Keynote Speakers

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Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP

Dr. Abraham Verghese is a nationally bestselling author and a prominent voice in medicine with a uniquely humanistic view of the future of healthcare. He received the National Humanities Medal from President Obama, “for reminding us that the patient …

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Presenting on:

A Doctor’s Touch: Caring for the Patient and Oneself

Thursday, December 8, 2022 7:45 AM

 


Steve Pemberton

For Steve Pemberton, early life was anything but easy. Placed in unstable foster homes from the time he was three, he fell through the gaps of the foster care system — struggling to find safety, security and some sense of family. And yet, this forgot…

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Presenting on:

A Chance to Lead: Breaking the Cycle in Health Disparities

Friday, December 9, 2022 7:45 AM

 


Daniela Lamas, MD

Daniela Lamas is a pulmonary and critical care doctor at the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and faculty at Harvard Medical School. In her recent book, You Can Stop Humming Now: A Doctor’s Stories of Life, Death and In Between, Lamas examines the thin bor…

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Opening the Door: Telling the Stories of Life, Death, and in Between

Saturday, December 10, 2022 7:45 AM