Public Appearances by Steve Busalacchi
January 24, 2008 Kick-off Book Signing, La Crosse, WI,
Video Highlights from First Book-Signing, La Crosse, January 24, 2008
Video (8 minutes)
January 25, 2008 First Public Book Signing, Pearl Street Books, La Crosse, WI
January 25, 2008 Wisconsin Public TV interview, Here and Now
January 31, 2008 Guest, Wisconsin Public Radio
February 5, 2008 Guest speaker, Middleton Sunrise Rotary
February 8, 2008 Guest speaker, UW School of Medicine and Public Health
February 11, 2008 Guest speaker, Madison South Rotary, Sheraton Hotel
February 15, 2008 Pearl Street Books, author and Dennis Costakos, MD
Dennis Costakos, MD (left) and David Morris, MD
Barnes & Noble, La Crosse, WI
Barnes and Noble, book signing, La Crosse, Author and Doctors Dennis Costakos and David Morris)
March 4, 2008 Barnes and Noble, Book signing, Madison
April 1, 2008 Rotary Club Meeting, Noon, Raddison Hotel, Madison
April 12, 2008 Book-signing, Monona Terrace, WI Medical Society Annual Meeting
April 19, 2008 Fox Cities Book Fair, Appleton
May 18, 2008 Book-signing, Adam Dachman, DO concert, Fitchburg Community Center
"Physician musician" Adam Dachman, DO
signs his chapter
July 23, 2008 Guest, Live at 5, Channel 3, Madison, WI
Aug. 10, 2008 Barnes & Noble book-signing, Grand Chute
Former Miss Wisconsin
Tina Sauerhammer, MD
July 24, 2008 Barnes & Noble-West, Madison, book-signing
July 29, 2008 Wisconsin Public Radio, Larry Meiller program
Aug. 19, 2008 Oregon Rotary Club, breakfast speaker
Aug. 19, 2008 East Side Madison Rotary, lunch speaker
Aug. 21, 2008 Italian Community Center, Milwaukee
Author with Mark Aschliman, MD,
Phil Dougherty, MD and John Riesch, MD
8/21/08, Milwaukee
video from event
Sept. 3, 2008 Optimist Club, Babes Bar, Madison
Sept. 11, 2008 WI Medical Group Management Association, 2008 Annual Conference, Noon speaker, Crowne Plaza, Madison
Lunch Presentation: “Building A More Efficient Healthcare System – Physician Style.” Steve Busalacchi, Principal of Steve Busalacchi Communications, LLC, has than 25 years of journalism and public relations experience working with Wisconsin’s government and medical leaders. Steve served as the Public Relations Director for the Wisconsin Medical Society for 9 years and previously worked for Wisconsin Public Radio. Steve is also the author of White Coat Wisdom, a book about extremely accomplished professionals who've found true fulfillment in life through service to others. He has recently been interviewed by Milwaukee Public Radio and on "Live at 5" Channel 3 in Madison.
Sept. 16, 2008 Presenter, Women's Health Forum, Meriter Hospital, Madison
Sept. 19, 2008 Obama Fundraiser, Guest Speaker, La Crosse
Zorba Paster, MD, Dennis Costakos, MD and Chloe Costakos
La Crosse, WI Obama Fundraiser
Sept. 24, 2008 Channel 15, Madison, Risk Misperception, Live at 5.
Sept. 24, 2008 Borders Books, University Ave., Madison, Book-Signing
Oct. 3, 2008 Calif. Medical Association, Young Physician Section, Annual Conference, Keynote speaker
Oct. 5, 2008 Edgerton Book Festival, Sterling North Auditorium
Oct. 12, 2008 Book-signing, Imperial Palace, Obama Campaign fundraiser
Nov. 4, 2008 Edgerton Rotary Club
Nov. 19, 2008 University of Illinois-Chicago, remarks/book-signing for residents
Nov. 29, 2008 WTUX Radio, AM 1550, Carol Koby, All About Living
Nov. 29, 2008 WTDY Radio, AM 1550, Boo and Petie Too Show
Dec. 16, 2008 WI Communicators Council, Inc., Noon Speaker, Sheraton Hotel, Madison
April 18, 2009 Book-Reading, Borders Books, Madison, Literacy Read-A-Thon
April 20, 2009, 8:15 a.m., Live Interview, Fox 6-Milwaukee
April 20, 2009, Book-Signing, People's Bookstore, Milwaukee
July 9, 2009, Wisconsin Public Radio, End-of-Life Matters discussion
July 22, 2009 Noon luncheon, Rotary Club of Madison (sixth largest Rotary Club in the world!)
October 17, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Edgerton Book Festival
October 17, 6:00 p.m.
Barnes & Noble Literacy Event
Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI
October 17: Health Literacy event brings authors to support literacy
October is Health Literacy Month. To celebrate, Literacy Network will present a discussion of health literacy, along with relevant readings by two great area authors. On October 17, 6:00 pm. we will host a bookfair at Barnes and Noble West, 7433 Mineral Point Road in Madison. Participants are invited to learn more about the important issue of health literacy and how it affects all of us.
About the Authors
Steve Busalacchi is the author of White Coat Wisdom: Extraordinary Doctors Talk About What They Do, How They Got There and Why Medicine Is So Much More Than A Job. The book has garnered a great deal of critical acclaim in 2009, winning the Eric Hoffer award for best health-related book of the year. White Coat Wisdom has also been a finalist for the Montaigne Medal and the Indie Book Awards.
Dick Edwards is the author of Mom, Dad . . . Can We Talk?, a book resource guide for people who are concerned about their aging parents and their health concerns. The book contains personal stories and quotes from adult children that help personalize and humanize the final stage of the parent-child relationship, to help ensure the best possible outcome. Mr. Edwards has more than 35 years of experience working with older adults and their families. He was the administrator of a retirement home, and a researcher at the Mayo Clinic.
Dr. Paul Smith, Wisconsin's leading voice for health literacy, will also join us at the discussion. Dr. Smith is being honored this fall with the Sally Sunde Family Advocate Award for his role in organizing regional and statewide health literacy summits. Dr. Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at UW-Madison, and is a board member of Wisconsin Literacy.
Barnes and Noble will provide donate a percentage of sales through this program to Literacy Network.
November 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
Monona Senior Center
"Creating a More Efficient Healthcare System"
March 23, 2010
Communicating Public Health Information
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
April 23, 2010
Wisconsin Clinic Credit Managers Association
"Creating a More Efficient Healthcare System"
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