
PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE
3rd Annual MAHCA Spring Symposium at Assumption University
From the Front Lines Of Healthcare:
Looking to the Future with Hope
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026, 9 AM- 3 PM
Tsotsis Family Academic Center, Ballroom A,
Assumption University
500 Salisbury St.
Worcester, MA 01609
Join the Massachusetts Health Care Advocates (MAHCA) for a powerful day of learning, reflection, and community. This symposium will bring together professionals and leaders to examine moral distress and structural challenges in healthcare and explore how hope and advocacy can guide the path forward.
SPEAKERS
PANEL DISCUSSION
Morning Keynote Speaker

Dr. Simon G. Talbot, MD
Associate Professor of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital / Harvard Medical School
Afternoon Case Presentation

Dr. Sondra S. Crosby, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine and Pubic Health, Boston University
Panelist

Dianne Savastano, RN, MBA, BCPA, Founder and Principal of Healthassist
Panelist

Gary A. Cohen, JD, MPH
Bioethicist, Legal Strategist, Co-Founder of Humatics
Moderator

Professor of Practice,
Assumption University
Parking is available in Lots O and N, with accessible parking spaces located between Buildings 14 and 15, as highlighted on the map above.
