Christopher Worsham
- Critical Care Physician
- Health Policy Researcher at Harvard
- Co-Author of 'Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health'
- Expert on the Intersection of Behavioral Economics & Medicine
Speaker Fee 🛈
Fee Range
$20,000 - $30,000
Virtual Fee:
$15,000 - $20,000
Travels From
Massachusetts
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Christopher Worsham Speaker Biography
Critical care physician, pulmonologist, and health policy researcher Dr. Christopher Worsham is co-author of Random Acts of Medicine: The Hidden Forces That Sway Doctors, Impact Patients, and Shape Our Health. A health policy researcher at Harvard, Dr. Worsham’s work sits at the intersection of behavioral economics and medicine – using big data in clever ways to study what motivates doctors and patients to behave the way they do – and how we can use that knowledge to make healthcare better. From his vantage point caring for the hospital’s sickest patients as a practicing critical care specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Worsham draws from his own research and others to glean valuable insights from the fascinating stories hiding in our health data in a way that is entertaining and approachable.
Dr. Worsham’s work, which focuses on finding creative ways to improve public health, has been published in top medical journals such as The New England Journal of Medicine and major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal. He is passionate about finding opportunities to create more equitable health care for everyone. Dr. Worsham has spoken for groups including the American Thoracic Society, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Ogilvy Health, the St. Louis County Library, Harvard University, and more.
Author Talk: ‘Random Acts of Medicine’
In this talk based on his book, Dr. CHRISTOPHER WORSHAM unpacks the hidden forces that motivate doctors and patients to behave the way they do – and shares how we can use that knowledge to make healthcare better. Dr. Worsham’s work sits at the intersection of behavioral economics and medicine, and he shares valuable insights and fascinating stories hiding in our health data in this entertaining and approachable talk.
