Book Dr. Anthony Orsini: Healthcare Communication Keynote Speaker for Hospitals, Medical Associations & Conferences
Dr. Anthony Orsini is a practicing neonatologist, author, and one of North America’s most sought-after keynote speakers on healthcare communication. He brings something most speakers cannot: decades of real clinical experience delivering devastating news to families in the ICU and NICU — and a rigorously developed, evidence-based communication methodology born from that experience.
Dr. Orsini’s keynotes are not motivational speeches. They are clinically grounded, evidence-referenced, and immediately applicable to the day-to-day communication challenges faced by physicians, nurses, hospital leaders, and healthcare educators. Every audience leaves with frameworks they can use the next morning.
As a speaker, he was captivating and kept the full attention of the audience the entire time. His presentation was well researched, personal and applicable to all in attendance.
Dr. Orsini is a high-impact speaker who connects with audiences in a meaningful way. The feedback is consistently superb.
Six Signature Keynote Topics
1. It’s All in the Delivery®
The science of first impressions in clinical settings, the precedence of non-verbal communication over spoken words, and the specific techniques that separate physicians who are trusted by their patients from those who are not. Grounded in neuroscience. Applicable the next morning.
Best for: Hospital leadership retreats, physician grand rounds, medical association annual meetings, patient experience conferences.
2. Breaking Bad News®
The most-requested healthcare communication keynote in North America. Dr. Orsini presents his evidence-based Breaking Bad News® protocol — developed from decades of delivering the hardest news in medicine — and teaches audiences how to deliver difficult news with compassion, clarity, and genuine presence.
Best for: Oncology conferences, critical care symposia, residency program events, nursing leadership forums, palliative care associations.
The documented connection between communication failures and malpractice claims. Dr. Orsini presents the evidence for how compassionate communication — particularly around medical error disclosure — reduces litigation frequency, settlement amounts, and time to resolution. A must-hear for hospital C-suites and risk management associations.
Best for: Risk management conferences, hospital legal forums, malpractice insurance company events, HCAHPS and quality improvement summits.
A practical framework for the full range of difficult conversations faced by healthcare professionals — from performance feedback and team conflict to patient complaints and crisis communication. Participants leave with a repeatable, adaptable framework they can apply immediately.
Best for: Healthcare leadership conferences, CMO and CNO forums, nursing leadership events, hospital administrator associations.
Leading healthcare teams in moments of crisis — whether a sentinel event, a staffing shortage, a public incident, or institutional change — requires a specific set of communication skills that most healthcare leaders develop reactively. Dr. Orsini presents an evidence-based leadership communication model for times of organizational stress.
Best for: Hospital C-suite retreats, healthcare association leadership events, board-level programs, executive education.
Who Books Dr. Orsini?
- Hospital associations and state medical associations
- Medical residency programs and graduate medical education events
- Patient experience and HCAHPS quality conference
- Risk management and malpractice insurance company events
- Nursing leadership associations and conferences
- Oncology, critical care, emergency medicine, and palliative care conferences
- Healthcare executive education and MBA health programs
- Corporate healthcare and employer health programs
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Q&A
What keynote topics does Dr. Anthony Orsini offer?
Dr. Orsini offers six signature keynote topics: It’s All in the Delivery®, Breaking Bad News®, Limiting Malpractice Risk Through Better Communication, Remembering Your Why (physician burnout and purpose), Navigating Difficult Conversations, and Leadership Skills for When Times Get Tough. All topics can be presented as keynotes, workshops, or a combination, and are customized to your audience and event.
Is Dr. Orsini available for virtual presentations?
Yes. Dr. Orsini is available for live virtual keynotes and workshops for healthcare conferences and organizations that cannot accommodate in-person presentations. Virtual engagements receive the same level of preparation and customization as in-person events.
Can Dr. Orsini combine a keynote with a training workshop?
Yes. Many organizations book Dr. Orsini for a keynote presentation followed by a full-day or half-day workshop for a subset of attendees — providing both broad organizational inspiration and targeted skill development in the same event.
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