IDWeek is the joint annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA), Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the HIV Medicine Association (HIVMA), the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS), and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists (SIDP). IDWeek 2021 takes place virtually from Sept. 29-Oct. 3. IDWeek and its partners will again
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 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
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
CSIS Global Health Policy Center will host a virtual event featuring Emily Bass, veteran AIDS activist, historian and journalist, and author of To End a Plague: America’s Fight to Defeat AIDS in Africa on Oct 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. EDT. She’ll be joined in conversation by Jennifer Kates, Senior Vice President and Director of Global Health & HIV Policy at KFF; Chris
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
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
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
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
