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Safeguarding and Advancing SRHR in Universal Health Coverage: On the Road to the 2023 UN High-Level Meeting on UHC

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Anti-gender movements and the COVID-19 pandemic have deepened existing challenges to realizing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). Universal health coverage can help overcome these barriers, but only with an intersectional lens that centers girls and women in all their identities. The discussion will highlight why strengthened prioritization of SRHR must happen now, as

7th Annual Intelligence Community Academic Research Program

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The Intelligence Community Academic Research Symposium (ICARS) is the showcase for unclassified academic research supported by the Intelligence Community. This event provides the opportunity for academic researchers, advisors, and members of the IC to exchange ideas and engage with fellow experts from diverse scientific backgrounds. Through integration and cooperation, the IC Academic Research Symposium encourages

Addressing Disaster Workforce Needs During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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For the past 18 months, emergency response personnel have dealt with the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic in addition to the regular onslaught of tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and other hazards. With so many concurrent needs and crises, how can decision makers provide support to the disaster workforce? What strategies can be used to promote resilience

The FDA’s Emergency Use Authorization: Lessons Learned from the Past to Guide the Future: A Workshop

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The National Academies' will host a workshop to examine the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s historic and recent use of the Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) for diagnostics, therapeutics, and vaccines. The event will provide an overview of the current regulatory framework for EUAs and discuss whether any possible revisions would help to ensure that EUAs

Complications of COVID-19

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Dr. Colleen Kraft, ASM President Elect, leads an in-depth discussion on how vaccination and therapeutics have been used to address the long-term complications of COVID-19. This free event is brought to you by the 2021 ASM Clinical Virology Symposium (CVS), one of a 4-part CVS Online: SARS-CoV-2 Webinar Series featuring leading experts in the field

Improving Diversity of the Genomics Workforce: A Workshop

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The Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health will host a virtual public workshop that will examine the current state of diversity (e.g., racial, ethnic) of the genetics and genomics workforce, structural issues that have contributed to diversity challenges, and potential steps forward. Workshop discussions may address topics such as the impact of racism on the

From Molecular Insights to Patient Stratification

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On October 5-6, 2021, the Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders will host a virtual public workshop that brings together experts and key stakeholders from academia, industry, government, philanthropic foundations, and disease-focused non-profit organizations to discuss new genetic and neuroscience technologies and explore how these discoveries can be used to elucidate disease mechanisms and

Incorporating Lessons Learned During COVID-19 into Future Planning for Emergencies and Disasters

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The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for disaster planners and responders, bringing to light both shortfalls and opportunities. The rapid pace of operations and ongoing evolution of the public health emergency have prompted modifications to plans and procedures in emergency response; however, many of the leaders within local and state agencies involved in these

Respiratory Protection for the Public and Workers without Respiratory Protection Programs at their Workplaces

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This is the eighth virtual meeting of a consensus study focused on respiratory protection for the public and workers without respiratory protection programs. During the public portion of this meeting, the committee will explore current processes and systems for evaluating infectious agents transmissible by inhalation routes and determining the need for public use of respiratory