Speakers

Ray Moynihan
Ray Moynihan
Dr Ray Moynihan is Senior Research Fellow at Bond University in Australia, working within the publicly funded Wiser Healthcare research
Deborah Cohen
Deborah Cohen
Journalist
Journalist
Kim Witczak
Kim Witczak
Consumer representative and drug safety advocate
Kim Witczak is a leading national drug safety advocate In US and speaker with over 25 years professional experience in
Malcolm Willett
Malcolm Willett
Artist, illustrator, and designer
Malcolm Willett is an experienced artist, illustrator, and designer. His early work caught the attention of the editor of the
Robert Whitaker
Robert Whitaker
Journalist and author
Robert Whitaker is the author of five books, three of which tell of the history of psychiatry. His first, Mad
Kari Tikkinen
Kari Tikkinen
Adjunct Professor
Adjunct professor of clinical epidemiology and urologist, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Principal investigator of the Clinical Urology
Lisa Cosgrove
Lisa Cosgrove
Professor of Counseling and School Psychology
Lisa Cosgrove, PhD is a Clinical Psychologist and Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Boston where she teaches courses on
Jeanne Lenzer
Jeanne Lenzer
Associate Editor of the BMJ
Jeanne Lenzer is an independent investigative journalist, former associate editor and frequent contributor to The BMJ, and the author of
Paul Glasziou
Paul Glasziou
Professor
Professor Paul Glasziou is Professor of Evidence-Based Medicine at Bond University and a part-time General Practitioner. He is currently the
James McCormack
James McCormack
Professor of Pharmacy
Dr. James McCormack received his undergraduate pharmacy degree at the University of British Columbia in 1982 and completed a hospital
Iona Heath
Iona Heath
General practitioner
Iona Heath was a general practitioner in inner-city London for 35 years and is a Past President of the UK
Rachelle Buchbinder
Rachelle Buchbinder
MD, Professor
Rachelle is an Australian NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist. She is the Director of the Monash
Steve Woloshin
Steve Woloshin
Professor of Medicine
Steven Woloshin is co-director of the Center for Medicine and Media at The Dartmouth Institute and a general internist. He
Lisa Schwartz
Lisa Schwartz
Professor of Medicine
Lisa Schwartz is co-director of the Center for Medicine and Media at The Dartmouth Institute and a general internist. She
Gary Schwitzer
Gary Schwitzer
Health care journalist
Mr. Schwitzer, a health care journalist for 45 years, is publisher of a non-profit (unrestricted academic grant -funding) website called
Kimmo Porkka
Kimmo Porkka
Professor of Clinical Hematology
Kimmo Porkka M.D, Ph.D. is a professor of clinical hematology at the University of Helsinki and his current clinical position
Vesa Kataja
Vesa Kataja
Professor of Oncology
Professor Vesa V. Kataja is the Chief Medical Director at Central Finland Health Care District in Jyväskylä since March 2014.
Gordon Guyatt
Gordon Guyatt
Distinguished Professor
Gordon is a distinguished professor in the Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton,
Peter C. Gøtzsche
Peter C. Gøtzsche
MD, Director of the Nordic Cochrane Centre
Peter C. Gøtzscheis a professor in clinical research design & analysis, and a specialist in internal medicine. Hegraduated as a
Allen Frances
Allen Frances
Professor emeritus of psychiatry
Dr. Frances is an American psychiatrist best known for chairing the task force that produced the fourth revision of Diagnostic
Alan Cassels
Alan Cassels
Journalist and author
Alan is an internationally respected academic researcher, journalist and author, who co-authored “Selling Sickness” with Ray Moynihan. Alan has worked
Andrew Carr
Andrew Carr
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Andy Carr is the Nuffield Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Oxford. He is an inter-disciplinary researcher distinguished