2016 Richard & Hinda Rosenthal Symposium: Precision Population Health
Please join the National Academy of Medicine for the 2016 Richard & Hinda Rosenthal Symposium in Seattle, Washington! Co-hosted by Victor J. Dzau, M.D., President of the National Academy of Medicine, and Paul G. Ramsey, M.D., CEO of UW Medicine and Dean of the UW School of Medicine 4:00–6:00 p.m. | Kane Hall 220 One-Hour Reception […]
Meeting of the Care Culture & Decision-Making Innovation Collaborative
This meeting will work to address 3 core questions: Conceptual elements. What are the levers and opportunities for patient and family leaders and health system executives to use care culture as a tool to advance health outcomes? Lessons learned. What lessons can be gleaned from experiences to date with patient and family engaged care culture? […]
Planning Meeting: NAM Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience
On January 6, 2017, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) hosted the first meeting of the Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, chaired by NAM president Victor Dzau and co-chaired by AAMC president and CEO Darrell Kirch and ACGME CEO Thomas Nasca. Launched in response to alarming rates of burnout and suicide across the […]
Engaging Allies in the Culture of Health Movement
On January 25, 2017, the National Academy of Medicine hosted the first meeting of its ongoing Culture of Health program to engage allies in the culture of health movement. The NAM's Culture of Health program is a multiyear collaborative effort funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Topics at this meeting included: Health equity crosses […]
Optimizing Strategies for Clinical Decision Support: Meeting No. 3
In the final meeting of the meeting series, sponsored by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, participants seek to explore collaborative opportunities to accelerate progress in the real-time application and use of Clinical Decision Support (CDS) in informing health and health care decision making.
Human Genome Editing: Science, Ethics, and Governance- Report Release Public Briefing
A full recording of the release event will be available soon. Date: February 14, 2017 | 11:00 AM ET Location: National Academy of Sciences Building (Lecture Room) On February 14, 2017 at 11:00 AM EST, the National Academies of Sciences (NAS) and National Academy of Medicine (NAM) invite you to attend a public briefing for […]
Vital Directions for Health & Health Care: Priorities from a National Academy of Medicine Initiative
Location: NAS Building2101 Constitution Avenue NW Washington, DC 20418 Lecture Room The National Academy of Medicine's Vital Directions for Health and Health Care Initiative has called on more than 150 leading experts across the country to assemble evidence-based strategies for advancing health and health care under the new presidential administration. On March 21, 2017, the […]
Leadership Consortium Biannual Members Meeting
The biannual members meeting of the Leadership Consortium for a Value & Science-Driven Health System will take place on Thursday, March 23. This meeting is closed to the public, but if you would like more information, contact Emma Fine at efine@nas.edu.
Documentary Screening of Unseen Enemy (DC Premiere)
Unseen Enemy premieres nationwide on CNN on April 7 at 9:00 PM ET. Dr. Soka Moses was only two years out of his medical internship when he was put in charge of the Ebola Treatment Unit at one of the largest hospitals in Liberia. One by one, he watched his colleagues die. Veronica Maria Dos […]
Workshop on Developing Metrics to Monitor Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness
Ebola and Zika have reminded the world of how unprepared we are for a major disease outbreak. A significant amount of analysis and reflection followed these crises, including the recommendations from the Commission on a Global Health Risk Framework for the Future convened by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). These efforts have led to […]
