2026 Workshop 

2026 Course Faculty

 

Jacquelyn Cobb

Journalist, Cancer Letter

Course Topic:  How I got the story:  Multicancer detection tests

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Sneha Dave

Founder & Executive Director, Generation Patient

Course Topic: Social Media Influencers, Regulators and the Public

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Jesse Goodman, MD, MPH

Director, Center on Medical Product Access, Safety and Stewardship, Georgetown University, Past Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA

Course Topic:Real world impacts of HHS’s changing approach to vaccine regulation, Discussant

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MK Haber, FNP-C, IBCLC

Executive Director, Those Nerdy Girls

Course Topic: Building trust in our post-pandemic information landscape

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Fiona Havers, MD, MHS, FIDSA

Adjunct Associate Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Emory University School of Medicine, Past Senior Adviser on Vaccine Policy, CDC

Course Topic:  Real world impacts of HHS’s changing approach to vaccine regulation, Discussant

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Barry Kramer, MD, MPH

Former Director of the Division of Cancer Prevention, NCI and former Editor, Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Course Topic: Cancer Screening / Overdiagnosis

Lizzy Lawrence

Journalist, STAT News

Course Topic:  Real world impacts of HHS’s changing approach to vaccine regulation, Panel moderator

View Bio:   Lizzy Lawrence leads STAT’s coverage of the FDA. Her stories explore the relationship between politics and science at the FDA, industry influence, and the agency’s ability to protect and promote public health. She’s won a George Polk Award for her FDA coverage, as well as a Polk and other awards for a team investigation into UnitedHealth. 

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Dan Rockmore, PhD

Professor of Math and Computer Science, Dartmouth College

Course Topic: Responsible Use of Anecdote

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Liz Szabo

Independent Health and Science Journalist

Course Topic: Responsible Use of Anecdote

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Timothy Wilt, MD, MPH

Professor of Medicine and Public Health, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Director, American College of Physicians Center for Evidence Reviews in Minnesota, Former Director Minneapolis VA Evidence Synthesis Program Center and AHRQ Evidence-based Practice Center

Course Topic: Peering into the “black hole” of systematic reviews: a users guide to the why, what, and how they inform practice and policy.

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Steven Woloshin, MD, MS

Professor, Dartmouth Institute; and Founder, The Lisa Schwartz Foundation

Core Topics

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John Wong, MD

Chief of Clinical Decision Making, Professor of Medicine at the Tufts University School of Medicine, Past Vice Chair, USPTSF

Course Topic:  Guidance on Guidelines

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Mitch Zeller, JD

Former Director, FDA Center for Tobacco Products

Course Topic: How the Sausage Gets Made at the FDA and What to Make of These Abnormal T

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