The Signal and The Response: US Readiness For New Infectious Diseases Threats – March 20, 2024

CEID presents The Signal and The Response: US Readiness For New Infectious Diseases Threats.

When: Wednesday, March 20, 2024, 1:30-6:30pm EST
Where: Boston University Trustee Ballroom, 1 Silber Way, 9th Floor, Boston, MA and via Zoom

Are we better off in terms of the technologies, policies, & procedures available to detect emerging infectious disease threats now than we were prior to the COVID-19 pandemic? Have we as a country improved the equity and efficiency of our response to infectious diseases? What challenges still lie ahead to meet these needs? This event will explore the roles that government, academia, and the private sector play in early detection of and response to infectious diseases within the United States.

Agenda

1:30-1:45pm – Opening remarks by Provost Ad Interim Kenneth Lutchen
1:45-2:45pm – Panel Session I – The Signal: Surveillance and Detection
Moderator: Dr. Laura White
Panelists: 

    • Dr. Dylan George, Director, CDC Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics
    • Dr. Catherine Brown, State Public Health Epidemiologist, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
    • Dr. John Brownstein, Chief Innovation Officer and Faculty, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
    • Dr. Birgitte Simen, Vice President, Biosecurity Technical Platform, Ginkgo Bioworks

2:45-3:00pm – Break
3:00-4:00pm – Panel Session II – The Response: Mobilizing for Rapid Containment
Moderator: Dr. Cassandra Pierre
Panelists: 

    • Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, Director, Boston Public Health Commission
    • Dr. Matthew Hepburn, Chief Medical Officer, Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense, Department of Defense
    • Dr. Vikramjit Mukherjee, Director, Medical ICU and Special Pathogens Program, Bellevue Hospital
    • Cynthia Spishak, Associate Administrator, FEMA Office of Policy and Program Analysis

4:00-4:15pm – Break
4:15-5:00 – Keynote address by Dr. Paul Friedrichs, Inaugural Director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy (OPPR)
5:00-6:30pm – Networking reception

 

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