Wednesday, July 15, 2020 | Virtual Event

Pulse: The Atlantic Summit on Health Care

COVID-19 has exposed the longstanding inequities and deficiencies in our health care system.

Lack of critical supplies, disparities in treatment and care, and the government’s inadequate response will require more than stopgap solutions.

It’s time to rethink everything.

Can we create a health care system that is both cost-effective and resilient? How do we better prepare for the next global health crisis? How will we protect medical workers? How do we make sure everyone, across all demographic groups, has access to care?

In its annual summit on health care, online for 2020, The Atlantic gathered the brightest minds to discuss the future of health care — the gaps, the new priorities, and the way forward.

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  • David Hayes-Bautista

    Director, Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA

  • Olga Khazan

    Staff writer, The Atlantic

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  • Alexis Madrigal

    Contributing writer, The Atlantic

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  • LaQuandra Nesbitt

    Director, District of Columbia Department of Health

  • Vann R. Newkirk II

    Senior editor, The Atlantic

  • Philip Ozuah

    President and CEO, Montefiore Medicine

  • Robert Plenge

    Senior Vice President, Immunology, Cardiovascular, Fibrosis and Global Health Thematic Research Center, Bristol Myers Squibb

    Underwriter Session

  • Hayley Romer

    Chief Revenue Officer and Publisher, The Atlantic

  • Luke Timmerman

    Founder and Editor, The Timmerman Report

    Underwriter Session

  • K. "Vish" Viswanath

    Professor of Health Communication, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health

  • Claire Wardle

    Co-Founder and Director, First Draft

  • Shamika Williams

    Global PBRG Lead, BOLD - Black Organization for Leadership & Development, Bristol Myers Squibb

    Underwriter Session

  • Timothy Wong

    Founder, iHealth Clinic

  • Ed Yong

    Staff writer, The Atlantic

AgendaJul 15

11:30 am EDT

Breakout Session #1: The New Doctor’s Office

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12:30 pm EDT

Breakout Session #2: Achieving Health Equity For All

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1:30 pm EDT

The Battle Against COVID-19

Virtual / In-Person

The Health of the Health Care System Part I

Virtual / In-Person

The Health of the Health Care System Part II

Virtual / In-Person

Bristol Myers Squibb Presents: Approved Treatments, New Research: Finding Expanded Purpose During COVID-19

Virtual / In-Person

Viral Misinformation

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Pfizer Presents: If You Can Lead, Lead!

Virtual / In-Person

The Science of Stopping a Pandemic Part I

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The Science of Stopping a Pandemic Part II

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3:15 pm EDT

Closing Thoughts

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Event Details

Virtual Event

Wednesday, July 15, 2020

11:30 am EDT