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The Boroff-Forman Lecture Series

The Boroff-Forman Lectures series brings national health policy figures to Yale to illuminate the major healthcare and health challenges of the day.

Past speakers have included the Surgeon General of the United States, advisors to Presidents Reagan, Bush and Obama, and leaders in the movement to improve patient quality and cost of care.

Lectures in the series:

October 11, 2012: “Improving Clinical Practice and Health Care Delivery Through Data and Science”

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM

Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Investigative Medicine and of Public Health (Health Policy);
Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Co-Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University


October 31, 2013: “Health Care Reform and the Future of American Medicine”

Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD

Diane v.S. Levy & Robert M. Levy Professor
Vice Provost for Global Initiatives
Chair, Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy
Penn Integrates Knowledge (PIK) Professor
University of Pennsylvania


April 9, 2015: “GME for a 21st Century Physician Workflow”

Gail Wilensky, PhD
Economist and Senior Fellow, Project Hope


September 17, 2015: “The Role of Physicians and Care Providers in Advancing the Nation’s Public Health”

Co-sponsored by the “Medical Student Council – Perspectives in Medicine

Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA
Surgeon General of the United States (2014-2017)


March 29, 2018: “To Err is Human – A Patient Safety Documentary” (Film premier)

Directed by: Michael Eisenberg

Panelists:

Marna Borgstrum, MPH (CEO of Yale New Haven Health and Yale New Haven Hospital)

Sally Roumanis, RN (Performance Management Coordinator- Performance Management at Yale New Haven Hospital)

Harlan M. Krumholz, MD, SM (Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) and Professor in the Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Investigative Medicine and of Public Health (Health Policy);
Director, Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Yale-New Haven Hospital; Co-Director, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University)

Michael Eisenberg, Creative Director, Partner - Tall Tale Productions, LLC


May 29, 2018: "The Future of Radiology: Key Drivers for the Next 5 years"

James A. Brink, MD
Professor of Radiology
Radiologist – in – Chief
Juan M. Taveras Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA


May 23, 2019: “Time is Up: Advancing Gender Equity and Safety in Medicine”

Esther K. Choo, MD
Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon

Founding Member, TIME’S UP Healthcare


January 30, 2020: "Payment Reform is Here: What Clinicians Need to Know"

Kate Goodrich, MD, MHS
Director:
-Center for Clinical Standards and Quality (CCSQ)
-Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

CMS Chief Medical Officer