A panel discussion on the future of healthcare will take place at the University of Buffalo (UB) on November 29th, featuring experts from both local and national levels. The event is free and open to the public, and will be held from 3-5 p.m. in the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB, with a networking reception following from 5-6:30 p.m.

Those unable to attend in person can also participate virtually. Registration for both in-person and virtual attendance can be done online. The panel discussion will be moderated by Allison Brashear, the vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, and Adnan Siddiqui, the CEO and CMO of the Jacobs Institute and vice chair and professor of neurosurgery in the Jacobs School.

The topics covered during this panel discussion will include “Self-Health Rising,” “Navigating the Intersection: Politics, Climate Change, and Public Health,” and “Health Equity and the Path Forward.” In addition to Brashear, Siddiqui, Ethan Watters as senior editor of the Future of Health Report, David E. Duncan as executive editor of