Virtual Summit Agenda

37 Sessions

42 Speakers

2 Days

All Online

All sessions are recorded and available as a private podcast

Day 1

Wednesday, Oct 1

Access sessions starting at:

10 am NYC

7 am LA

3 pm London

Opening Sessions

Welcome and Introduction

Dan Kendall

Host, Health Podcast Summit

Founder, CEO, Mission Based Media

Beyond Sound Bites:

Why Health Communication Fails and How Long-Form Content Builds Real Trust

Aaron Carroll, MD

President and CEO

AcademyHealth

track 1

Building Trust & Ensuring Accuracy

Session 1

Building Bridges Between Public Health and Skeptics Through Conversation, Not Confrontation

Brinda Adhikari

Co-Creator, Co-Host

Why Should I Trust You?

Session 2

The Trust Crisis Solution: How Purpose-Built AI Helps Creators Combat Health Misinformation

Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter

CEO and Founder

Science To People

Session 3

The Trust Deficit Crisis:

Can Podcasting Bridge the Healthcare Credibility Gap?

Erin O'Malley

Executive Director

Coalition for Trust in Health & Science

Session 4

From Overwhelmed to Informed:

How Podcasts Help Physicians Cut Through Medical Noise

Hansa Bhargava, MD

Chief Clinical Strategy and Innovation Officer, Healio

Session 5

From FTC to FDA: The Healthcare Podcaster's Guide to Staying on the Right Side of Regulations

Jim Potter

Executive Director

Coalition for Healthcare Communication

Session 6

Discover Why Healthcare Professionals Must Embrace the "Know, Like, Trust" Factor to Build Trust

Rosa Hart, RN

Stroke Certified Registered Nurse and Podcast Host, Rosa Hart Media Consulting, LLC

track 2

From Healthcare Professional to Podcast Creator

Session 1

From Clinical Care to Creative Content: How Pediatricians Build Trust Through Child-Friendly Health Media

April Inniss, MD, MSc

Founder and Pediatrician

eekMD

Session 2

From Doctor-Speak to Patient Power: How to Create Content That Drives Self-Advocacy

Archelle Georgiou, MD

Physician, Strategic Advisor, Health Journalist, Georgiou Consulting

Session 3

From Scrubs to Screens: A Physician's Media Guide to News, Podcasts, and Content Creation

Owais Durrani, MD

Medical Content Creator

Non-Fungible Human, Content Creator

Session 4

CE-Worthy Content: Creating Nurse Podcasts That Meet Professional Development Standards

Shawna Butler, RN MBA

Host SEE YOU NOW podcast

Session 5

From Stigma to Understanding: How Podcast Storytelling Transforms Mental Health Care

Dr. Diane McIntosh, BSc Pharmacy, MD, FRCPC

Psychiatrist, Founder and CEO,

RAPIDS Health

track 3

How Healthcare Organizations Leverage Podcasts

Session 1

From Side Project to Strategic Asset: Scaling Healthcare Podcasts with Journalistic Standards

Jessie Cohen

Executive Producer and Managing Editor,

Children's Hospital Colorado

Melanie Douglass

Manager, Physician Relations,

Children's Hospital Colorado

Session 2

From Research to Practice: How the ADA Uses Podcasts to Engage Diabetes Professionals and Patients

Chris Kohler

Vice President, Publications

American Diabetes Association

Session 3

The Content Foundation: How One Podcast Powers Multi-Channel Policy Influence

Dan Gorenstein

Founder and Executive Editor, Tradeoffs

Jessica Silverman

Executive Director

Tradeoffs

Session 4

Compliance Doesn't Kill Creativity: How Pharma Teams Build Successful Podcasts Within Regulatory Constraints

Chad Parizman

Principal and Founder

Ader Communications

Session 5

Inside Out: How Internal Podcasts Bridge the Field-to-HQ Gap and Transform Corporate Communication

Kristen Griffiths

Assoc. Director, Communications & Patient Advocacy, U.S., Incyte

Session 6

From Isolation to Impact: How a Health Insurer's Sponsored Podcast Addresses the Loneliness Epidemic

Liz Keen

Executive Producer

Headline Productions

Closing Session

Day 1 Close

Dan Kendall

Host, Health Podcast Summit

Founder, CEO, Mission Based Media

Day 2

Thursday, Oct 2

Access sessions starting at:

10 am NYC

7 am LA

3 pm London

Opening Sessions

Welcome and Introduction

Dan Kendall

Host, Health Podcast Summit

Founder, CEO, Mission Based Media

Featured Interview

Master the Art of Earning Attention in Healthcare by Making Content That Serves Listeners First, Organizations Second

Steve Pratt

Author, Earn It: Unconventional Strategies for Brave Marketers,

The Creativity Business

Sponsored Session

Building Authority Through Audio: BetterHelp’s Transition from Podcast Sponsor to Podcast Host

Brittany Clevenger

Senior Director of Growth Marketing, Betterhelp

Emily Rudder

VP,

Acast Creative Studios

track 1

Creating and Growing Health Podcasts

Presenting Sponsor

Session 1

From $50K to $500K: The Real Cost of Healthcare Podcast Campaigns That Actually Drive Results

Aaron Strout

Executive Producer and Show Host

Reaching Higher Podcast

Session 2

Clips-Forward Strategy: Making One Podcast Episode Work Harder Than Your Entire Marketing Team

Arielle Nissenblatt

Head of Community and Content

EarBuds Podcast Collective/

Pinwheel Podcasts

Session 3

Beyond Traditional Outreach: How Health Advocates Can Create Connections Across Platforms

Danica Collins

Founder and CEO

Dia-Log the Insulin for Your Soul

Session 4

The Audio-Forward Revolution: How Healthcare Can Navigate Video, Social Media, and Platform Disruption

Bryan Barletta

Partner

Sounds Profitable

Session 5

Design Healthcare Podcasts Audiences Want, Not the Ones Organizations Think They Need

Richard Fawal

CEO

Voxtopica

Session 6

The Research-First Approach That Separates Recommendable Podcasts From Forgettable Ones

Tom Webster

Partner

Sounds Profitable

track 2

Using Podcasts to Drive Impact and Results

Session 1

Why Your Podcast Is the Ultimate Business Development and Content Marketing Engine

Greg Wasserman

Head of Relationships

RSS.com

Session 2

Turn Your Healthcare Podcast Into a Content Machine That Actually Generates Leads

Katie Brinkley

CEO, Social Media and Podcast Strategist

Next Step Social & Podcasting

Session 3

Stop Chasing Downloads: Build Healthcare Demand Through Podcasts That Generate Pipeline and Contracts

Saul Marquez

Founder & CEO

Outcomes Rocket

Session 4

Beyond Vanity Metrics:

Measuring Podcast Success in Healthcare Marketing

Vincent Grippi

Founder & CEO

Grippi Media

Session 5

From 125 Downloads to 3 Million: Scaling a Diabetes Podcast into a Multimedia Health Communication Business

Stacey Simms

President, Stacey Simms Media

Host, Diabetes Connections

Session 6

From 170 Million to 773 Million Hours:

The Explosive Growth of Weekly Podcast Consumption

Gabriel Soto

Senior Director of Research

Edison Research

TRACK 3

Reaching Specific Audiences

Session 1

Podcasting to Health Professionals: Creating Content That Supports Evidence-Based Care

Dan Cottrell

Podcaster In-Chief

The Podcast Guys

Sejal Patel

Senior Marketing Manager

Insulet

Session 2

The Stories They Silence:

How Authentic Women's Voices Transform Medical Systems

Maha Ganem

Public Health Entrepreneur, Host "Je pensais que j'étais la seule" (I Thought I Was the Only One)

Session 3

Women's Voices, Women's Choices: How Women's Health Podcasting Drives Real Change

Laurie McGraw

Chief Commercial Officer, Transcarent Host, Inspiring Women with Laurie McGraw

Mitzi Krockover, MD

Founder & CEO,

Woman Centered, LLC Host, Beyond the Paper Gown Podcast

Session 4

Transform Healthcare Events Through Podcasting:

Lessons From Building the Industry's Most Innovative Conference

Rich Scarfo

President

HLTH

Session 5

Small Audiences, Big Impact:

Why Healthcare Brands Choose Niche Over Mass-Market

James Cridland

Editor

Podnews

Closing Session

Close of Health Podcast Summit and Announcements

Dan Kendall

Host, Health Podcast Summit

Founder, CEO, Mission Based Media

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