Life At Reservoir: Starting A Rewarding Career
Less than a year ago, I was unsure about what the future held. Only two things were certain: I would be graduating from college soon, and I had secured an internship with Reservoir Communications Group for my final semester. My internship was a chance to gain valuable professional experiences and explore a potential career path, […]
Advancing Health Equity For AAPi Communities
The struggle for visibility, equity and support for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities has never been more urgent. Incidents of hate reached new heights at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the fight for representation in conversations around minority health is ongoing. The term AAPI is used to describe a diverse population […]
Celebrating The Leaders Advancing Women’s Health
Last night we celebrated the 33rd annual Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) awards dinner and I came away so inspired. This powerhouse of an organization is a big reason why we have offices on women’s health in the major federal agencies and why so many more women are included in clinical trials than they […]
Can We Have Value Without Equity? Key Takeaways From Our Expert Webinar
Access to health care has increasingly been determined through some form of value assessment. However, frequently these assessments do not systematically or completely account for equity. In fact, conversations around value and equity have traditionally remained siloed, resulting in hardcoding of inequity in our current assessment models. Recently, Reservoir Communications Group convened a webinar with […]
Reflections On Community Health Care In Guatemala
For the past five years I have traveled to Guatemala to volunteer with Mayanza, a not-for-profit organization providing health education to school-aged children and mothers in Santiago Atitlán. When I started this effort, it was for me – to get away from my laptop, utilize my skills as a clinician and provide care to others; but now, I […]
Health Equity In Practice: A Conversation Around Black Women’s Health And Disparities With Dr. Rachel Villanueva
As part of a long line of Haitian educators, physicians, and activists, Dr. Rachel Villanueva always knew she wanted to follow in her family’s footsteps. She quickly gravitated toward medicine and became a practicing OB-GYN and then expanded into education as a Clinical Assistant professor at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. In 2021-2022, Dr. Villanueva […]
Reservoir Communications Group Expands Senior Team, Bolstering The Firm’s Research, Strategic Communications, And Media Capabilities
Washington, DC – Reservoir Communications Group has welcomed five new members to its team, including Chrystine Zacherau as a Senior Vice President, and Lauren Kotwicki and Grace Montgomery as Vice Presidents. Their unique backgrounds, including clinical and issue expertise and rapid-response communications, deepen the firm’s broad prowess in health care strategic communications and public affairs. Chrystine comes […]
Employer Perspectives On Health Care Value Webinar: Three Key Learnings From Reservoir Communications Group’s First Webinar
When it comes to providing high-value care, employers face a difficult challenge: balancing the needs and desires of their employees with the business interest in containing costs, while meeting the mandates of regulatory authorities. However, despite literally “paying the bills” for the health care of over 180 million people, employer voices are not always front […]
Election Day 2022: Our Top 5 Public Affairs Take Aways
Ballots are still being counted, but it looks increasingly likely that we will once again have a divided government leading to legislative gridlock. In turn, Congress will exercise its oversight responsibility and the Administration will look for opportunities to regulate through agencies and Executive Orders. Through all of this, it’s important to remember that while […]
It’s Time For A Precision Medicine Paradigm Shift
We recently highlighted a new landmark publication from JCO Precision Oncology which explores the clinical practice gaps limiting patient access to targeted treatments. The study focused on advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) because this disease provides significant opportunities for the deployment of personalized medicine strategies, with 70% of patients expressing an actionable mutation potentially amenable to available targeted therapies. The […]
