BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260726T163004EDT-5000Co9tE9@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260726T203004Z DESCRIPTION:The Penfield Lecture was inaugurated in 1985 to honour Wilder P enfield\, pioneering neurosurgeon and founder of The Neuro. \n\n\nRegistra tion coming soon\n\n\nAbstract:\n\nIn the contemporary healthcare landscap e\, the boundary between a patient’s digital exploration and their daily h ealth habits exists along a continuum. Rather than existing as distinct re alms\, online health information-seeking and offline health behaviors oper ate as a seamless\, continuous feedback loop. This lecture examines this i ntegration through the lens of information as a structural determinant of health—arguing that access to\, comprehension of\, and engagement with dig ital data directly shapes clinical outcomes\, health equity\, and patient autonomy.\n\nHistorically\, health determinants were confined to physical\ , social\, and economic environments. Today\, the digital information ecos ystem influences how individuals recognize symptoms\, justify medical deci sions\, adhere to therapies\, and navigate care systems. Video and artific ial intelligence has become a distinct tool in that journey as patients en gage information in different ways. This presentation will explore the fac tors related to that behavior\, looking at issues of trust and engagement that drive this fluid transition. Ultimately\, we will discuss how clinici ans\, public health officials\, and policymakers must adapt to this realit y\, treating digital health literacy not merely as a modern skill\, but as a critical clinical variable that fundamentally impacts health.\n\nGarth Graham\n\nA cardiologist\, researcher and public health expert Garth Graha m joins Google as Director and Global Head of Healthcare and Public Health Partnerships at YouTube and Google Health. He previously served in two US administrations as US Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health\, and was Ass istant Dean for Health Policy and Chief of Health Services Research in the department of medicine at the University of Florida School of Medicine\, President of the Aetna Foundation as well as Vice President & Chief Commun ity Health Officer at CVS Health. He currently serves on several boards\, including the National Heart Lung\, and Blood Institute Advisory Council\; the Institute of Medicine Board on Population Health and the board of the National Quality Forum.\n\nAn elected member of the National Academy of M edicine\, Garth obtained his MD at Yale University School of Medicine\, MP H at Yale School of Public Health\, Internal Medicine at Massachusetts Gen eral Hospital and Cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He holds three b oard certifications including internal medicine\, cardiology and intervent ional cardiology. He also holds an honorary doctorate of laws from Regis C ollege.\n DTSTART:20261014T200000Z DTEND:20261014T210000Z LOCATION:Jeanne Timmins Amphitheatre\, Montreal Neurological Institute\, CA \, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 2B4\, 3801 rue University SUMMARY:Wilder Penfield Lecture: Information as a Determinant of Health: Th e role of video based information and AI in improving health information URL:/medsimcentre/channels/event/wilder-penfield-lectu re-information-determinant-health-role-video-based-information-and-ai-impr oving-373350 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR