The National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will meet in public (virtually) on December 16, 2021, to provide advice and recommendations to ASPR regarding the development of the 2023-2026 National Health Security Strategy and to discuss other matters of current important for public health emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. A more detailed agenda will be available
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a virtual workshop on January 14, 2022 to examine changes to diagnostic paradigms in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and to consider the lessons learned and opportunities for improving diagnosis within the U.S. health care system. The workshop will be accessible to the public via
The National Academies will host a meeting 9-10 February 2022 to discuss the current understanding of animal welfare challenges in research on wildlife and biologically diverse vertebrate animal species. Research to advance understanding of the ecology and biology of wildlife species is more important than ever as the world confronts issues ranging from biodiversity loss
The next public meeting of the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) will take place Monday, 7 March 2022 from 1:30pm – 3:00pm ET via Zoom. Join federal leaders, National Biodefense Science Board members, distinguished guests, and other experts to discuss topics related to the public health supply chain and climate change. NBSB will hear from
The Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health ASPPH Annual Meeting 2022 will be held online 22-24 March 2022. The ASPPH Annual Meeting convenes academic public health leaders, faculty, students, and members of the public health community from around the world for three days to engage in discussions and share new strategies and tools
The 61st Annual Meeting of the Society of Toxicology will be held 27-31 March 2022 in San Diego, California with livestream options for remote participation. This year’s meeting will include all the traditional hallmarks—2,000+ scientific presentations across 70+ sessions; 250 exhibitors with products and services in the ToxExpo; and scores of networking and social events.
The National Academies' Planning Committee on Building Public Trust in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR) Science will hold a workshop on 29-30 March. Workshop discussants and participants will collaboratively generate actionable strategies and approaches to (re)build and maintain trust across this continuum, across stakeholders, across levels of the system (federal, state, tribal, territorial,
Please join Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response Dawn O’Connell along with Assistant Secretary for Aging and Acting Administrator for Community Living Alison Barkoff, Wednesday, March 30 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET for the inaugural meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Seniors and Disasters (NACSD) and National Advisory Committee on Individuals with
The second meeting of the Committee on Use of Race, Ethnicity, and Ancestry as Population Descriptors in Genomics Research will be held on April 4 and April 7, 2022. As part of this workshop, the committee request public comment on the current use of population descriptors such as race, ethnicity, ancestry, etc. in genomics research and how
