Speakers
Plenary speakers
Keynote speaker: Dr Jon LaPook
Jon LaPook, M.D., is the chief medical correspondent for CBS News. He is also Professor of Medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, an internist and gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health, and Founder and President of the NYU Langone Empathy Project, which seeks to promote a culture of empathy in medicine.
LaPook contributes to all CBS News broadcasts and platforms. Since joining CBS News in 2006, he has done more than 1,400 reports, contributing to the "CBS Evening News," "60 Minutes," "CBS Mornings," "CBS Sunday Morning," "Face the Nation," and “CBS News Radio.”
Dr. LaPook has won five Emmy and two Edward R. Murrow awards. In 2018, he received a Gracie Award and was named a George Foster Peabody Award finalist for two groundbreaking 60 Minutes reports investigating sexual abuse of elite gymnasts. In 2010, he was recognized in the Webby Awards for his documentary series Doc Dot Com. In 2020, LaPook was awarded a Drama Desk Award for his work as the medical contributor to “Stars in the House.”
Born in Mineola, New York, Dr. LaPook graduated with honors from Yale University and received his M.D. from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he was elected into AOA, the national medical honor society. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine and fellowships in Gastroenterology and Medical Informatics at Presbyterian Hospital, New York City.
Dr Ben Bravery
Originally a zoologist and science communicator, Ben Bravery worked for the Australian and Chinese governments before being diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer at age twenty-eight. After undergoing eighteen months of cancer treatment, Ben decided on a career change. He became a doctor in 2018 and is now undertaking speciality training in psychiatry. Ben volunteers, advocates, writes and speaks about colorectal cancer, living with cancer, cancer in young adults, medicine and medical education, and is committed to advocating for change in Australia's healthcare system. His memoir, The Patient Doctor, was released in 2022.
Dr Monika Arora
Prof (Dr) Monika Arora, PhD, MSc (Public Health), MSc (Child Development), is a public health scientist working in the area of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Prevention and Control and Adolescent Health. She is Vice President (Research and Health Promotion) at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI). She is also the Executive Director of HRIDAY (Health Related Information Dissemination amongst Youth), an NGO hosting secretariat of Healthy India Alliance. She is the President of the NCD Alliance (2023-25), and Founding Chairperson of the South East Asia NCD Alliance (2020-23). Her areas of research include designing, implementing and evaluating: Group Randomised Trials, Behavioural Research including mixed methods research, Policy Research, Implementation Science Research, and Impact Evaluation of Policies and Programs.
She has published extensively in the area of NCD Prevention and Control and her research outcomes have successfully informed National Health Programmes in India. She serves on National and International Expert Committees on NCD Prevention and Control, Ending Childhood Obesity, Tobacco Control, Developing National Nutrition Strategy, and has been a Commissioner on Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health.
Dr Gozie Offiah
Dr Gozie Offiah graduated from University College Dublin with a BSc in Chemistry and subsequently achieved a MB, BCh, BAO (NUI), LRCP/SI honours degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland following which she practised medicine (with a background in Surgery) for over 15 years in the Health Service Executive (HSE). Dr Gozie Offiah is a Senior Lecturer and Director of Curriculum at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She is also the Clinical Lead for the National Intern Training programme in the Health Service Executive, the chair of the cross-cultural group of tEACH, the International Association of Communication in Healthcare and the Non- executive Director of the Medical Protection Society for Ireland. Along with her Medical degree from RCSI, she also has a Master's in Medical Education from Queen’s University Belfast, a Doctor of Medicine (MD) in surgery from RCSI exploring the role of JAM-A in Breast cancer, and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Education from the University of Dundee with a thesis entitled: “Women in Surgery: Exploring stakeholders lived experiences in the Irish and Scottish Healthcare systems.” She has published more than 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and has given invited lectures and oral presentations at many national and international meetings. She has held several leadership roles across organisations in Ireland and Internationally.
Masterclass leads
Dr Andy Ward
Dr Andy Ward is an Associate Professor in Medical Education and Honorary Senior Academic General Practitioner at the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare based at Leicester Medical School. Andy's role is to develop innovative and evidence-based teaching interventions across the medical curriculum that will increase and sustain empathy in medical students. He has wide experience in producing teaching around patient-centred care and has presented on his work internationally. Andy also works as a GP at Inclusion Healthcare in Leicester providing primary care to people experiencing homelessness and as a presenter for NB Medical Education.
Dr Jennifer G. Adams
Jennifer G. Adams, MD, is the inaugural Frankfort Family Director, Center for Empathy in Medicine. Dr. Adams is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, director of the primary care residency track, and a preceptor and attending physician at Gouverneur Diagnostic and Treatment Center. Dr. Adams leverages her extensive experience and expertise as a clinician, educator, and researcher to advance the mission and goals of the NYU Langone Health Institute for Innovations in Medical Education and The Empathy Project. At NYU Grossman School of Medicine, she works closely with leaders across the educational and clinical missions to design, implement and study a formal curriculum on empathy at the undergraduate, graduate, and continuing medical education levels. Dr. Adams also works nationally and internationally to expand empathy training and scholarly work in other educational arenas.
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