Feb 27 2024 44 mins
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We hear a great deal about depression today, but what is the real impact to our society? Hear from a patient and medical student managing this disease who has dedicated her life to answer this question.
Bruny Kenou graduated from Duke University in 2020 with a Distinction in Neuroscience and minors in Psychology and Chemistry. At the the NIH Molecular Neuroimaging lab Bruny worked with radiotracers to investigate novel therapeutics for neurodegenerative and neuropsychiatric diseases. Bruny's lived experience with mental illness has made her an advocate for fighting stigma and increasing access to adequate mental health care for marginalized populations.
Bruny also helped create a peer-to-peer mental health support program called DukeLine, and since graduating she volunteers as a Data Analyst for Lean On Me, a non-profit peer mental health support organization. Bruny currently serves as an advisor to one of the largest Mental Health Advocacy Organizations in the US, the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and can be reached at [email protected].
Rick Chapman brings decades of health economics and outcomes research expertise to his role as Chief Science Officer for The Innovation and Value Initiative (IVI). Prior to his role at IVI, Rich was Director of Health Economics at the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review, where he led the development of economic evaluations that accompanied rigorous reviews of clinical evidence. Rick holds a Ph.D. in health policy with a concentration in decision sciences from Harvard University. He also holds an MS in health policy and management from the Harvard School of Public Health. Rick can be reached at [email protected]. Learn more about The Innovation and Value Initiative here.
Learn more about the economic burden of adults with major depressive order and the article cited in the podcast here
David Chernov is a healthcare leader with over 30 years of experience, a founding member, and the former Executive Director of a multi-health system coalition. In this capacity, he was directly responsible for spearheading the funding, development, and execution of organizational policies to support multiple grants funded by federal and state agencies including the CDC, HRSA, and the state of Maryland.
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