Sherry Glied, the chair of the second plenary session "Research During Polarized Times" at #ARM24 opened by noting there’s never been a non-polarized time in health policy and summarized the importance of: 1. Partnerships, especially with those you don’t naturally gravitate towards 2. Published papers are important, but researchers usually have something that goes beyond what’s published. 3. Being ready for the moment. You have to have the research ready so that you can present it at a time when people can listen and receive it. 4. Local, real-world data as opposed to more generalizable work. Panelists Sandro Galea, Emma Sandoe, PhD, MPH, Benjamin D. Sommers, and B. Cameron Webb, MD, JD also offered the following takeaways: 1. Talk about success stories 2. Individual papers can only go so far – you need to show a body of work 3. You can impact policy inside and outside government 4. Humans learn based on stories. We have to get better at telling stories about research Here’s what you can do: 1. Learn about your state agencies 2. Reach out when you have research 3. Network to make cross connections between federal, state, and academic institutions See you at the closing plenary today 12:15pm!
Excellent plenary session! I thoroughly enjoyed this panel discussion.
Senior Epidemiologist | Cancer Prevention and Control Expert | Public Voices Fellow
3moThis was a great plenary with valuable insights shared by thoughtful leaders, thank you!