A panel discussion on the future of health care will take place at UB on November 29th, featuring experts from local and national levels. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 3-5 p.m. in the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School, with a networking reception following from 5-6:30 p.m. Those unable to attend in person can participate virtually.

The panel discussion will cover topics addressed in the recent “Future of Health” report, a joint release by the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB and the Jacobs Institute. Moderating the panel will be Allison Brashear, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, and Adnan Siddiqui, CEO and CMO of the Jacobs Institute and vice chair and professor of neurosurgery in the Jacobs School.

Other panelists include Ethan Watters and David E. Duncan, senior and executive editors of the Future of Health Report, respectively, as well as Diana Aga, director of UB’s RENEW Institute; Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean for health policy in the Jacobs School; Rev. George Nicholas, pastor of Lincoln Memorial United Methodist Church and CEO of Buffalo Center for Health Equity; Kelly Wofford, director of health equity at Erie County Department of Health; Ethan Watters and David E. Duncan are also senior editors