This live webinar was originially recorded on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.  The activity EXPIRED on July 14, 2021 and is no longer available for CME credit, but the recording is still viewable.  

Faculty included John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer at WebMD, and  
Humayun J. Chaudhry, DO, MACP, President and CEO of FSMB. 

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About the Webinar
The decades-long trend toward consumer empowerment in health care has accelerated in recent years and is now sparking mega-changes. Telemedicine, the growth of retail clinics and other fast, relatively inexpensive models of health care delivery are inviting new players into the health care arena – such as Google and Amazon – and fueling a new, more demanding consumer-culture in which patients have increased expectations and are less concerned about traditional titles, roles and the scope of practice of those who provide their care. Helping to accelerate these trends are the millennials, who will soon be the largest generation in U.S. history. Will medical regulators be ready for the changes to come? Dr. Whyte will explore these and other topics.

(Note: Dr. Whyte is delivering the Dr. Bryant L. Galusha Lecture, which is hosted annually by the FSMB. The lecture honors Dr. Galusha, who served as President and CEO of the FSMB from 1984 until 1989.)

About the Speaker
Dr. Whyte is a popular physician and writer who has been communicating to the public about health issues for nearly two decades. He is currently the Chief Medical Officer for WebMD. In this role, Dr. Whyte leads efforts to develop and expand strategic partnerships that create meaningful change around important and timely public health issues. Prior to WebMD, Dr. Whyte served as the Director of Professional Affairs and Stakeholder Engagement at the Center for Drugs Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. There, he worked with health care professionals, patients, and patient advocates, providing them with a focal point for advocacy, enhanced two-way communication, and collaboration, assisting them in navigating the FDA on issues concerning drug development, review, and drug safety. He also developed numerous initiatives to address diversity in clinical trials.

Dr. Whyte previously worked for nearly a decade as the Chief Medical Expert and Vice President of Health and Medical Education at Discovery Channel. In this role, Dr. Whyte developed, designed and delivered educational programming that appealed to both a medical and lay audience. This included television shows as well as online content that won more than 50 awards, including numerous Tellys, CINE Golden Eagle, and Freddies. Dr. Whyte is a board-certified internist and continues to see patients. He completed an internal medicine residency at Duke University Medical Center and earned a Masters of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy and Management at Harvard University School of Public Health.

Prior to arriving in Washington, Dr. Whyte was a health services research fellow at Stanford and attending physician in Stanford’s Department of Medicine. He has written extensively in the medical and lay press, including two best-selling books, “Is This Normal: The Essential Guide to Middle Age and Beyond” and “AARP New American Diet: Lose Weight, Live Longer.”

About the Moderator
Humayun “Hank” Chaudhry is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the FSMB. From 2016 to 2018 Dr. Chaudhry also served as Chair of the International Association of Medical Regulatory Authorities (IAMRA), which represents 116 members in 48 nations. Dr. Chaudhry is a graduate of New York University, the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) College of Osteopathic Medicine and Harvard University’s School of Public Health. He completed an internship at St. Barnabas Hospital in New York, followed by an ACGME-accredited residency in Internal Medicine at Winthrop-University Hospital, New York, where he spent an additional year as Chief Medical Resident.

Dr. Chaudhry spent 14 years with the United States Air Force Reserve, rising to the rank of Major and serving as a Flight Surgeon. He spent two years as Health Commissioner for Suffolk County, New York, overseeing 1,300 employees and a budget of $400 million. He is a Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, and co-author of “Fundamentals of Clinical Medicine,” 4th edition and “Medical Licensing and Discipline in America.” In 2016, Dr. Chaudhry was recognized by Modern Healthcare magazine as one of the 50 Most Influential Physician Executives and Leaders in America.

Target Audience
The Federation of State Medical Boards' Annual Meeting as well as the Virtual Education Program are designed specifically for members and staff of state medical and osteopathic boards, as well as individuals interested in medical licensing, regulation and discipline.

Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Describe how empowered health care consumers are reshaping health management behaviors and attitudes.
• Cite examples of digital health applications utilized by consumers as trusted sources for patient care.
• Describe telehealth and how these technologies are changing care delivery and empowering individuals to self-manage their health and wellness.
• Discuss patient safety and privacy concerns with various digital health technologies.