Speakers

Ray Moynihan

Dr Ray Moynihan is Senior Research Fellow at Bond University in Australia, working within the publicly funded Wiser Healthcare research

Deborah Cohen

Journalist

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

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

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

Adjunct Professor

Adjunct professor of clinical epidemiology and urologist, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital Principal investigator of the Clinical Urology

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

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

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

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

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

MD, Professor

Rachelle is an Australian NHMRC Senior Principal Research Fellow, rheumatologist and clinical epidemiologist. She is the Director of the Monash

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

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

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

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

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

Distinguished Professor

Gordon is a distinguished professor in the Departments of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton,

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

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

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

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

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