2014 Talks@12

Ebola and the Future of Global Health Equity

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Watch Paul Farmer discuss "Ebola and the Future of Global
Health Equity" »

Paul Farmer discusses what the outbreak is teaching us about the fractured global health system, and how we can build on the current crisis response to create long-term solutions.

Paul Farmer

Kolokotrones University Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine
Head of the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Introduction by:

Jeffrey S. Flier

Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Harvard University
Caroline Shields Walker Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School

In Praise of Giving and Gratitude

November 18, 2014

Watch Michael Craig Miller's Talk@12 "In Praise of Giving and Gratitude" (eCommons log-in required) »

Why make time for giving and gratitude? It takes only a few moments to thank a colleague or help someone in need, but for many of us, setting aside this time gets lost in the shuffle of our everyday lives. In this talk, Michael Craig Miller explains why taking time to give and express gratitude benefits not only our community, but also our own well-being.

Michael Craig Miller

HMS Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Beth Israel Medical Center
Senior Editor for Mental Health Publishing at Harvard Health Publications

The Physician as Writer

April 14, 2014

Poetry, news articles and blogging all provide windows into a day in the life of today’s physician. At this Talk@12, you will have the opportunity to hear from two members of the HMS faculty who reflect, through writing, on their experiences as physicians, one a poet and the other a journalist. What drives them to share what it means to be a physician through the art of storytelling? Each speaker shares their favorite work.

Suzanne Koven

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital

Rafael Campo

Associate Professor of Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Moderator:

Russell Phillips

Director, HMS Center for Primary Care
William Applebaum Professor of Medicine
Professor of Global Health and Social Medicine

Medical Marijuana: What are the facts?

April 7, 2014

What are the facts and perspectives related to the legalization of medical marijuana? As more states — including Massachusetts — legalize the use of medical marijuana and grant dispensary licenses, many questions have been raised about how marijuana can be used to treat patients. Faculty experts discuss their views and take questions on the history of medical marijuana and where we are today.

Lester Grinspoon

Associate Professor of Psychiatry Emeritus

Kevin Hill

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
McLean Hospital

Moderator:

Vasudev Mandyam

Instructor in Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center