Why is getting healthy so hard? And what we can do about it.
Behavioral and cultural perspectives!
The expectation that we take personal responsibility for our health has become a truism. So why, when we often know what to do, is it still so hard to put this knowledge into practice? This conference will take a provocative look at the economic, behavioral and cultural factors which influence our health behaviors and decisions and offer examples that we can put to use to improve our own health and the health of our communities.
Program Schedule:
7:30 - 8:30am
Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-11:00am
Keynote addresses
11:00-11:30am
Refreshment break
11:30-12:30am
Panel discussion — closing remarks
Who should attend: Anyone interested in gaining a better understanding of the forces that shape health behavior and decision-making should attend.
Health care practitioners and public policymakers, systems leaders, payers and funders, health care educators and advocates and researchers should all find the speakers and panel discussion informative and thought provoking.
At 12:30 Dan Ariely will be signing copies
of his book Predictably Irrational at the
close of the conference. Barnes & Noble
Booksellers will be handling on-site
Dan Ariely
Behavioral Economist, Duke University and MIT
Author of Predictably Irrational
Ariely is Professor of Behavioral Economics at Duke University and visiting Professor at the MIT Media Lab. A behavioral economist, Ariely's research has shown that we all succumb to irrationality in situations where rational thought is expected.
Val Curtis
Health Anthropologist, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Curtis is Director of the Hygiene Centre at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, a multidisciplinary group dedicated to improving hygiene, sanitation and water in households and schools. She applies the perspectives of evolutionary psychology to behavior change programs for everyday life.
Panel Moderator
Julio Urbina
Director, Healthy Aging Program, Samuels Foundation
Urbina oversees the Samuels Foundation activities aimed at providing direct benefit to elders living in NYC. Urbina will bring his extensive clinical, administrative and academic experience and his interest in "healthy" public policy to frame the discussion amongst the conference speakers and attendees.
The conference is free of charge but registration is required. Please register by April 9, 2010.
Photos may be taken at this event and used in Donaghue Foundation materials.
2010 DONAGHUE CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Describe economic, behavioral and cultural factors that influence health behaviors and decisions
Describe the challenges of establishing new health habits
Identify effective strategies for creating healthy behaviors
ACCREDITATION
Physicians - This conference was approved for continuing education in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc. and. The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc. is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The John D. Thompson Hospice Institute for Education, Training and Research, Inc. designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits TM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nurses - Application has been submitted to the Yale School of Nursing (YSN) for approval for nursing continuing education credit. YSN is an approved provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the Connecticut Nurses' Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Social Workers - Application has been submitted to National Association for Social Work/CT for Social Work continuing education credits (CEC).
Psychologists - Application has been submitted to Orlando Behavior Health Services, LLC for Psychologist continuing education credits (CE)
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