Monday 22 June 2020
15:00
Post COVID-19: The quest for a vaccine and the future of care
Tim G. Ferris MD, MPH and Bruce D. Walker MD
We will be getting together with Tim Ferris and Bruce Walker to discuss how Mass General, Harvard and MIT are working together to develop a vaccine and change healthcare.
Tim is is chief executive officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Trained in internal medicine and pediatrics, Tim is a practicing primary care physician at Mass General. Prior positions include the senior vice president for population health at Partners HealthCare, medical director of the Mass General Physicians Organization, and vice president for quality for the MGH Department of Pediatrics.
Tim has played multiple roles at the national and international level. He is currently a member of the Secretary of Health and Human Services independent advisory council on physician payment policy in the US and serves on the board of England’s National Health Service (NHS Improvement).
"In the wake of the clinical crisis created by the COVID pandemic, we now face the daunting scientific challenge of delivering a vaccine to the world’s population."
Tim is is chief executive officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Trained in internal medicine and pediatrics, Tim is a practicing primary care physician at Mass General. Prior positions include the senior vice president for population health at Partners HealthCare, medical director of the Mass General Physicians Organization, and vice president for quality for the MGH Department of Pediatrics.
Tim has played multiple roles at the national and international level. He is currently a member of the Secretary of Health and Human Services independent advisory council on physician payment policy in the US and serves on the board of England’s National Health Service (NHS Improvement).
