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Andrew Holtz, MPH:
Communicating Healthy Insights
The
Medical Science
of House, M.D.
What is fact
and what is fantasy in the
gripping episodes of the hit Fox TV show?
My book investigates
the bizarre cases assigned to
brilliant, but flawed, diagnostic whiz Gregory House, M.D. Are the
cases credible? And what of the arrogant, though talented, character
played by talented (but hardly arrogant) British actor Hugh Laurie? How
would Dr. House fare in the real world of medical? Would he be a hero
or an outcast? Would patients love him or hate him?
Get the inside scoop on
the mix of reality and drama... and
some surprising insights to what this show reveals about modern
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For
General Audiences
As
an Emmy-winning medical
correspondent for CNN, now independently
covering health and medicine, I have documented
the
explosive growth in medical knowledge. I can help translate the
barrage
of research findings into clear and useful messages for your meeting
participants.
Sample topics
for general audiences>>
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For
Health Professionals
With
two decades experience
reporting on health and medical, as well as a master degree in Health
Education, I have a unique perspective on the challenges of
communicating health information to the public.
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topics for health professionals>>
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For
News Organizations
I've
spent decades in the
trenches as a working journalist. I know the challenges you face. I can
help you do a better job making sense of the health beat... and making
compelling stories out of complex issues.
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"Andrew is among the most talented and experienced
television
medical
reporters in the country."
- Robert
Davis, PhD, former Executive
Producer,
PBS "HealthWeek"
Sample
topics for general
audiences
Below
are some of the topics I can
speak on. Browse through the stories
I have reported for CNN, PBS,
WebMD/Sapient
Health Network,
and others
for more subjects.
-Tobacco Control
Can we prevent youth from starting to smoke or chew
tobacco? Can we
help
smokers quit? My research (supported by a fellowship
grant from the Kaiser Family Foundation ) suggests
well-executed
campaigns
to counter tobacco use can work. The problem is that these campaigns
are
often sabotaged politically. What works, what doesn't, and why? The
answers
are found in a story that involved hundreds of thousands of lives,
hundreds
of billions of dollars, and the fates of an industry and future
generations.
-Genetic Crystal Balls
Do you want to know how and when you may die?
Genetic discoveries
already
offer that ultimate knowledge to some people; and the number of genetic
tests is multiplying at a fantastic rate. Even if you don’t want to
know
what your genome foretells, can you prevent your insurance company or
your
boss from testing you? Genetic answers are coming, learn how to handle
the questions.
-The Alzheimer's Tidal Wave
Your brain may be dying. Experts say if you live
long enough, you will
develop Alzheimer's Disease or other dementias. But as they make this
dire
predictions, useful treatments and preventive measures hover just over
the horizon. Could common pain pills or vitamins stave off the "thief
of
memories?" Find out what's ahead, and what to do now about the threat
of
Alzheimer's to you and your family.
-Mammograms, PSA’s, and Cholesterol, Oh, My!
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Expert #1 says:
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Expert #2 says:
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"All women should get annual
mammograms starting at age
40."
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"There's no clear evidence that
annual mammograms before
age 50
actually save lives."
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"PSA tests can save men from
deadly prostate
cancers."
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"Routine PSA screening tests may
subject many men to
unnecessary
surgery that leaves most impotent."
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"If every adult got regular
cholesterol tests, many lives
could
be saved."
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"Cholesterol testing of healthy
young adults is worthless
and may
be harmful."
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Confused? No wonder. Find out why top medical
experts often disagree.
Learn
how to find out what's best for you; following the popular advice may
not
be the healthiest course!
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Sample
topics for health professionals
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Groups |
- Health communication: role of the
news media.
- Public health crisis communication.
- Talking to patients about Evidence
Based Medicine.
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Association
of State and Territorial Health Officials
Public
Health Leadership Society
HHS
Office of the Inspector General OEI National Training
Conference
Northern
California Kaiser Permanente Nursing Research
Univ.
of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: Summer
Inst. on Evidence-Based Practice
Michigan
Public Health Media Summit
Research!America |
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Sample
topics for news
organizations and other journalism groups
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- Basics of Health
Policy: Great Stories from Complex Issues
- Evidence Based Medicine: Why it
Matters
- Health vs. Medicine: What's the
Difference?
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Association
of Health Care
Journalists
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Health Policy Training for Hispanic Journalists
California Health Journalism Fellowship Program |
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