Leana Wen, MD, MSc, FAAEM, health columnist, The Washington Post, is one of today’s most trusted voices in public health. She shares her perspective on whether AI can meaningfully address health care’s biggest challenges and discusses her concerns about bias, privacy and the potential for a two-tiered system. She also reflects on how parenthood reshaped her views on medicine, paid leave, childcare and empathy, and how her mother’s misdiagnosis inspired her to advocate for clinicians to enhance their listening skills in the exam room.

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Leana Wen, MD, MSc, FAAEM, Health Columnist, The Washington Post

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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At the 2025 Ginsburg Institute Symposium in Orlando, themed Healing Through the Arts, the fireside chat brought together two self-described “theater kids” and leaders in children’s health: Wizdom Powell, PhD, MPH, CMHC, CEO, Unified Youth, and Myron Rolle, MD, MS, former NFL player and current pediatric neurosurgeon, Nemours Children’s Health. Together, they explore how creativity and play are essential to child development — strengthening brain architecture through neuroplasticity and supporting emotional regulation and resilience. Drawing on science, medicine and personal experience, the conversation underscores why the arts, nature and other whole-child approaches should complement traditional health care to help children thrive.

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Wizdom Powell, PhD, MPH, CMHC, Chief Executive Officer, Unified Youth

Myron Rolle, MD, MS, former NFL player, Pediatric Neurosurgeon, Nemours Children's Health

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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AI in health care isn’t a distant future — it's happening right now. Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, Chief Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer, Mayo Clinic, joined us at HLTH 2025 to share what this transformation looks like on the ground: dozens of AI tools already in daily use, breakthrough models detecting disease earlier than ever, and emerging foundations for precision medicine and digital twins. He also explains the challenges ahead — data quality, workflow integration and privacy gaps — alongside the extraordinary opportunities AI offers to improve patient care, research and education.

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Micky Tripathi, PhD, MPP, Chief Artificial Intelligence Implementation Officer, Mayo Clinic

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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How do we close the gaps in care for children’s mental health right now — not months from now?

In part two, we highlight two evidence-based models delivering rapid, meaningful support: HealthySteps, which strengthens early relational health in primary care; and PATH, a telemental-health program offering fast, targeted access for kids and teens.

Rahil Briggs, PsyD, National Director, HealthySteps, and Amanda Lochrie, PhD, MBA, ABPP, Executive Director, Child and Behavioral Health, Medical Director, PATH, Nemours Children’s Health, join us to explain how these programs meet families where they are, reduce stigma, shorten wait times, and lay the groundwork for children to flourish. Their work is detailed in a new issue brief from the Nemours Children’s Office of Policy and Prevention: Promoting Mental Well-Being for Children: Promising Pediatric Mental Health Models That Help Children Thrive.

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Rahil Briggs, PsyD, National Director, HealthySteps

Amanda Lochrie, PhD, MBA, ABPP, Executive Director, Child and Behavioral Health, Medical Director, PATH, Nemours Children’s Health

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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Schools are more than places to learn — they can be essential gateways to mental health care. We look at how school-based health centers are expanding behavioral health services for children served by Nationwide Children’s and Nemours Children’s Health, drawing on promising models highlighted in a new issue brief from the Nemours Children’s National Office of Policy and Prevention.

This is part one of a two-part series on improving access to pediatric mental health care. Part two will explore how telehealth and early relational health models help children thrive.

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Featuring:
Daniella Gratale, MA, Associate Vice President, Federal Affairs, Nemours Children's Health

Hannah Wagner, MPP, Senior Advisor, Policy Development and Partnership, Nemours Children’s Health

Mary Kay Irwin, EdD, Senior Director, School-Based Health, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Jason E. Boye, PhD, ABPP, Clinical Director of School-Based Behavioral Health, Clinical Population Health Informatics Advisor, Nemours Children’s Health, and Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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What children eat today is heavily influenced by powerful forces — from ultra-processed “kids’ foods” to marketing strategies designed to keep them hooked. World-renowned nutrition expert Dr. Marion Nestle explains how we got here, why parents are facing an uphill battle and what real solutions look like.

We discuss school meals, the “pester factor,” the connection between food insecurity and obesity, and how other countries are taking a different approach. Dr. Nestle also offers practical, hopeful steps parents, grandparents and caregivers can take to help children develop a healthier relationship with food.

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Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, New York University

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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Child trafficking isn’t a distant issue — it happens in our own communities, often hiding in plain sight. Erin Williamson, LCSW, Chief Programs & Strategy Officer, Love146, a nationally recognized expert on child exploitation and trauma-informed care, shares insight into the realities of child trafficking. She discusses how health care providers, educators and community members can recognize red flags, build trust with vulnerable youth, and provide wraparound support that restores safety and dignity.

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Featuring:
Erin Williamson, LCSW, Chief Programs & Strategy Officer, Love146

Host/Producer: Carol Vassar

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Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children's Health Podcast is exploring all the ways we can create the healthiest generations of children ever.

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