Invited Talks
Bontempo, A. C. (2025, October). Ignored, dismissed, and minimized: Understanding the harmful consequences of invalidation in healthcare. Keynote speaker given at the Patient Summit at the Diagnostic Excellence 2025 Meeting (DEX25), Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Bontempo, A. C. (2025, August). Partnering with patients in the study of diagnostic error and recommendations for improved care. Invited talk [virtually] given at the monthly Learning Community meeting for the Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence (PPDCE), Baylor University College of Medicine.
Bontempo, A. C. (2022, July). Improving communication in diagnostic decision making. Invited talk [virtually] given as part of the Clinical Reasoning Academy series, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate.
Bontempo, A. C. (2021, November). Practicing patient-centered communication to enhance the patient experience for persons with endometriosis and pelvic pain. Talk [virtually] given at the monthly physician seminar for Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine.
Bontempo, A. C., & Mikesell, L. (2020, October). Endometriosis patients’ experiences with diagnosis and the value of the patient-provider relationship. Talk [virtually] given at the weekly seminar for the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, & Aging Research, Rutgers University.
Bontempo, A. C. (2020, March). Improving the Patient Experience. Talk to be given at the Endometriosis Foundation of America Patient Day 2020, New York, NY (cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Bontempo, A. C. (2020, January). Endometriosis: Missed and delayed diagnosis. Invited co-presentation of an endometriosis misdiagnosis case given at the Primary-Care Research in Diagnosis Errors (PRIDE) Learning Network, Betsy Lehman Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.
Bontempo, A. C. (2025, August). Partnering with patients in the study of diagnostic error and recommendations for improved care. Invited talk [virtually] given at the monthly Learning Community meeting for the Patient-Partnered Diagnostic Center of Excellence (PPDCE), Baylor University College of Medicine.
Bontempo, A. C. (2022, July). Improving communication in diagnostic decision making. Invited talk [virtually] given as part of the Clinical Reasoning Academy series, University of Massachusetts Medical School - Baystate.
Bontempo, A. C. (2021, November). Practicing patient-centered communication to enhance the patient experience for persons with endometriosis and pelvic pain. Talk [virtually] given at the monthly physician seminar for Pelvic Rehabilitation Medicine.
Bontempo, A. C., & Mikesell, L. (2020, October). Endometriosis patients’ experiences with diagnosis and the value of the patient-provider relationship. Talk [virtually] given at the weekly seminar for the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, & Aging Research, Rutgers University.
Bontempo, A. C. (2020, March). Improving the Patient Experience. Talk to be given at the Endometriosis Foundation of America Patient Day 2020, New York, NY (cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic).
Bontempo, A. C. (2020, January). Endometriosis: Missed and delayed diagnosis. Invited co-presentation of an endometriosis misdiagnosis case given at the Primary-Care Research in Diagnosis Errors (PRIDE) Learning Network, Betsy Lehman Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.