Vulnerability Makes Us Whole

Friday, January 24, 2025

9:45am - 11:15am PT

Location: 411 Theatre

Moderator(s)

Jennifer Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers)

Professor of Cardiac Surgery
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Tom Nguyen, MD

Professor of Surgery | Chief Medical Executive
Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
Miami, Florida, United States

Disclosure(s): Abbott: Speaker (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Keynote Speaker(s)

Carrie Cunningham, MD MPH (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor
Mass General Hospital
Newton, Massachusetts, United States

Disclosure(s): 3M: Consultant (Ongoing)

Disclosure(s):

Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS: No financial relationships to disclose

Tom C. Nguyen, MD: Abbott: Speaker (Ongoing); Edwards Life Science: Speaker/Honoraria (includes speakers bureau, symposia, and expert witness) (Ongoing)

Carrie E. Cunningham, MD MPH: 3M: Consultant (Ongoing)

Presentations:

9:45am - 9:47am PT

Introduction
Invited Speaker: Jennifer C. Romano, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – University of Michigan
9:47am - 10:07am PT

My Journey in Healing
Invited Speaker: Carrie E. Cunningham, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – Mass General Hospital
10:07am - 10:19am PT

Finding a Voice and Why It Matters
Invited Speaker: Reagan Collins (she/her/hers) – Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
10:19am - 10:31am PT

Vulnerability: What Is It and Why Is It Important?
Invited Speaker: Shanda H. Blackmon, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
10:31am - 10:43am PT

Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Surgeons and Colleagues
Invited Speaker: Dustin M. Walters, MD (he/him/his) – University of Connecticut
10:43am - 11:15am PT

Panel Discussion