Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | Boston, MA
PULSE: On the Front Lines of Health Care 2017
America’s health care system affects more than our individual well being; health care is a major part of our economy and our society. Innovation and medical breakthroughs have been a hallmark of a system that develops new cures and treatments every day. Doctors, researchers and technology leaders continue to make America’s health sector the most vibrant in the world as the federal role in care evolves.
Drawing from leading thinkers across the country, in combination with Boston’s revered medical community, The Atlantic uncovered the stories of patients and families, experts and professionals to explore the state and future of health care. From policy and economics to global public health and the future biotechnology, The Atlantic brought together the brightest minds shaping health care today.
Speakers
Avik Roy
President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity; Forbes Opinion Editor, The Apothecary
Feng Zhang
Co-Inventor, CRISPR; Core Member, Broad Institute; James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience, MIT
Monica Bharel
Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Senator Bill Cassidy
(R-LA)
Vanessa Kerry
CEO and Co-Founder Seed Global Health
Kyu Rhee
Chief Health Officer IBM and Watson Health
Anthony Fauci
Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Joyce Tung
Vice President of Research 23andMe
James Hamblin
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Nneka Jones Tapia
Executive Director Cook County, Illinois Department of Corrections
Alison Whelan
Chief Medical Education Officer Association of American Medical Colleges
Thomas Goetz
Iodine Co-Founder
Audrey Shelto
President Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Foundation
Thomas Insel
Co-founder and President Mindstrong Health
Tom Marsilje
Senior Research Investigator, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation; Blogger, Adventures In Living Terminally Optimistic; Co-Founder, THE COLONTOWN CLINIC
Jennifer Waljee
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine; Co-lead, Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network
Fidencio Saldaña
Dean of Students Harvard Medical School
Maryn McKenna
Journalist and Author
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Jeffrey Goldberg
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
Sameek Roychowdhury
Medical Director, CLIA Cancer Genomics Laboratory The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Kevin Outterson
Professor, Boston University School of Law; Executive Director, CARB-X
Erika Kurt
President and Executive Director Small World Initiative
Barrett T. Rollins
Chief Scientific Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Linde Family Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Alan Warren
Chief Technology Officer Oscar
Paul Bleicher
CEO OptumLabs
Olga Khazan
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic
Ross Andersen
Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
Richard Barth
Chief of General Surgery Darthmouth-Hitchcock
Sharon Begley
Senior Writer, Science and Discovery, STAT
Axel Bouchon***
Head Bayer Lifescience Center
Louis DeGennaro
President and CEO, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Jay Desai
CEO and Co-Founder PatientPing @jdesai01
David Dobbs
Author and Journalist @David_Dobbs
Damian Garde
National Reporter, Biotech, STAT
Robert Green
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director, Genomes2People Research Program
Suleika Jaouad**
New York Times Well Columnist and Leukemia Survivor
Stefanie Joho
Cancer Survivor and Patient Advocate
Jon Kingsdale
Associate Professor of the Practice, Boston University School of Public Health Senior Strategy Advisor, Wakely Consulting; Adjunct Professor, Brown University
Jay Komarneni
Founder and Chair Human Diagnosis Project
Ankit Mahadevia
President and CEO Spero Therapeutics
Justin McCarthy*
Senior Vice President, Global Policy & International Public Affairs Pfizer Inc.
Anne Mostue***
Radio and Television Reporter Bloomberg News
Christine Runyun
Professor of Family Medicine, UMass Medical School; President, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
Nancy Simonian
CEO Syros Pharmaceuticals
Mayukh Sukhatme
Chief Business Officer Roivant Sciences, Inc.
Leslie Williams
Founder, President & CEO ImmusanT
Ting Wu
Director and Co-Founder, Personal Genetics Education Project; Professor, Genetics, Harvard Medical School
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Welcome
Summary
Margaret Low, President, AtlanticLIVE
The State of Health Care in America
Speakers
Avik Roy
President, Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity; Forbes Opinion Editor, The Apothecary
Audrey Shelto
President Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Foundation
Alan Warren
Chief Technology Officer Oscar
Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic
Jon Kingsdale
Associate Professor of the Practice, Boston University School of Public Health Senior Strategy Advisor, Wakely Consulting; Adjunct Professor, Brown University
One Senator’s Take
Speakers
Senator Bill Cassidy
(R-LA)
Steve Clemons
Washington Editor at Large, The Atlantic
Deploying Data
Speakers
Kyu Rhee
Chief Health Officer IBM and Watson Health
Paul Bleicher
CEO OptumLabs
Olga Khazan
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Training Tomorrow’s Doctors
Speakers
James Hamblin
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Alison Whelan
Chief Medical Education Officer Association of American Medical Colleges
Fidencio Saldaña
Dean of Students Harvard Medical School
Stretch Break
Summary
Margaret Low, AtlanticLIVE
The End of Antibiotics?
Speakers
Maryn McKenna
Journalist and Author
Kevin Outterson
Professor, Boston University School of Law; Executive Director, CARB-X
Erika Kurt
President and Executive Director Small World Initiative
Preventing a Pandemic
Speakers
Vanessa Kerry
CEO and Co-Founder Seed Global Health
Anthony Fauci
Director National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health
Jeffrey Goldberg
Editor in Chief, The Atlantic
Underwriter Perspective produced by Bayer*
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Speakers
Axel Bouchon***
Head Bayer Lifescience Center
Breakout: If Our Bodies Could Talk
Speakers
James Hamblin
Staff Writer, The Atlantic
Breakout: Disrupting Mental Health Care
Summary
Tom Insel, Co-Founder and President, Mindstrong Health
Speakers
David Dobbs
Author and Journalist @David_Dobbs
Breakout: The Personal Genetics Revolution
Speakers
Joyce Tung
Vice President of Research 23andMe
Sharon Begley
Senior Writer, Science and Discovery, STAT
Robert Green
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Director, Genomes2People Research Program
Ting Wu
Director and Co-Founder, Personal Genetics Education Project; Professor, Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Breakout: The View from Kendall Square
Speakers
Damian Garde
National Reporter, Biotech, STAT
Ankit Mahadevia
President and CEO Spero Therapeutics
Nancy Simonian
CEO Syros Pharmaceuticals
Mayukh Sukhatme
Chief Business Officer Roivant Sciences, Inc.
Leslie Williams
Founder, President & CEO ImmusanT
Lunch
Welcome Back
Summary
Margaret Low, AtlanticLIVE
The Massachusetts Story
Speakers
Monica Bharel
Commissioner Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Digital Connections for Better Health
Speakers
Thomas Goetz
Iodine Co-Founder
Ross Andersen
Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
Jay Desai
CEO and Co-Founder PatientPing @jdesai01
Jay Komarneni
Founder and Chair Human Diagnosis Project
Underwriter Perspective produced by Pfizer*
Speakers
Justin McCarthy*
Senior Vice President, Global Policy & International Public Affairs Pfizer Inc.
Mental Health: From Prison to Primary Care
Speakers
Nneka Jones Tapia
Executive Director Cook County, Illinois Department of Corrections
Olga Khazan
Staff writer, The Atlantic
Christine Runyun
Professor of Family Medicine, UMass Medical School; President, Collaborative Family Healthcare Association
Rewriting the Prescription for Opioids
Speakers
Jennifer Waljee
Assistant Professor, University of Michigan School of Medicine; Co-lead, Michigan Opioid Prescribing Engagement Network
Alison Stewart
Contributing Editor, The Atlantic
Richard Barth
Chief of General Surgery Darthmouth-Hitchcock
Stretch Break
Summary
Margaret Low, AtlanticLIVE
Terminally Optimistic: A Patient Perspective
Speakers
Tom Marsilje
Senior Research Investigator, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation; Blogger, Adventures In Living Terminally Optimistic; Co-Founder, THE COLONTOWN CLINIC
Ross Andersen
Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
An Update on the War on Cancer
Speakers
Sameek Roychowdhury
Medical Director, CLIA Cancer Genomics Laboratory The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Barrett T. Rollins
Chief Scientific Officer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Linde Family Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Ross Andersen
Deputy Editor, The Atlantic
Stefanie Joho
Cancer Survivor and Patient Advocate
Underwriter Perspective produced by Leukemia & Lymphoma Society*
Summary
Produced by our underwriter and not The Atlantic’s editorial team.
Speakers
Louis DeGennaro
President and CEO, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
The Power of Gene Editing
Speakers
Feng Zhang
Co-Inventor, CRISPR; Core Member, Broad Institute; James and Patricia Poitras Professor in Neuroscience, MIT
Closing Thoughts
Summary
Margaret Low, AtlanticLIVE
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