Speaker(s):

Ranney, Megan, MD

Presentation:

Over the last decade, Dr. Ranney has emerged as one of the nation’s strongest voices for innovative solutions to seemingly intractable public health crises. In this talk, she takes the audience on a journey from possibility to action. She outlines how to see beyond the limits of the possible; provides concrete examples of success and failure in work on gun violence, opioids, COVID, and digital health; and shares her core lessons about the key ingredients for action (inclusivity, persistence, shared power, high-quality data). This talk has been given to audiences ranging from healthcare to higher education to associations.

Objectives:

  1. Discuss innovative solutions to seemingly intractable public health crises
  2. Provide concrete examples of success and failure in work on gun violence, opioids, COVID, and digital health
  3. Share core lessons on key ingredients of action for creating change in a divided world