![]() ![]() Schwartz and her coauthors ensured that it did by running randomized controlled trials to “to see whether a general education primer improves patients’ medical data interpretation skills.” Gilbert Welch, M.D., M.P.H., not only attempted to improve readers’ understanding of health statistics. Where do you start to describe a person so principled, committed, accomplished, & loved?” wrote Hilda Bastian on Twitter.īastian offers a great example of how dedicated Schwartz was to the rigors of research: Her free online book, “ Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Statistics,” coauthored with Woloshin and H. She leaves behind a powerful body of work & sphere of influence. So very sad to hear the fabulous Lisa Schwartz has died. She genuinely cared about ensuring journalists had all the tools and skills they needed to report responsibility and accurately on medical research, and she would do whatever it took for that to happen with whomever sought her help. What I remember most about Schwartz - and what you will see echoed in the many testimonials and memorials about her online - was her generosity and patience. She and her research partner (and husband), Steven Woloshin, M.D., M.S., ran the workshop and co-directed the Center for Medicine and the Media at the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. I first met Schwartz during the National Institutes of Health Medicine in the Media workshop in 2012, the last year it ran. ![]() Lisa Schwartz, M.D., M.S., a physician and researcher who dedicated her life to improving how research is published, interpreted and distributed, passed away on Thursday. I know her keen commercial instincts and creativity will lead her to do many more great things.The evidence-based medical research community lost a hugely influential voice and amazing individual. Josh Sapan, AMC Networks president and CEO, added: “Lisa is an extraordinary business person who finds and creates value and business opportunities in a way that is quite rare. I look forward to taking that spirit of innovation and creativity with me into my next chapter.” I’m very proud to have been a part of the leadership team that forged ahead and accomplished the incredible success the business has achieved, particularly over the past couple of years. In a statement, Schwartz said: “In an extraordinary year like no other, extraordinary and innovative approaches were developed which kept IFC Films at the forefront of film distribution. She joined IFC Films in 2006 after handling national accounts for AMC Networks’ distribution group. She previously led development of the company’s Sundance Now subscription VoD service and helped create IFC Films’ day-and-date distribution model, releasing independent films in theatres as well as on VOD. She led the division’s move into streaming by creating and launching the IFC Films Unlimited channel, which has streamed such features as The Trip, Two Days, One Night, 45 Years and The Babadook. Most recently, Schwartz has held the title of co-president of IFC Films and its Sundance Selects label. IFC Films owner AMC Networks did not say whether Schwartz will be replaced. Lisa Schwartz, the longtime IFC Films executive currently in charge of the division’s business strategy, distribution and strategic partnerships, is leaving the independent production and distribution operation at the end of the year.
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