Events

Past Event

May 20th Webinar - Health in the Era of Social Media

May 20, 2025
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM
America/New_York
Online Event

Join Columbia University Department of Pediatrics experts alongside experts from the Mailman School of Public Health and the Graduate School of Journalism, as we discuss how the practice of medicine and health communications is changing in the era of social media and a changing media landscape.  

Experts will discuss: 

  • Where families seek information and how it impacts the health of individuals, communities, and countries.
  • How individual physicians and public health systems can meet the challenges and opportunities of the current moment. 
  • Best practices for both seeking and sharing information

 

Panelists include: 

Dr. Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH 

Pediatrician, Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Health 

Professor of Pediatrics, Population and Family Health 

Columbia University Irving Medical Center 

 

Dr. Randi Epstein, MD, MPH 

Medical Author and Freelance Journalist 

Adjunct Assistant Professor of Journalism, 

Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. 

 

Dr. Renata Schiavo, PhD, MA, CCL 

Global Health Practitioner, Senior Lecturer 

Editor-in-Chief, the Journal of Communication in Healthcare. 

Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health 

Contact Information

Hannah Pai
(347) 573 1333