Health & Wellness
Patient Centered Care
Author & Media Contributor
After ABC News anchor Bob Woodruff was wounded in Iraq, he and his wife, speaker Lee Woodruff, penned the best-selling In an Instant to help others cope with crisis. |
Subject of Extraordinary Measures
When his children were diagnosed with a rare and fatal disorder, John Crowley embarked on a journey to find a cure. His story was told in the film Extraordinary Measures. |
Authority on Patient Safety & Quality of Care & Attorney
John J. Nance, a native Texan, licensed attorney, and decorated Air Force pilot veteran, is the author of five non-fiction books, 13 fiction books, and the major healthcare book, Why Hospitals Should Fly. One... |
Healthcare Administration Leader
Gary S. Kaplan, MD, FACP, FACMPE, FACPE, has served as Chairman and CEO of the Virginia Mason Health System since 2000. During his tenure, Kaplan applied the Toyota Production System to healthcare management –... |
Patient-Centered Care Advocate
As founding president of the Picker Institute, Edgman-Levitan works to improve patient- and family-centered care by understanding their perspectives and tailoring information to their needs. |
Patient-Centered Care Advocate
As president of the nonprofit Planetree, speaker Susan Frampton works with hospitals and health centers to implement patient-centered models of care. |
Professor of Health Policy
David Nash, a Board Certified Internist, is the newly appointed Founding Dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nash is also... |
Heart Transplant Survivor
Author of Sick Girl, speaker Amy Silverstein was 24 years old when she learned she had a failing heart. Now, 20 years later, her new heart continues to beat strong. |
Spinal Cord Injury-Recovering Athlete & Motivator
A world-renowned athlete and adventurer, speaker Grant Korgan continues to climb and ski around the globe after having suffered a spinal cord injury. |
Actor / Patient Safety Advocate
With over 30 years of professional acting experience, Dennis Quaid has established himself as a fixture on the silver screen. Quaid has received honors from the New York Film Critics Circle, Independent Spirit Awards... |
Patient Advocate & Mural Artist
Speaker Regina Holliday is a patient advocate and artist known for painting a series of murals depicting the need for clarity and transparency in medical records. |
CBS Correspondent & Author
Petersen is an award-winning TV journalist who has covered wars, tsunamis, the unspeakable deaths in Rwanda, and so much more, but faced his greatest challenge when his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. |
CNN Senior Medical Correspondent
As senior medical correspondent for CNN's Health, Medical, and Wellness unit, speaker Elizabeth Cohen has covered such news as the global response to H1N1 influenza. |
Physician, Healthcare Executive & Author
Dr. John Kenagy knows healthcare as a physician, healthcare executive, scholar, advisor, and patient. After receiving his MD with distinction from the University of Nebraska Medical School, he trained in General and... |
Author of Passages
Author of the landmark book Passages, speaker Gail Sheehy is a renowned life cycle expert who covers everything from a healthy sex life to the demands of caregiving. |
First Nurse to Climb Seven Summits of the World
A clinical assistant professor of nursing at the University of South Carolina, Hickey, in an effort to call attention to the nation's nurse shortage, became the first nurse to climb the seven summits of the world. A... |
"e-Patient Dave"
After being diagnosed with Stage IV kidney cancer, speaker Dave deBronkart turned to the e-patient movement and used the Internet to beat this unbeatable disease. |
Leader in Health & Patient Rights
Speaker Marie Savard is a champion of patients' rights. She founded the Patient Power Program, which demystifies the healthcare system and gives lifesaving advice. |
Chairman & CEO of LifeWings Partners
Steve Harden is chairman & CEO of LifeWings Partners LLC, a team of physicians, astronauts, nurses & pilots that have helped over 110 healthcare organizations implement the best safety practices from aviation... |
Author, Actress & Wife of Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze's wife of 34 years, Niemi Swayze shared her husband's artistic aptitude on stage and on screen and cared for him as he battled pancreatic cancer. |
