Healthcare

APB speaker Donna Hicks, an internationally renowned authority on dignity, recently published an article in the Harvard Business Review on how dignity fits into your leadership. She was co-author, along with Michael Pirson and Ayse Yemiscigil, professors at Fordham University.

In a recent video series by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services—Pride: Stronger Together—Assistant Secretary for Health Admiral Rachel Levine spoke with APB Speaker and the 178th President of the American Medical Association (AMA) Dr. Jesse Ehrenfeld. The pair covered the health disparities LGBTQI+ patients face and how to remove barriers to access to healthcare. To celebrate PRIDE month, we’re highlighting a bit of their conversation. Here’s what they had to say.

Kelly Corrigan’s latest TED talk, "To Love Is to Be Brave," is now available to view on ted.com. Corrigan, a bestselling author, cancer survivor, host of the PBS Series Tell Me More With Kelly Corrigan and host of the Podcast and NPR show Kelly Corrigan Wonders, introduced the talk at the TED2024 conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada, in April.

Juneteenth (short for June 19th) marks the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans throughout Texas learned that they were free—news that took approximately two months after the Confederate surrender of the Civil War and two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation to reach them.  As our nation recognizes the legacy of Juneteenth during a time of heightened consciousness over pervasive racism and persecution in our nation, we urge everyone to continue to do their part in igniting change.

Daniel Dawes, Senior Vice President, Global Health and Founding Dean, School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn., recently announced the school is now accepting applications for the inaugural class for its five inaugural degree programs focused on actualizing health equity in the United States and around the world.

Each May on Memorial Day, we pause to recognize and bring awareness to those who died defending our country. APB proudly honors them, as well as the veterans below who we work with each day. We thank them for their bravery and patriotism.

Emmy-Winning TV Host and Breast Cancer Survivor Samantha Harris launched a new podcast on May 13. Your Healthiest Healthy is available on all platforms. Ten episodes will drop consecutively to honor Harris’ 10 years of being cancer free. Blindsided by breast cancer at age 40 ignited something so powerful in Harris that it compelled her to search for the answers we all need to successfully mitigate the risk of chronic disease and live more vibrantly and healthier than ever. Harris is fiercely dedicated to giving you the tools needed—with alternating episodes of solo, science-backed coaching sessions and renowned, in-demand guest wellness and medical expert interviews.

Called “the voice of a generation” by O Magazine, Kelly Corrigan is the author of four New York Times bestsellers and hosts the PBS primetime interview show Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan and the weekly podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders. On a recent episode of Tell Me More, Kelly sat down with Dr. Leanne Williams, founding director of the Stanford Center for Precision Mental Health and Wellness, to discuss mental health disorders and therapies. They are joined by hospice and palliative care physician Dr. BJ Miller, and comedian W. Kamau Bell to elaborate on depression, stigmas and misconceptions associated with mental illness and how we can move forward. Watch the episode here:

The Founder and CEO of The Lighthouse Academy—a leadership, coaching, and HR consultancy firm—has a message for us all and it’s both good news and bad. According to Steve Pemberton, who is also an APB exclusive speaker, DEI programs aren’t working anymore … But they can be fixed. And should be. Because they are crucial for a better America, he says.

Do you think of a hospital as a place you always want to avoid? Then, it might be time to think again. Because in about a decade or so, hospitals will be transformed, health experts recently told Health Care Brew.