Health Policy Events
Creating a dialogue is critical to developing effective policy options to address public welfare concerns in health care. We engage in a variety of initiatives to increase civil dialogue related to different policy perspectives.
Upcoming Events
2025 Fellowship in Health Policy and Media - final presentations
Join us for the Health Policy and Media Fellowship final presentations to hear about the impactful reseach and unique projects being done by our 2023-2025 Fellows.
Date: June 11th, 2025 - 4:00-5:30 PM ET
Presenters: 2023-2025 Health Policy and Media Fellows
Past Events
2024 Fellowship in Health Policy and Media - final presentations
Date: June 13th, 2024
Presenters: 2023-2024 Fellows
The Essentials of Conducting a Policy Analysis
Date: December 7th, 2023
Presenter: Ric Ricciardi, GW Nursing
Professional Use of Social Media in Healthcare
Date: September 20, 2023
Presenter: Melissa Batchelor, GW Nursing
2023 Fellowship in Health Policy and Media - final presentations
Date: June 6th, 2023
Presenters: 2022-2023 Fellows
2022 Fellowship in Health Policy and Media - final presentations
Date: June 24th, 2022
Presenter: 2021-2022 Fellows
Perspectives on Policy: Writing Op Eds, Blogs, and Commentaries
Date: March 24, 2022 - 11AM-1PM
Presenter: Diana Mason, GW Nursing
Using Social Media to Influence Policy
Date: Wed, October 20, 2021 - 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Presenter: Melissa Batchelor, GW Nursing
The Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement co-hosted the 2024-2025 Cancer Survivorship and Health Policy webinar series with the GW Cancer Center's Cancer Control and Health Equity program and Office of Health Policy and Population Science. This webinar series was funded by the GW University Seminar Series Funding Program.
The Changing Landscape of Cancer Survivorship
Date: March 25, 2025 (12-1PM ET)
Presenter: Faysal Haroun, University of Minnesota
Cancer Survivorship in Pediatric and Adolescent Populations
Date: Feb 5, 2025 (12P-1PM ET)
Presenter: Wendy Landier, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cancer Survivorship in the Primary Care Setting
Date: November 6, 2024 (12-1PM ET)
Presenter: Shawna Hudson, Rutgers Health
Cancer Survivorship Research to Inform Policy and Practice
Date: October 10, 2024 (12-1PM ET)
Presenter: Robin Yabroff, American Cancer Society
Opportunities for Dissemination and Implementation Research to Influence Policy in Cancer Prevention and Control Equity
Date: April 5th, 12PM-1PM ET
Presenter: Karen Emmons, Professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Chronic Disease Prevention: The Influence of Implementation Research in Advancing Health Policy
Date: February 7th, 12PM-1PM ET
Presenter: Ross Brownson, Distinguished Professor at Washington University in Saint Louis
Influencing Public Policy through Dissemination and Implementation Research
Date: November 3rd, 1PM-2PM ET
Presenter: Jonathan Purtle, NYU’s Global Center for Implementation Science
Presentations by national leaders in health policy
Transforming Behavioral Health In The US: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Response
Date: April 27, 2022 - 3PM-4PM
Presenter: Rebecca Haffajee, Department of Health and Human Services, Acting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)
Advancing Science on Social Determinants of Health and Health Inequities as a Nurse Researcher
Date: Wednesday, November 18, 2020 - 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Presenter: Shannon Zenk - Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Maternal Health and Disparities: Legislative Policy and Issues
Date: Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 8:00-9:30 AM
Presenter: Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-IL 14th District
Location: Milken Institute School of Public Health - 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW
Age-Friendly Health Systems
Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 - 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Presenter: Dr. Terry Fulmer, President of the John A. Hartford Foundation
Location: Continental Ballroom - Marvin Center, 800 21st NW, Washington, DC 20052
Medical and Technological Breakthroughs Shaping Health, Policy and Society
Date: Monday, December 10, 2018
Presenter: Dr. Victor J. Dzau, President of the National Academy of Medicine
Location: Betts Theatre at Marvin Center
U.S. Surgeon General's Talk On Opioid Epidemic
Date: Monday, October 1, 2018
Presenter: U.S. Surgeon General Vice Admiral Jerome M. Adams, MD, MPH
Location: Betts Theatre at Marvin Center
Discussion with policy heads from nursing organizations
Advocacy in the Age of Adversity: The Need for Nurses to be Engaged in Public Policy
Date: Tuesday, January 21, 2020 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Alec Stone, Public Affairs Director with Oncology Nursing Society
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room and Webex
Healthcare Advocacy through the Nursing Lens: Lesson Learned and Future Directions
Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2019 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Dave Mason, president of Mason Consulting and a government affairs consultant for nursing organizations
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room and Webex
Policies and Research to Optimize Student Health
Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: National Association of School Nurses: Donna Mazyck - Executive Director, and Erin Maughan - Director of Research
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room and Webex
Leading NP Education – NONPF's 2019 Strategic Direction
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Presenter: Mary Beth Bigley, CEO of the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
Creating Policy with a Purpose
Date: Tuesday, February 26, 2019
Presenter: Suzanne Miyamoto, CEO of the American Academy of Nursing
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
New Year, New Congress: How Your Voice Helps Shape Policy
Date: Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Presenter: Rachel L. Stevenson, MA, Director of Government Affairs at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
Nurses Leading Change Through Policy Advocacy
Date: Tuesday, November 27, 2018
Presenter: Andrea Brassard, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor at the Center to Champion Nursing in America
Location: Foggy Bottom Large Conference Room
School Nurses and School-based Health Centers: Partners in Addressing Health Inequities
Date: March 23, 2023 - 10 AM - 11 AM ET
Presenters: Dr. Erin Maughan, Dr. Adrianna Glenn, Elizabeth McDermott, Julie Gibbons
Policy Opportunities to Improve Perinatal Mental Health
Date: February 11, 2022 - 11AM-12PM
Presenter: Jennifer Moore, Institute for Medicaid Innovation, Founding Executive Director
Disseminating The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report: Strategies and Challenges
Date: January 26, 2022 - 1PM-2PM
Presenter: Ashley Darcy-Mahoney, GW Nursing
Assessing State and Local Alcohol Control Policies and Enforcement
Date: Mon, November 15, 2021 - 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Presenter: Toben Nelson, RWJF Inter-disciplinary Research Leader co-director
State Executive Actions that Changed Healthcare Workforce Flexibility in Response to COVID-19
Date: Wed, September 22, 2021 - 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Presenter: Polly Pittman & Mullan Inst. associates, Julia Strasser and Meg Ziemann
Health Reform from a Libertarian Perspective
Date: Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Presenters: Michael Cannon, JM, MA
Crisis Standards of Care
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2021 - 4:00-5:00 PM ET
Presenters: Dan Hanfling, MD
Ethical Challenges for Nurses During COVID-19
Date: Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Presenters: Georgina Morley, Ph.D., MSc, RN and Connie Ulrich, Ph.D., MSN, RN
#SocialMedia101: Your @InfluenceRx_
Date: Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 3:00-4:00 PM ET
Presenters: Melissa Batchelor, Ph.D., RN, FNP, FAAN, Becca Darmoc, MS, and Mona Shattell, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
The Policy-Academia-Nursing Nexus: Lessons from a Year on Capitol Hill
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 - 1:00-2:00 PM ET
Presenter: Ellen Kurtzman - GW Nursing Professor and RWFJ Policy Fellow
Global Advanced Practice Nursing Leadership in the Era of COVID-19
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 - 4:00-5:00 PM ET
Presenters: Susan Hassmiller (RWJF), Joyce Pulcini (GW Nursing), Silvia Cassiani, (PAHO/WHO), David Stewart (ICN), and Joyce Knestrick (GW Nursing and AANP)
Masks and PPE: COVID-19 and the Next Pandemic
Date: Friday, April 10, 2020 - 1:30 - 2:30 PM
Presenter: Diana Mason and Christopher Friese, leaders in nursing, health policy, public health, and media