PNHP’s 2023 Annual Meeting in Atlanta drew physicians, students, and health justice activists from across the country for a weekend of learning, organizing, and direct action. Please see below to access a selection of archival recordings, slideshows, and handouts from the meeting. To view photos from the meeting, visit our Flickr page.
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Leadership Training (Nov. 10)
Agenda & schedule for the Leadership Training
Single Payer 101, presented by Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH, Vice President, Physicians for a National Health Program (download slideshow here)
Welcome Message, presented by Philip Verhoef, MD, PhD, President, Physicians for a National Health Program
Transform your chapter’s people power into effective action, presented by Toby Terwilliger, MD, C0-Chair, PNHP Georgia Steering Committee; George Bohmfalk, MD, Chair, Health Care Justice – North Carolina; and Morgan Moore, Executive Director, Physicians for a National Health Program, NY Metro Chapter, (download slideshow here)
Narrative change and building relationships with elected officials, presented by Rebecca Cerese, Health Engagement Coordinator, Health Advocacy Project, North Carolina Justice Center; and Max Brockwell, Political Advocacy Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program, (download slideshow here)
Introduction to direct action: agitate, educate, organize!, presented by Ksenia Varlyguina, MPH
Rooted in radical change: organizing, advocacy, mobilizing, presented by Andy Hyatt, MD, Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program; and Richard Bruno, MD, MPH, Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program
Building strong leaders and powerful SNaHP chapters, presented by James Moore, Media Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program; and Yosha Singh, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program, (download slideshow here)
Closing, debrief, and evaluation, presented by Lori Clark, National Organizer, Physicians for a National Health Program; and Ksenia Varlyguina, MPH
Lessons from house staff union organizing: Overcoming fear and building power, presented by Andy Hyatt, MD, Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program (download slideshow here)
Annual Meeting (Nov. 11)
Agenda & schedule for the Annual Meeting
SNaHP Welcome: Building the single payer movement, presented by Ryan Parnell, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program; Constance Fontanet, Infrastructure Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program
Health Policy Update, presented by Adam Gaffney, MD, MPH, Past President, Physicians for a National Health Program; with James Waters, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program, on Medicare Advantage, (Dr. Gaffney slideshow—with alternate visuals by Dr. Ed Weisbart—here; James Waters slideshow here)
Messaging Medicare (dis)Advantage, by Jay Marcellus, Director of Narrative, ASO Communications, with an introduction by Ed Weisbart, MD, Board Secretary, Physicians for a National Health Program, (download Medicare Advantage messaging report here; access ASO Communications messaging guides here)
PNHP’s MA Campaign, presented by Jack Bernard, former Director of Health Planning for the State of Georgia
Building Progressive Power: Lessons from Georgia, discussion featuring Keron Blair, Chief of Field and Organizing, New Georgia Project; and Sanjeev Sriram, MD, MPH, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program
SNaHP Plenary: SNaHP’s Moment to Move the Movement Forward, panel featuring Sanjeev Sriram, MD, MPH, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program; Alankrita Olson, MD, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program; and Richard Bruno, MD, MPH, Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program; moderated by Robertha Barnes, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program
Opportunities for federal action, presented by Alex Lawson, MPP, Executive Director, Social Security Works; and Amirah Sequeira, MPhil, Legislative Director, National Nurses United (learn more about the Medicare for All Act of 2023 here)
The “advantage” of stealth advocacy, presented by George Bohmfalk, MD, Chair, Health Care Justice – North Carolina; Corinne Frugoni, MD, Co-Chair, Humboldt Health Care for All/PNHP; Patty Harvey, Co-Chair, Humboldt Health Care for All/PNHP; and Ed Weisbart, MD, Board Secretary, Physicians for a National Health Program
Moral injury: What is it? How to talk about it and what the hell does it have to do with PNHP?, presented by Carol Paris, MD, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program; Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH, Vice President, Physicians for a National Health Program; and Janine Petito, MD, (download handout here)
Lessons from the labor movement, presented by Rose Roach, National Coordinator, Labor Campaign for Single Payer; and Rita Valenti, RN, Board Member, Healthcare-NOW!
Building a national movement through state and local organizing, presented by Mallika Sabharwal, MD, formerly active with Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care; Ashley Duhon, MD, Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program; Hugh Foy, MD, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program; and Henk Goorhuis, MD, former Board Chair, Maine AllCare; moderated by Oliver Fein, MD, Chair, Executive Committee, Physicians for a National Health Program, NY Metro Chapter
Building your chapter’s power through game changing resolution campaigns, presented by Max Brockwell, Political Advocacy Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program; and Joey Ballard, (download slideshow here)
The intersection of reproductive justice and single payer: The work continues, presented by Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH, Vice President, Physicians for a National Health Program; Martha Livingston, PhD, Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, Physicians for a National Health Program, NY Metro Chapter; Michael Massey, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program; Amir Jones; and Ashley Duhon, MD, Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program, (download slideshow here)
Addressing racist blindspots in our movement, presented by Sanjeev Sriram, MD, MPH, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program; Robertha Barnes, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program, (download slideshow here)
How Medicare for All can alleviate mass incarceration, presented by Mark Spencer, MD, (download slideshow here)
Problems of commodification in health care, presented by Martin Shapiro, MD, PhD, MPH; and Erin Fuse Brown, JD, MPH, (Dr. Shapiro slideshow here; Erin Fuse Brown slideshow here)
Keynote address: Confronting Racism Denial: Naming Racism and Moving to Action, by Camara P. Jones, MD, MPH, PhD, Past President, American Public Health Association, with an introduction by Robertha Barnes, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program, (download slideshow here)
35th Anniversary Dinner
PNHP celebrated 35 years since our incorporation with a special anniversary dinner that included tributes to our allies, past presidents, student leaders, and co-founders.
- Program booklet (access PDF version here)
- Photos from our history (play slideshow here)
- 35th anniversary program (access slideshow here)
Health Activist Awards
Dr. Quentin Young Health Activist Award, presented to George Bohmfalk, MD, Chair, Health Care Justice – North Carolina by Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH, Vice President, Physicians for a National Health Program
Dr. Quentin Young Health Activist Award, presented to Diljeet Singh, MD, DrPH, Vice President, Physicians for a National Health Program by Ashley Duhon, M.D., Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program
Nicholas Skala Student Activist Award, presented to Donald Bourne, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program by Ashley Duhon, M.D., Board Adviser, Physicians for a National Health Program
SNaHP Summit (Nov. 12)
Agenda & schedule for the SNaHP Summit
When you don’t think you can: An honest conversation about obstacles to advocacy, discussion featuring Philip Verhoef, MD, MPH, President, Physicians for a National Health Program; Claudia Fegan, MD, National Coordinator, Physicians for a National Health Program; Alankrita Olson, MD, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program; and Ksenia Varlyguina, MPH; moderated by Emily Huff, Education Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program
How to talk about single payer so people will listen, and listen so people will talk, presented by Emily Huff, Education Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program; Cortez Johnson, Infrastructure Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program; and Ed Weisbart, MD, Board Secretary, Physicians for a National Health Program (download slideshow here)
Building relationships and holding our elected officials accountable, presented by Edward Si, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program; Ben Williams; and Carol Paris, MD, National Board Member, Physicians for a National Health Program, (download handout here)
Building your career in SNaHP and PNHP – Telling your health care advocacy story, by Isabella Pavkov, Infrastructure Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program; and Michael Massey, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program, (download slideshow here)
Stop Cop City: Intersections with health care and lessons learned, by Hamdi Abdi; Ruby Rousseau (download slideshow here)
Closing session, presented by Ryan Parnell, Executive Board Member, Students for a National Health Program; Constance Fontanet, Infrastructure Co-Chair, Students for a National Health Program
Public Action (Nov. 12)
PNHP members from across the country joined PNHP Georgia and local health justice activists for a march and rally demanding full Medicaid expansion in Georgia … and for the city to reclaim the recently closed Atlanta Medical Center and recommit to using it as a health resource for the community.
March starting at Martin Luther King Jr. National Park
Rally at the Atlanta Medical Center
This public action attracted media attention from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (article here; medical student op-ed here). Less than one week later, it was reported that Georgia House Republicans were seriously considering full Medicaid expansion.