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Leading Einstein Healthcare Network’s Conversations on September 8, 2016 were (L-R) Douglas McGee, DO, Chief Academic Officer
and nationally recognized emergency medicine physician, Einstein Healthcare Network; Ann Whitehouse, PsyD, Bariatric Program
Psychologist, Einstein Healthcare Network; pop culture critic and award-winning Philadelphia Daily News columnist, Jenice Armstrong;
Ronnie Polaneczky, award-winning Philadelphia Daily News columnist and active listening proponent; New York Times Best-Selling author
Tory Johnson of ABC’s Good Morning America who served as Moderator for the evening; Janet Ko, MD, Assistant Program Director of the
OB/GYN Residency Program, Einstein Healthcare Network; and Barry Freedman, President and CEO, Einstein Healthcare Network.
CONVERSATIONS
Einstein’s Great Thinkers Series
continued on September 8, 2016 with Conversations:
Words That Can Change Lives. Held at the National
Museum of American Jewish History, the evening
featured TED Talk-styled presentations with both
Einstein and award-winning Philadelphia journalists
sharing their life-changing experiences.
Drawing on both their personal and professional
experiences, presenters led the audience in a
lively discussion about life-altering conversations.
Exchanging both humorous and heartfelt
experiences that have shaped their lives and
affected the lives of others, the speakers gave
guests a unique insight about the power of words,
assumptions and silence.
Moderating the evening’s event was Tory Johnson, of
ABC’s Good Morning America. As an award-winning
entrepreneur, she’s devoted her career to guiding
women to start and grow small businesses. She’s a
weekly contributor on Good Morning America where
she leads the popular “Deals & Steals” series offering
viewers exclusive savings on phenomenal products
chosen by her, and she also hosts a monthly show
on HSN called Deal Hunter.
Johnson shared with the crowd the very personal
journey of what prompted her to lose more than 60
pounds after a conversation with her ABC boss,
which she detailed in her candid #1 New York Times
bestseller, The Shift. Through a lively and humorous
recounting, Johnson demonstrated her five tips for
“shifting,” encouraging others to change their minds
for a better life.
Conversations was the second installment of
Einstein 150’s two-part Great Thinkers Series.
The speaker series honors Einstein’s tradition of
innovation, ground-breaking research and top-tier
patient-centered care.
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