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COVID-19 has fundamentally challenged the delivery of health care services worldwide, forcing difficult choices on health professionals and laying bare many preexisting health, medical, and public health sector frailties. This National Academies workshop series will re-explore previous IOM Crisis Standards of Care recommendations in light of ongoing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, with a particular

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

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

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

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

Hear from researchers and public health experts on present and future scenarios as they explore the changing landscape of the virus, including the Delta variant's impact on children, and the latest in vaccine availability, hesitancy and boosters. This is the last in a series of three virtual events, hosted by Florida International University in partnership

Panelists Leonard Rubenstein (author of the recently released Perilous Medicine: The Struggle to Protect Health Care from the Violence of War) and Joanne Liu will discuss attacks on health workers, patients, and hospitals in conflict settings around the world, along with urgent actions that need to be taken to help ensure safe access to and delivery of health

The National Academies' Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health will host a community open house as an ancillary event to the American Society of Human Genetics 2021 Annual Meeting. Speakers will provide remarks on the Roundtable's vision of realizing the full potential of health for all through genomics and explore how equity can enable adoption

In this fourth meeting of the committee on Addressing Inaccurate and Misleading Information about Biological Threats through Scientific Collaboration and Communication, the committee will meet in closed session to discuss the structure and content of the report, and will establish a plan for the committee's activities moving forward. Inaccurate and misleading information during infectious disease

Dr. Cheston Cunha takes a deep dive into how clinicians and scientists approach the treatment and prevention of SARS-CoV-2 during the global pandemic. 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 discussing the most pressing topics