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Holly Atkinson, MD Award-winning medical journalist with over 20 years of experience in medical information and business Editor-in-Chief of "HealthNews," the consumer newsletter of the Massachusetts Medical Society Founder and former President and CEO of Reuters Health Information Keynote Fee : $5,001 - $10,000 plus expenses  Fee Note Travels From: NY ADD SPEAKER TO LIST  |   ADDITIONAL MATERIALS PRINT BIO   |  PREVIEW VIDEO

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The Five Keys to Optimal Health

"Good health" doesn't just consist of the lack of illness and being in good physical shape. Optimal health is only achieved when an individual maximizes five critical dimensions in her or his life. Dr. Atkinson explores these five dimensions of optimal well-being, offering practical advice from recent medical research mixed with pearls of wisdom handed down through the ages for improving one's emotional, social, intellectual, physical, and spiritual well being. "The Five Keys" is down-to-earth, warm, funny, and inspirational, with loads of take-home messages for both sexes and all ages.

Consumers: Their Wish, It's Your Command

The consumer revolution continues to alter the healthcare landscape. In her presentation, Dr. Atkinson explores the major consumer trends in the marketplace, describes the impact these trends are having on the practice and delivery of healthcare, and discusses the impact consumers' wishes have on healthcare organizations. Healthcare executives and clinicians have given this speech rave reviews because Dr. Atkinson is insightful in her criticism, funny in her presentation, and inspirational about the possibilities for change.

Breast Health and Wellness

With breast cancer one of the leading cancer killers of women, it is especially important for today's women to understand breast health and wellness. Dr. Atkinson gives an informative and delightful talk on the female breast and how to take care of it! The audience will learn about the normal anatomy and physiology of the breast (who ever taught us?), the signs and symptoms of common conditions and diseases of the breast and warning signs of breast cancer. Most importantly, the audience will learn how to maintain good breast health, gain an appreciation of self exam, clinical examination, and mammography, and learn what steps to take if they note any changes.

Medicine and the Media

With over 20 years of experience as a medical journalist, Dr. Atkinson gives a fascinating talk on medicine and the media. She explores the challenges that consumers face today in sorting through the glut of medical information reported by the nation's press. One week the headlines rave about the benefits of antioxidant vitamins; the next week these vitamins are panned. Should you eat butter or margerine, which is best? So, how much exercise do you really need? Should any menopausal woman ever take estrogen? Dr. Atkinson gives practical tips on how to read the medical news and sort through the clutter, and in the process, gives answers to many of the burning questions that the health-conscious audience is dying to ask.

Best Medical Treatments for Women

For decades, the medical establishment ignored many diseases of women, conducted medical experiments with only male subjects, and virtually failed to recognize the role of gender in healthcare. In this speech, Dr. Atkinson brings the audience up to date on the latest in women's health: what's hot, what's not, what's controversial, and what questions women need to ask their doctors. In the question and answer period that follows, she fields questions about the best medical treatments for women, for menopause, osteoporosis, and Alzheimer's disease, breast cancer, weight loss, and whether or not vitamins are the secret of good health. Not to be missed.

Women and Fatigue

Dr. Atkinson wrote what's now considered the definitive book on the subject. After fifteen years, Women and Fatigue is still going strong, and Dr. Atkinson is still getting standing ovations from audiences when she delivers this incredibly inspirational speech. Fatigue is a very real problem for women that, too often, families and physicians fail to take seriously. Dr. Atkinson stresses - to the great relief of women - that fatigue is never a figment of their imagination. Most of the time, there are several causes of a woman's fatigue, and the good news is that something can be done about all of them. Dr. Atkinson shares with the audience the major energy drainers and major energy boosters, and gives countless practical tips on how to tip the balance in favor of the boosters. Every woman will come away from this speech having laughed a lot, and learned a lot, not only about how to conquer fatigue, but how to enhance her life.

Conquering Heart Disease

Although we've made significant inroads against heart disease in the last 25 years, it is still the leading killer of American men and women. Dr. Atkinson shares with the audience the latest facts about heart disease, practical advice about diet and exercise, and ways to manage stress and anger. This presentation can be specifically tailored to women, who still too often believe that only men have heart attacks. In the women-only event, Dr. Atkinson focuses on the role that estrogen plays in protecting a woman's heart, and what we've learned about hormone replacement therapy from the Women's Health Initiative Study. This presentation will be followed by a very lively question and answer period.

Health and Human Rights

As we enter the 21st century, the belief in human rights as fundamental to life everywhere on the globe has taken center stage. Violations of human rights have a particularly devastating effect of people's mental and physical health. As President of the non-profit group, Physicians for Human Rights, Dr. Atkinson gives a fascinating talk on the intersection of Health and Human Rights. She argues passionately that by protecting and promoting human rights both home and abroad, we can have a major impact on protecting and promoting health: our own health, the health of our children and the health and well-being of our planet. Promoting human rights is not just luxury, but a necessity that is in our own best interest. Dr. Atkinson delivers this presentation for college audiences, business audiences, and healthcare professionals.

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Speaker Information

With over 20 years of experience in medical information and business, Dr. Holly Atkinson is editor-in-chief of the consumer newsletter HealthNews, launched 12 years ago by the Massachusetts Medical Society, publisher of the New England Journal of Medicine. She is also Associate Professor of Public Health (courtesy), Department of Public Health at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. In addition, she is an associate in KSR Associates, a privately held consulting firm that excels in corporate development, capital information, and M&A intermediation.

Dr. Atkinson brings a unique blend of experience and skill to her work; she has business acumen, media savvy, editorial proficiency, and medical expertise. With degrees in both medicine and journalism, and broad international business experience, she has worked in print, broadcast television and web-based technologies for both the medical professional and consumer audiences.

Previously, Dr. Atkinson was President of iVillageHealth.com, the health channel of the popular women's website "iVillage.com," where she led a redesign of the site. Before iVillage, Dr. Atkinson was a founder as well as President and CEO of Reuters Health Information, Inc. Within 3 years of taking the helm, she had led the news company to profitability and international recognition. Prior to joining Reuters, Atkinson was at Lifetime Medical Television for 10 years where she oversaw, as Senior Vice President of Programming, the continuing medical education programming that aired on the network.

Dr. Atkinson was a member of the original team who launched JournalWatch, a monthly summary of important medical research findings developed for the practicing physician by Massachusetts Medical Society. The first issue was launched over 19 years ago, and today, JournalWatch has grown into several subspecialty newsletters widely distributed throughout the United States and abroad. After writing for JournalWatch for seven years, the Massachusetts Medical Society asked Dr. Atkinson to help launch a consumer health newsletter, HealthNews.

Dr. Atkinson is an award-winning medical journalist and a gifted and noted public speaker. She has engaged national audiences on a wide range of medical topics for over 20 years. She has extensive experience as a medical correspondent, including assignments with NBC's "Today" show, "The CBS Morning News," Lifetime Medical Television, and the PBS health show, "BodyWatch." The author of the bestselling book Women and Fatigue, she has been a columnist for New Woman magazine, and a resident physician on "Dr.Weil.com" and "iVillageHealth.com," both leading Internet sites.

Devoting considerable time to a number of non-profit organizations and charities, Dr. Atkinson is President of Physicians for Human Rights, an organization that shared in the Nobel Peace Prize in 1997 for its effort to eradicate landmines. In 1995, she conducted a medical mission to Bosnia where she documented the health effects of landmines on civilians. She is also First Vice President of Legal Momentum, the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization devoted to advancing equality for women

Dr. Atkinson has an MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and a MS degree in journalism from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Colgate University with a BS in Biology. She is currently a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

Telling it like it is, Dr. Atkinson sends her audiences home with the ability to be more intelligent about exercising their healthcare options. Audiences find her highly informative, humorous, and inspirational.

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Testimonials

"Your presentations were thoughtful, sensitive to the audience, and provided excellent guidance for those seeking to improve their lives. On top of all that, you were a delightful dinner guest on Saturday evening."

- Preferred Care

"You did a fabulous job on Saturday and I've received so many compliments on your keynote address. [It] was so factual, real, and motivating. As an attendee, you truly motivated me to make some positive changes in my lifestyle. You can count that I will be watching more carefully my diet and excercise!"

- Presbyterian Healthcare System

"Her remarks conveyed her knowledge and experience with cardiac health and philanthropy, but also were warm, personal and engaging. [Her] speech could not have been better or more appropriate if the foundation had scripted her."

- United Regional Healthcare Foundation