D4DPR Health Advocacy Network Training Webinar - "Science Communication Strategies and Testimony Tips"

Doctors for Drug Policy Reform Presents:

Health Advocacy Network Training Series Webinar: “Science Communication Strategies and Testimony Tips”

Learn how to tailor advocacy-focused communications to engage different audiences.

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

7-8 pm ET

The D4DPR Health Advocacy Network is excited to present the second HAN Training Webinar hosted by D4DPR Board Member Dr. Julio Nunes.

Join us in welcoming physician-advocates Dr. Katherine "Kiki" Kennedy and Dr. Falisha Gilman. Drs. Kennedy and Gilman are clinical professors in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine and co-lead the Advocacy Track for the Health Equity Curriculum.

During this webinar for healthcare professionals and scientists, our presenters will cover:

• Consider how to craft advocacy-focused communications
• Tailor advocacy communications to engage different audiences
• Recognize best practices for providing legislative testimony

This webinar is open to all interested learners.

Register Here

About our Speakers:

Katherine G. Kennedy, MD, is a practicing psychiatrist and Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in the Yale School of Medicine, where she directs the Yale Legislative Advocacy Program, co-leads the Advocacy Track for the Health Equity Curriculum, serves as Faculty Co-Leader of the Psychotherapy Distinction Track, and supervises psychiatry residents in psychotherapy. Dr. Kennedy is the Chair of the Legislative Committee for the Connecticut Psychiatric Society and Section Co-Editor of “Voices in Advocacy and Policy” for APA’s Psychiatric News.

Falisha Gilman, MD, is a psychiatrist, educator, and mental health advocate based in New Jersey. She serves as a Clinical Instructor at Yale Department of Psychiatry, where she co-leads the Advocacy Track of the Health Equity Curriculum. Dr. Gilman is Co-Chair of the Council on Advocacy for the New Jersey Psychiatric Association and an active leader in state and national advocacy efforts. Her work focuses on expanding access to mental health care and helping physicians develop effective advocacy skills to drive systems-level change.

This webinar will be recorded and posted on the Health Advocacy Network Portal and Physicians for Opioid Settlement Equity Portal (in development).

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