From Populations to Individual Patients: Bridging the Public Health and Clinical Care Divide

Sunday, November 16, 2025

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Keynote Speaker(s)

Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS (he/him/his)

17th Surgeon General of the United States
Distinguished Laureate Professor - University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA, FACOG

Surgeon General
Office of the California Surgeon General
Los Angeles, California, United States
Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA, FAAFP

Chief Medical Officer for Prevention
American Heart Association
Dallas, Texas, United States
Josie Bidwell, DNP, RN, FNP-C, DipACLM, FACLM

Professor
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Erin L. Brackbill, MD, FAAP, DipABLM, FACLM

Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics
University of South Carolina School of Medicine Greenville/Prisma Health
Greenville, South Carolina, United States

In this dynamic opening keynote, former U.S. Surgeon General Rich Carmona, MD, MPH, FACS, leads a powerhouse panel of national leaders at the intersection of public health and clinical care. Together with Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAAFP (Chief Medical Officer of Prevention at American Heart Association), Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, MBA (California State Surgeon General), Josie Bidwell, DNP, RN, FNP-C, DipACLM, FACLM (founder of a groundbreaking LM center in Mississippi), and Erin Brackbill, MD, FAAP, DipABLM, FACLM (pediatric LM leader and expert), this session explores how to unify community-based prevention and clinical practice to transform health outcomes across the spectrum of care for all ages.

The panel will explore how lifestyle medicine can be used as an effective framework by systems, clinics, and communities to make the healthy choice the easy choice. Expect bold ideas, real-world examples, and a call to action for clinicians, policymakers, and community leaders alike.

Learning Objectives:

Understand the foundational principles of lifestyle medicine and its role in both public health and clinical care.
Analyze the barriers and opportunities for prevention, treatment and remission of chronic diseases across population health, public health, community and clinical settings.
Evaluate real-world clinical and community models for their impact on population health.
Apply strategies from the panel to your own practice or organization to foster cross-sector collaboration.
Create a vision for how your community or institution can support lifestyle medicine as a standard of care.