May 5, 2022
On May 5, The Washington Diplomat will host its 2022 Diplomat Health Conference to convene embassy representatives, foreign governments, private sector, think tanks, U.S. government officials, international multilateral organizations and other healthcare institutions to discuss the latest developments in global healthcare..
DIPLOMAT HEALTH CONFERENCE 2022 - Topics
- COVID-19 vaccines: Where the U.S. and the rest of the world stand
- The pandemic’s long-term impact on U.S. health care
- Innovations in medicine
- The policy challenges of tackling global pandemics
- Top hospitals/medical providers in the U.S.
- The latest in cancer and cardiovascular treatments
- Mental health
- Establishing U.S. medical partnerships abroad

DIPLOMAT HEALTH CONFERENCE 2021 - Schedule
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9:00 AM
- Victor Shiblie- Washington Diplomat - Welcome
- Ambassador of New Zealand Rosemary Banks
- Stewart Simonson - Assistant Director General WHO -
9:15 AM
COVID-19 IN THE USA
Moderated BY Anna Gawel - Washington Diplomat
- Dr. Bechara Choucair - White House
- Apoorva Mandavilli - New York Times -
10:00 AM
CARDIOLOGY
— Moderated by Anna Gowel
- Dr. Steven Nissen - Cleveland Clinic
- Dr. Brian Choi - George Washington University Hospital
- Dr. Yves d'Udekem - Children's National Hospital -
11:00 AM
INNOVATION IN HEALTH
— Moderated by Eric Ham
- Dr. Martin Pomper - Johns Hopkins University Hospital
- Dr. Ashkan Monfared - George Washington University Hospital
- Dr. Alejandro Jose Lopez-Magallon, Children's National Hospital
- Dr. Bruce Wollman - Kaiser Permanente -
11:45 AM
MENTAL HEALTH
— Moderated by Eric Ham
- Dr. Erica Richard - Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Erin Bogdanski, founder of Thera Inc. - Mental Health Counselor
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9:00 AM
Anna Gawel - Welcome
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S HEALTH CARE REFORMS
— Moderated by Anna Gawel
- Matthew Fiedler, USC-Brookings Schaeffer Initiative for Health Policy
- Dr. Danny Avula, Virginia COVID Coordinator -
9:45 AM
CHOOSING TOP HEALTH CARE
— Moderated by Eric Ham
- Ben Harder - US News and World Reports
- Dr. Paul Keckley - The Keckley Report
- Dr. David G. Vequist - Center for Medical Tourism Research -
11:30 AM
EMBASSY PERSPECTIVE
— Moderated by Eric Ham
- Dr. Djaoued Bedjaoui - Embassy of the UAE
- Dr. Marise R. Norgueira - Embassy of Brazil -
11:45 AM
MENTAL HEALTH
— Moderated by Eric Ham
- Dr. Erica Richard - Sibley Memorial Hospital
- Erin Bogdanski, founder of Thera Inc. - Mental Health Counselor
Meet our past Conference Speakers

Rosemary Banks has had a forty year career in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, including six p

Immunization Systems Branch CDC

Belgian born and educated, Yves d’Udekem, M.D., Ph.D., graduated from Universite Catholique de

Dr. Baruch currently supports the Commercial team from a Clinical perspective, acting as a Sales and

Managing Editor The Keckley Group

Chief Medical Director Medical Officer, Cigna Global Health Benefits
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