicine
  • Kathryn V. Papp, PhD, Clinical Neuropsychologist

Listen to a live recording of the June Access Brigham Health event, featuring a panel of experts who discuss what the Brigham is doing to prevent, diagnose, and treat patients and families who are living with or are at risk of, Alzheimer’s disease.

April 2019: The Science of Addiction
Hosted by Peter Palandjian and Eliza Dushku

    PRESENTERS

  • Christin Price, MD, Program Administrative Director, Brigham Health Bridge Clinic
  • Joji Suzuki, MD, Director, Division of Addiction Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry
  • Scott G. Weiner, MD, MPH, Director, Brigham Comprehensive Opioid Response and Education; Program Chief, Emergency Medicine, Division of Health Policy

Listen to a live recording of the April Access Brigham Health event, featuring a panel of experts who discuss substance use disorders and what the Brigham is doing to treat patients and families.

February 2019: Turn Back the Clock
Hosted by Karen and Brian Conway

    PRESENTERS

  • J. Michael Gaziano, MD, Chief, Division of Aging
  • Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, Chief, Women’s Sports Medicine
  • Joseph Merola, MD, MMSc, Director, Center for Skin and Related Musculoskeletal Diseases
  • Charles Morris, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Medical Officer

November 2018: Science-Based Strategies for Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Hosted by Gwill York and Paul Maeder

    PRESENTER

  • Florencia Halperin, MD, Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital; Co-director, Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery, Division of Endocrinology

September 2018: Unraveling the Mysteries of Allergies and Asthma
Hosted by Judy and Steven Kaye

    PRESENTERS

  • Elliot Israel, MD, Director, Respiratory Therapy Department; Director, Clinical Research, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
  • Tanya Laidlaw, MD, Director, Translational Research in Allergy, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy

June 2018: Exploring New Frontiers in Cancer Treatments
Hosted by Kevin and Jayne Mundt

    PRESENTER

  • Daphne Haas-Kogan, MD, Chair, Department of Radiation Oncology

February 2018: Redefining the Future of Cardiovascular Care
Hosted by Maria and Drake Behraki

    PRESENTER

  • Calum MacRae, MD, PhD, Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine Division

November 2017: Gut Instincts
Hosted by Eric and Beth Schlager

    PRESENTERS

  • Lynn Bry, MD, PhD, Director, Massachusetts Host-Microbiome Center, Department of Pathology
  • Joshua R. Korzenik, MD, Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy

October 2017: Reversing the Sleep Epidemic
Hosted by Melissa Weiner Janfaza and Andy Janfaza

    PRESENTER

  • Charles A. Czeisler, PhD, MD, FRCP, FAPS, Chief, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders

September 2017: Emergency Preparedness
Hosted by Audrey Epstein Reny and Steven Reny

    PRESENTERS

  • Mitchel B. Harris, MD, Director, The Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation
  • Eric Goralnick, MD, MS, Medical Director, Emergency Preparedness; Stepping Strong Innovator Awards Recipient
  • Matthew J. Carty, MD, Director, Lower Extremity Transplant Program; Stepping Strong Innovator Awards Recipient

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Access Brigham Health Series

Questions? Contact Natalie Ellis at nmellis@bwh.harvard.edu or 617-424-4380.