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Lunch will be available for those attending in person.
Robert Califf, MD, MACC, is an Instructor in Medicine in Cardiology and a former intensivist and practicing cardiologist. He served as FDA Commissioner (2016–2017 and 2022-24) and previously held leadership roles at Duke University, including founding director of the Duke Clinical Research Institute and Vice Chancellor for Clinical and Translational Medicine. He was also head of clinical strategy for Verily and Google Health in the Alphabet family of companies between 2017 and 2022. A leading expert in cardiovascular medicine and clinical research, he has authored over 1,200 peer-reviewed publications.
The lecture will address the combination of financialization and sub optimization of U.S. healthcare that is creating wealth in owners and “middle people” while inducing substantial moral injury in front line clinicians and public health professionals. These same factors are contributing to the decline in trust in healthcare institutions and the rapid growth of alternative approaches to health, including substantial misinformation. Suggested approaches to balance these problems with professional ethics will be discussed.
Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are those of the presenter, they do not necessarily reflect the views of the contracted organization, department, School of Medicine, nor the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.