Story Rx: How Storytelling Expands Health Innovation

June 25th

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What happens when health research meets Hollywood?

Doris Duke Foundation brings its Pathways work into conversation with storytelling to explore how culture can shape the future of health innovation. Using popular series like The Pitt as a case study, leaders in medicine, research, and entertainment explore how storytelling can translate complex research into narratives that build understanding and drive action.

Moderator: Manoush Zomorodi, Author, “Body Electric”; Host, “TED Radio Hour,” NPR

Speakers:

  • Sindy Escobar Alvarez, Program Director for Medical Research at the Doris Duke Foundation
  • Kate Langrall Folb, Program Director at Hollywood, Health & Society, USC Annenberg Norman Lear Center
  • Andrea Downing, President and Founder, The Light Collective
  • Jeremy Faust, Editor-in-Chief, MedPage Today; Emergency Physician, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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