AUGUST 17, 2021
TOPIC: Emerging Infectious Disease Readiness - Lessons From COVID19
TIME: 10:30am - 11:30am LOCATION: ZOOM Webinar
HOST: Finger Lakes Regional Training Center
PRESENTER:
Syra Madad, DHSc, MSc, MCP
Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Senior Director, System-wide Special Pathogens Program, NYC Health + Hospitals Principal Investigator, Institute for Diseases and Disaster Management
OBJECTIVES:
- Review lessons learned and promising practices from NYC Health and Hospitals’ experience with COVID-19 that will better prepare facilities for another wave or new outbreak.
- Describe mitigation activities an organization can undertake in advance of an infectious disease outbreak.
- Identify the components of a System-Wide Special Pathogens Program and ways to tailor a program to a healthcare system or facility.
- Discuss how regional groups can improve preparedness and response to emerging infectious diseases.