Round Table Discussion with Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Sponsored by the Gottesman Libraries and Department of Health & Behavior Studies, medical expert Paul Offit, MD once again graciously returned to TC and agreed to participate in a Q&A discussion with some faculty, current and former students, and community member prior to his Book Talk.
Round Table Discussion with Paul A. Offit, M.D.
Sponsored by the Gottesman Libraries and Department
of Health & Behavior Studies,
medical expert Paul Offit, MD once again graciously returned to TC and agreed
to participate in a Q&A discussion with some faculty, current and former students,
and community member prior to his Book Talk. (10/29/13)
Medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D. graciously agreed to an informal Q&A
Round Table Discussion with a few invited faculty, current and former students,
and community member to discuss his newly (2013) released book Do You
Believe in Magic? His latest book offers a scathing
exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some
popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of
them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
Participating in the Round Table Discussion were (R to L):
Dr. Christine Pawelski - Adjunct Associate Professor, TC- HBS Department, Special EducationMr. Ron Bruno - Executive Director, Morningside Retirement & Health Services, Inc.
Dr. Karen Dolins - Adjunct Associate Professor, TC-HBS Department, Nutrition and Exercise Physiology
Dr. Paul A. Offit - Author, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases and Director of the Vaccines Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Dr. Elizabeth Finnegan - Graduate Head & Assistant Professor - St. Thomas Aquinas College, NY (TC Alum)
Ms. Kalli Kemp - Doctoral candidate-ID/Autism - TC -HBS Department, Special Education
Published Friday, Nov. 22, 2013