Occupational Safety & Health Seminar
Please join this special double OSH seminar with two presenters and topics:
Topic 1: “Understanding Mental Health in Residency – The Perspective of Program Leadership”
Speaker: Aditya Nellore, MD
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Discuss the most recent data on physician suicide;
- Describe potential barriers preventing physicians from seeking mental health care; and to
- Discuss the ways in which residency program leadership can champion the well-being of their residents
Topic 2: “Asthma and small airway dysfunction in post-deployment veterans”
Speaker: Christopher Leopardi, DO, MPH
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to:
- Describe the impact of deployment-related environmental exposures on respiratory health in veterans;
- Compare the clinical and research implications of identifying small airway dysfunction in veterans;
- Compare pulmonary function outcomes between veterans with and without asthma; and to
- Evaluate the potential role of Forced Oscillation Technique (FOT) as a diagnostic tool for early detection of small airway disease in post-deployment veterans.
Location: Kresge 502 and Zoom
Register: Register for Zoom here.
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Messaging about mental health: Case studies in 988 and RecoverMe
Join us for a discussion about crafting effective mental health messages with LaVerne Canady, Senior Vice President of JPA Health. Ms. Canady will discuss recent JPA work with the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, and RecoverMe, a SAMHSA initiative to support people recovering from challenges with substance use and mental health.
Lunch will be served.
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Presented jointly with the Center for Health Communication at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
How can storytelling raise awareness of urgent public health issues — and begin to shape a meaningful response? This panel of skilled storytellers will share insights from their own experience and offer ideas about how journalists, authors, and community organizers can leverage personal narratives to powerful effect.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
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Moderator
About The Studio
Advances in genomic surveillance have revealed that tuberculosis is vastly under-diagnosed around the world. A growing awareness of the prevalence of asymptomatic patients—and their roles in transmitting the deadly disease—is driving urgent research into new methods for diagnosing and treating tuberculosis. Our expert panel will bring us the latest on a major global health threat.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
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Vidya Krishnan
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Annual International Women’s Day Event
International Women’s Day: Bread & Roses – Friday, March 6 (1:00 – 1:50 PM) in Kresge 110
Join the Women, Gender and Health Interdisciplinary concentration to learn about the radical history of IWD and its deep ties to issues of gender, work & health justice.
After an introduction to the history of International Women’s Day by the Chair of WGH Prof. Krieger, we will hear from our guest speaker Dr. Linda Gordon, Professor Emerita of History at New York University and author of many influential books on US social and political history, including Seven Social Movements that Changed America (2025). This book includes stories of two Boston socialist feminist groups, Bread and Roses and the Combahee River Collective, whose activism and analysis modeled connecting “women’s issues” to other 1960s-1970s campaigns against racism and other forms of inequality.
A Q&A with the audience will follow. Speakers from co-sponsoring groups & members of the audience are welcome to briefly share what this day means for them.
All are welcome! Lunch will be provided.
Lunch will be provided!
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Understanding heart disease: Advances in risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment
A Dr. Lawrence H. and Roberta Cohn Forum
In 2024, researchers made noteworthy advancements in the ability to assess cardiovascular risk, creating new pathways to both prevent and treat heart disease. During American Heart Month, this panel will focus on the latest innovations in cardiovascular disease risk assessment, while honoring Dr. Lawrence Cohn’s contributions to heart surgery. Top cardiology experts will explore advancements in early detection, diagnosis, and strategies for preventing heart disease, with a special emphasis on public health initiatives and practical advice for the audience.
Register for free to submit your questions.
An on-demand video will be posted after the event.
Speakers
Ami Bhatt
Tommaso Danesi
Jorge Plutzky
Joe Woo
Moderator
Melody Mendez
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Rural Health Policy in the 2nd Trump Era
Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Kim Gillan, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.
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State Health Insurance Exchanges in the New Era
Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Mila Kofman, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.
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Mila Kofman
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States in Front on Rising Health Care and Drug Costs
Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Maureen Hensley-Quinn, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.
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Maureen Hensley Quinn
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Leading Health & Human Services in Massachusetts and Beyond
Join us in Kresge 200 for a presentation by Marylou Sudders, Former MA Secretary of Health & Human Services and Senior Policy Advisor at Smith, Costello & Crawford, with an introduction by Professor John McDonough. For more information, contact Cris at crisrobers@hsph.harvard.edu.
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Marylou Sudders
