A cross-learning symposium on vaccine licensure based on technology platforms, the IABS-CEPI-ZAPI Technology Platforms Meeting, will take place 16-17 March 2020 in Brussels, Belgium. The scientific committee for this workshop is co-Chaired by: Daniel Brasseur, former CHMP-PDCO-VWP chair at EMA; CEPI consultant Murray Lumpkin, former Deputy Director, FDA; Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Highlighted topics
The Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense will convene a meeting entitled ‘Next Evolution: Overhauling Key Elements of Biodefense' on March 18, 2020 in Washington D.C. and made available by webcast. This meeting aims to inform the assessment of biodefense programs with structural challenges that impede the government’s ability to safeguard the Nation. Topics to be discussed
HOW WILL YOU AND YOUR TEAM USE AI TO SOLVE SOME OF THE MOST COMPLEX GLOBAL HEALTH CHALLENGES The Global Health & AI Challenge, a partnership between the Dalla Lana School of Public Health and Vector Institute will engage students in critical dialogue and problem-solving scenarios on some of the most complex global health challenges
The Role of Digital Health Technologies in Drug Development: A Workshop will be webcast on March 24, 2020. As digital health technologies (e.g. smartphone apps, wearables, and mobile-device-based tools) – hardware and software – become increasingly available to consumers, providers, and researchers, there are new opportunities to address critical barriers or “pain points,” better connect
The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) is hosting a virtual summit to help companies working on COVID-19 treatments, diagnostics and vaccines to come together to discuss challenges and opportunities with government officials and other stakeholders. The two-day summit will take place on Tuesday, March 24 and Wednesday, March 25, and will be led by BIO President
Brought to you by the American Public Health Association and the National Academy of Medicine, The Science of Social Distancing webinar series will explore the state of the science surrounding the current outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States and globally, with a focus on the emerging evidence on how to best mitigate its impact.
George Mason University Schar School of Policy and Government Biodefense, MPP and MPA Programs will co-host a no-fee webinar event, "Policy vs. Pandemics: Polarization and Public Health Emergency Preparedness" on March 26, 2020 from 6:00pm - 7:30pm Eastern. The sweeping effects of the on-going COVID-19 pandemic on the social, economic, and political framework of the
Notice from organizers 17 March 2020 After much deliberation and consideration of the Decennial participants’ substantial role in addressing COVID-19 globally, the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America’s Board of Trustees unanimously decided the 6th Decennial International Conference on Healthcare Associated Infections will no longer occur March 26 – 30, 2020, in Atlanta, GA. Centers
Amidst the flood of information about the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the greatest risks is missing key intelligence that can protect health and save lives. This town hall-style webinar, co-hosted by AIHA and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), will address occupational health and safety professionals’, industrial hygienists’ and infection preventionists’
